Ramakrishna's career as a journalist helped him understand several dialects, which in turn had a positive effect on his performance.[17] He called Shiva's friendship with Arjun "loyal and unconditional", which gives them the liberty to deride each other at times.[18] Amit Sharma was chosen after a three-hour audition; Vanga felt he "had the apt attitude and arrogance" for the role of Amit, Arjun's nemesis.[19] Bhushan Kalyan played the role of the college's dean.[20] Tulu actor Gopinath Bhat was cast as Preethi's father.[5] Sanjay Swaroop, Kamal Kamaraju, Jia Sharma and Priyadarshi Pulikonda were cast in other important roles.[21]