Casting

Despite from the role of Rajnikanth, Vasu intended to use entirely different casts in either version of the bilingual film. Upon announcement, actors Vadivelu and Nassar were added to the cast of the Tamil version, and yesteryear director S. P. Muthuraman agreed to play a guest role in the film. However the selction of the heroines in the film is still ongoing. Despite Trisha Krishnan's request to appear opposite Rajnikanth, Nayanthara has been approached, and is likely to accept the role, however finding a female lead opposite Pasupathy has been more difficult for the director, with Simran Bagga, Tabu and Sneha all being considered for the role in the Tamil version. It has also been indicated that several prominent Tamil actors, most notably Kamal Haasan, Ajith Kumar, Vijay, Vikram, Arjun, Sathyaraj, Trisha Krishnan and Namitha have been approached to be a part of a song in the project.

In the Telugu version, comedian actors Sunil, Brahmanandam, Tanikella Bharani and Venu Madhav all signed up to play the roles of Jagapati Babu's fellow villagers. Ileana D'Cruz recently turned down an offer to act in the film, citing date problems. Like the Tamil version, it has also been indicated that several prominent Telugu actors, most notably Chiranjeevi, Nagarjuna, Balakrishna Mahesh Babu, Allu Arjun and Ileana D'Cruz have been approached to be a part of a song in the project. Technicians confimed in the two films are G. V. Prakash Kumar who will operate as the music composer, whilst Arvind Krishna will be the cinematographer for the bilingual.