Director Thyagarajan Kumararaja has said that when he narrated Jackie Shroff’s role in Aaranya Kandam to several actors in Kollywood, they either refused to do it or suggested some changes. "It was Jackie dada who relieved me off my worries by immediately agreeing to play the role without any qualms and made me very happy with his decision without requiring any changes to the role that I feared none would take it up," he quoted.
"I felt that Ravi Krishna would suit Chappai's role even when he was in the scripting phase of Aaranya Kandam and got him signed up getting the other actors selected later," he revealed.