 However, by early 2006, Vijay dropped out of the project after Surya had refused to make alterations to the script.In January 2006, "Isai" was reported to be back under way with either S. S. Chakravarthy or Navodaya Appachan being producer and it was suggested that the film would be about a "cunning assistant music director comes to the top".Other reports had also suggested that the film told the tale of the tensions between South Indian musicians Ilaiyaraaja and A. R. Rahman.