sentences:  Anbalaya Films offered debutant Prabhu Solomon an opportunity to direct a film for their production house, after he had helped them complete the post-production works for "Murai Mappillai" (1995) when director Sundar C walked out.Prabhu Solomon chose to feature Raghuvaran and Bhanupriya in the leading roles, though the producers Anabalaya Films were reluctant to cast a character artiste in the lead role.Prabhu revealed he met Arjun in Thenkasi during the making of "Mudhalvan" (1999), at the insistence of his producer and actively tried to make a poor impression.