It is said that initially Nayantara was considered for the role but her would be hubby Prabhu Deva denied. Then Anushka was considered but at the last moment she avoided the role quoting the date problems as she is busy with couple of Tamil films.
Now, it has been officially confirmed by producer Dil Raju, who is shooting for the film in Visakhapatnam, that Telugu ammayi Anjali of "Journey" fame will be playing the role.