According to the sources, Director Srinivas Reddy approached
Hansika with the role done by Ramya Krishna in the original. After the narration,
the actress came up with few conditions like 25 percent extra pay package and
equal footage with other female lead Tamanna. In the original, Nag pats on the
butt of Ramya Krishna every time she takes a bend. The extra remuneration is
because of these scenes in the remake. As the producers weren't ready to pay
her the extra package, Hansika turned down the offer citing date issues.Naga
Chaitanya gets into the shoes of his father for the first time. Tamanna is
reprising the role of Soundarya. She will be seen as the innocent and
girl-next-door girl in this movie.