Following
the
success
of
Vinnaithaandi
Varuvaayaa,
Silambarasan
took
time
to
choose
a
good
script,
as
the
audience
always
expect
something
bigger
and
better
after
giving
a
blockbuster
film.
He
was
in
talks
for
his
next
project
with
many
directors
before
Telugu
blockbuster
Vedam
caught
his
eye.
Without
much
delay,
the
actor
expressed
his
desire
to
Vaanam
makers
to
act
in
the
remake
version
and
they
granted
his
wish.
Vaanam
is
the
story
of
five
individuals,
who
belong
to
different
professions,
lifestyle
etc.
Their
characters
represent
the
Pancha
Bootha
(five
elements)
-
Earth,
Water,
Fire,
Air
and
Space.
Silambarasan
plays
the
role
named
Cable
Raju,
who
hails
from
the
lower
middle
class.
Anushka
portrays
the
role
of
Saroja,
a
prostitute.
Bharath
will
be
seen
as
an
aspiring
rockstar,
Bharath
Chakravarthy,
Prakash
Raj
as
a
muslim,
Jasmin
Bhasin
as
a
rich
girl,
who
is
in
love
with
Cable
Raju,
Saranya
Ponvannan
as
a
socially
backward
woman,
who
sells
her
kidney
for
her
son's
education.
The
story
of
the
film
is
interwoven
among
the
five
principal
characters.
The
casting
game
started
soon
after
RV
Choudary
acquired
the
Tamil
remake
rights
of
Vedam.
Initially,
he
thought
of
making
the
film
for
his
son
Jeeva
but
he
dropped
his
plans
after
Silambarasan
showed
keen
interest
to
remake
the
film.
It
was
then
sold
to
VTV
Ganesh
and
R
Ganesh
for
hefty
price.
After
they
bagged
the
rights,
Simbu
got
actively
involved
in
the
film.
He
convinced
Radhakrishna
Jagarlamudi,
who
directed
Vedam,
to
remake
it
in
Tamil
as
well.
Later,
the
actor
started
the
hunt
for
the
female
lead
roles.
It
was
reported
that
Namitha
and
Anushka
Shetty
were
approached
for
the
key
roles.
But
the
latter
reportedly
rejected
the
offer,
as
she
was
not
keen
to
repeat
the
same
role.
Reports
claimed
that
the
makers
of
the
film
decided
to
have
an
item
number
in
the
Tamil
version,
which
did
not
feature
in
the
original.
It
was
also
reported
that
Anushka
Shetty
would
shake
her
legs
for
the
special
number.
Later,
Anushka
ended
all
the
speculations
regarding
to
the
item
song
and
said
that
she
will
do
the
same
role
of
a
prostitute
in
Vaanam.
In
the
meantime,
Manchu
Manoj,
who
enacted
the
role
of
rockstar
in
Vedam,
was
roped
in
to
portray
the
same
role
but
he
opted
out
after
he
was
injured
during
one
of
his
films'
shooting.
He
was
replaced
by
Bharath.
Then,
Sneha
Ullal
was
signed
to
play
Simbu's
love
interest
in
the
film.
She
even
shot
some
portions
before
walking
out
of
the
film
due
to
unknown
reasons.
A
Delhi-based
model
Jasmin
Bhasin
stepped
into
her
shoes.
By
November
2010,
the
movie
shooting
started
and
the
movie
cast
was
finalized
with
the
inclusion
of
Vega
Tamotia,
Sonia
Agarwal,
Prakash
Raj,
Santhanam
etc.
Meanwhile,
Yuvan
Shankar
Raja
was
roped
in
to
score
the
music
and
he
was
ready
with
the
first
single
of
the
film
by
November.
It
was
released
on
Nov
27
to
popularize
the
film.
After
getting
a
good
response,
he
started
the
composition
of
the
songs
in
December
and
released
the
full
album
on
March
21.
Vaanam
has
five
songs
for
which
Na
Muthukumar,
Simbu,
Abhishek
have
penned
the
lyrics.
Most
of
the
songs
have
already
topped
the
chart.
However,
Vaanam
is
expected
to
hit
the
screens
on
April
29
worldwide.