Production Poojai

1 production

1.1 development
1.2 casting
1.3 filming

production
development

in december 2013, vishal stated produce , feature in film directed hari , pair collaborate again after success of previous venture, thaamirabharani (2007). hari had described film triangular action story starts in coimbatore , ends in patna, while revealing yuvan shankar raja had completed composing film s songs before production began. film officially launched on 28 march 2014, press release naming film s cast , crew. yuvan shankar raja selected compose music film, while priyan , v. t. vijayan confirmed cinematographer , editor of film respectively. vasuki bhaskar selected costume designing , make-up.

casting

early reports in december had suggested shruti haasan signed on play film s heroine, though confirmed participation in march 2014. sathyaraj , soori added cast play supporting roles, while actress kausalya announced making comeback film starring alongside bevy of other supporting actresses. team approached rekha play vishal s mother in film, unavailability meant team later cast radhika sarathkumar. prathap pothen , janaki sabesh selected play parents of shruti haasan s character. andrea jeremiah selected dance in special number, folk song, vishal. sathyaraj sported bald film simultaneous shoot s. s. rajamouli s baahubali (2015) , role said powerful , suspense element of film . bhojpuri actor awadhesh mishra selected play international don in film marks debut in tamil cinema. actor vaibhav reddy selected important role in film, however, not part of film. youth, arts , culture minister of bihar state vinay bihari selected play role of district collector in film s climatic portions when expressed interest in acting hari when in bihar location scouting. barath raj has won mr.india second runner 2014 title has played crucial role of collector s son bihar. actress abhinaya selected play supporting role.

filming

principal photography commenced on 18 april 2014 @ chennai. during shoot of action sequence in 1 crore worth set @ saligramam, vishal injured middle finger in right hand 14 stitches administered. shoot temporarily halted. item number featuring vishal , andrea jeremiah shot may in backdrop of koyambedu market in chennai. later, unit proceeded coimbatore filming major portions of film. @ time, known hari planned wrap film s shoot in 40 working days. fight sequence shot in popular mall multiplex there , scenes involving vishal , shruti hassan shot in mall in coimbatore. filming continued @ karaikudi in july scenes featuring principal cast shot. shooting continued in hot weather making things difficult while vishal suffered injuries second time in film s shoot. suffered fracture during shoot of action sequence after trying avoid falling on face while slipped asbestos sheet.

in first week of august 2014, film s climax shot @ bihar in 10-day schedule , then, 95% of film s shoot complete. climax said have few risky stunts shot first in final schedule. both vishal , shruti hassan carried out risky stunts , fights themselves. scenes climax shot in golconda fort in hyderabad in special , enormous sets erected climax , song shot there. on completion, 1 romantic song shot @ switzerland , remaining fast-paced song shot in chennai. vishal , shruti haasan completed hard folk song sequence, shot in avm facilities , choreographed baba baskar. 1 more song sequence shot in poland. on 29 september 2014, shruti confirmed shooting of film completed.