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Actor and producer Vishnu Vishal announced on August 11 that his collaboration with director Arunraja Kamaraj will not move forward, citing creative differences and budget issues as reasons for shelving the film. Vishnu announced a written note published on his social media accounts.
Citing recent speculation about the status of their collaboration, Vishal explained the reason for the note: "I felt it was only right to clear the air and let audiences know exactly where things stand - It's something they deserve to know."
In the note, he explained that he had been preparing for the project for the last ten months and had intended to begin filming after the release of his recent family comedy Gatta Kusthi 2. Listing creative differences and budgeting as the key reasons behind shelving the project, he described budgeting as one of the most significant challenges currently facing the film industry. "Unfortunately, in recent times, the project has run into creative differences with the director, along with budgeting issues. Budgeting, in fact, seems to be one of the biggest challenges the industry is grappling with right now."
Wishing Arunraja Kamaraj the best for his future endeavours, Vishal added that legal processes connected to the project would take time to be resolved. He noted that while he is excited for what lies ahead, as an actor and producer, this was one among the difficult decisions he often has to make.
Concluding the note, he shared that currently his focus is on his upcoming film Irandu Vaanam and his brother, Rudra's, film Yellow Yellow Dirty Fellow. Vishal also revealed that he is "working on something really exciting and unique," which will be announced soon.
No statement from Arunraja Kamaraj or his representatives has been issued in response to Vishnu Vishal's note. The Tamil filmmaker and music composer is known for directing Label (2023), Nenjuku Needhi (2022) and Kanaa (2018).