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Boopathy Pandian is a
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director.


Career

Bhoopathy Pandian worked as an assistant to
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. Apart from assisting him, he also wrote dialogues for his films ''
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'' and '' Giri''. Dhanush signed the film, then titled ''Ennai Mattum Kadhal Pannu'', soon after the success of ''
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'' and the venture was initially set to star
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, who appeared alongside him in that film. Since then, the title and the heroine went through a couple of changes, briefly being referred to as ''Kadhal Sughamanathu'' and then finally as ''
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'', after the popular song of Dhanush-starrer ''
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''.
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replaced Sherin as heroine in the film. The film was announced in late August 2005 with Boopathy Pandian and
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coming together after a previous collaboration in ''Devathayai Kanden'' (2005).
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, who rose to fame in Tamil films after her role in ''
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'', was signed as the heroine and the film was titled as ''Naveena Thiruvilayadal'', though the prefix was later dropped. In September 2010, actor
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's Fan Club issued legal notice to the film's producer, Vimala Geetha, to change the name of the film ''
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'' within 15 days or face legal action before the necessary forum. They had felt that the title was reminiscent of the 1965 Sivaji film of the same name, and felt that the new venture would defame the old film.
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was initially pencilled in to play Dhanush's father in the film, but was later replaced by Mouli due to the delay of the film. Shriya Saran was forced to opt out of the film in October 2005 owing to her commitment to work in
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's ''
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''. Reports suggested that either
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or
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may be approached to replace her, while the film's inactivity led to rumours that the film was cancelled. However, in January 2006, Boopathy Pandian confirmed that the film would continue and the remaining portions would be swiftly completed. Shriya however returned to work on the film after she was able to allot dates. The film opened in December 2006 to positive reviews from critics.
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noted that "Director Boopathy Pandian has a tight hold on pacing, ensuring that the interest never flags". Another critic from Indiaglitz mentioned that "Bhoopathy Pandian has a good grasp of what makes an entertainer click with the masses. His simple handling of an easy subject sees it through." The film grossed in Tamil Nadu – the highest grosser for actor Dhanush at that time. In early 2008, Boopathy Pandian first announced a project titled ''Naanum En Sandhyavum'' (''Me and my Sandhya''), with which he was planning to introduce his younger sibling Arjun Prabhu as an actor. He signed him for the lead male role in the film, whilst Malayalam actress
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was approached to essay the lead female character called Sandhya, for which reportedly also
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were considered.
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was announced as the music director for film. Following the announcement, however, there were no more news or any further details disclosed in the media and the film got shelved. In early 2010 then, reports claimed that the director had completed a film titled ''Naan Avalai Sandhitha Pozhudhu'' (''When I met her''), starring newcomers and featuring Yuvan Shankar Raja's music. Boopathy Pandian had restarted the projects, changing its title and replacing the lead couple by two relatively unknown artists; Balaji Balakrishnan, who starred in the popular
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television series ''
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'' and also appeared in the
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-produced 2009 film '' Pattalam'', was signed as the male protagonist, whilst
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, daughter of actors Sunderraj and Pramila, who was also earlier signed by K. Balachander for his long-delayed production venture ''Krishnaleelai'', was roped in to enact the role of Sandhya. The title of the film was later changed again to ''
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'' as disclosed by Balaji on his Facebook site. The film's shooting was primarily carried on in and around
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, with major portions being filmed at the Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Engineering College. Following a successful collaboration with the 2007 film ''
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'', Vishal and Boopathy Pandian signed terms to make another film together in 2010. Boopathy Pandian subsequently moved on to make a film titled ''Vedi'' with Vikram in the lead role, but the film was cancelled after an initial schedule. In November 2010, it was reported that Pandian and Vishal would make another film under the Vishal's home banner, GK Films Corporation, in a venture titled ''
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'' and that it would feature the story that Pandian had planned for Vikram in his project ''Vedi''. In a turn of events, the director decided to opt out of the project and do the film instead with
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and his banner, Show People. The deal took place without the knowledge of GK Corporation who had paid him and advance, with the production house's director
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criticising the director. But Arya opted out of the project. Boopathy Pandian after opting out of Telugu film '' Jagan Mohan IPS'' subsequently agreed again to make the film with Vishal and Michael Rayappan agreed to produce the film under Global Infotainment Ltd. Reports suggested that
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was set to be signed on to play the lead female role in the film, but this proved to be untrue. Subsequently,
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, daughter of actor Arjun, was signed on to make her debut with the film. She would be portraying a Plus 2 student in the film, and was signed after being recommended by director
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.
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was initially announced to be making a comeback with the film but was later replaced by Santhanam who would be seen in three roles, that of a grandfather, father and son. The film began filming in December 2012 with a launch event at the AVM studios, with a scene shot of Vishal praying at the Muthukumaraswamy temple in the studio premises. The team shot in locations across
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as a part of the initial schedule with
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and
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added to the cast. A first look poster was released on 14 April 2013 depicting Vishal and Santhanam in their respective roles.


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