Having
been
released
before
couple
of
weeks,
Naga"s
Ananthapurathu
Veedu
is
leaping
with
laurels
with
good
collections
at
box
office.
Touted
as
a
supernatural
family
entertainer,
the
film
is
witnessing
repeated
audiences
in
theatres.
We
bring
you
an
exclusive
look
on
10
unknown
things
about
Ananthapurathu
Veedu
from
script
to
screens.
1.The
basic
structure
had
some
more
characters
that
were
cut
down
–
originally
there
used
to
be
two
kids
Kavya
(13)
and
Sanjay
(5)
–
the
prototype
of
the
2
and
a
half
year
old
Ananth
(Master
Aryan
in
the
movie),
and
there
was
another
child
ghost
too,
supposed
to
be
a
dead
sister
of
the
protagonist.
2.
Nandha"s
character
was
originally
named
Rajaram,
who
was
not
into
leather
exports,
but
was
pirating
CDs
of
latest
Tamil
movies
at
his
dwindling
business
of
multimedia
training
centre.
He
had
left
his
home
since
he
was
prodigal,
and
his
parents
had
died
heartbroken
later,
not
in
a
car
accident.
3.
Revathi"s
character
(Chaya
Singh
in
the
movie)
was
originally
named
Vidya.
4.
Kalai
Arasi
was
not
as
lovable
as
it
is
in
the
movie
now.
There
was
a
sense
of
disturbing
eeriness
and
secrecy
surrounding
that
character.
5.
The
setting
was
originally
at
Pudukkottai,
later
it
was
changed
to
Nagercoil.
6.
The
first
treatment
note
for
the
script
had
the
kid
Ananth
radiant
with
psychic
current.
The
moment
he
steps
into
the
house
his
visions
grow
entertainingly
out
of
control.
7.
He
is
the
first
one
to
see
the
activity
and
the
presence
in
the
house.
In
the
first
draft,
it
was
designed
like
spirits
entering
and
exiting
the
body
of
Ananth
who
keeps
questioning
like:
When
we
were
alive
whatever
we
did
was
normal
and
good.
When
we
are
dead,
how
come
the
same
good
actions
are
despised?
8.
Originally
the
writers
didn"t
want
to
show
the
grand
parents"
identities
as
ghosts.
Later
as
they
thought
it
would
result
in
more
scariness,
they
modified
the
script
literally
in
an
entertaining
manner.
9.
The
first
working
title
was
Bhayam
and
was
renamed
as
Anantharpurathu
Veedu
as
Naga
had
the
House
as
the
backdrop
throughout
the
film.
10.
Naga
and
screenwriter
Sharath
Haridasan
were
ignited
with
this
concept
from
a
poster
that
portrayed
a
boy
departing
from
the
house
and
the
couple
looking
through
the
window.