SJ
Surya
As
A
Composer
Isai
was
announced
by
S.
J.
Surya
in
2004
shortly
after
the
release
of
New.
But
due
to
other
commitments,
the
film
failed
to
take
off.
Spreading
Good
Music
It
was
initially
revealed
that
AR
Rahman
would
compose
music
for
Isai.
But
Rahman
backed
out
due
to
unknown
reasons.
Using
The
Technology
In
2011,
Surya
announced
that
the
film
would
restart
and
he
would
compose
the
film
himself,
describing
it
as
a
"musical".
Teaching
Music?
SJ
Surya
initially
approached
Prakash
Raj
and
Gangai
Amaren
for
a
key
role.
That
role
later
went
to
Sathyaraj.
Fall
Of
A
Musician
After
the
soundtrack
was
released,
Isai
songs
quickly
reached
top
10
in
Tamil
music
charts.
The
day
of
its
release,
'isai
veesi'
song
had
reached
Tamil
Top10
music
charts
Facing
The
Media
Reports
suggested
that
Lakshmi
Rai,
would
play
the
female
lead
role
but
Surya
subsequently
denied
this
stating
that
he
had
been
auditioning
newcomers
in
Mumbai
for
the
role.
Lost
In
Music
In
May
2012,
the
film's
first
look
posters
were
finally
revealed,
with
Sulagna
Panigrahi
under
the
new
name
Savithri.
Doing
It
The
Surya
Style
Sulagna
Panigrahi,
an
Oriya
television
and
film
actress
made
her
Bollywood
debut
in
the
2011
thriller
Murder
2.
Familiar
Pose?
Isai
is
a
musical
thriller
film
written
and
directed
by
S.
J.
Surya.
He
has
also
composed
music
for
the
first
time.
Surya
With
Sulagna
Surya
had
recently
revealed
that
his
dream
was
to
become
an
actor.
But
since
nobody
came
forward
to
cast
him
in
their
films,
he
started
directing
and
producing
films
to
become
an
actor
one
day.
Lost
In
Love
Other
prominent
actors
who
have
made
an
impact
in
Isai
are
Jayaprakash,
Thambi
Ramaiah,
Ganja
Karuppu
and
M.
S.
Bhaskar.
Isai
Photoshoot
The
movie
has
been
produced
by
S.
Subbiah
and
Victor
Raj
Pandian
under
the
production
company
SS
Productions.
Hero
With
His
Guitar
Earlier,
there
were
reports
that
the
film
narrated
the
tale
of
the
rift
between
South
Indian
musicians
Ilaiyaraaja
and
A.
R.
Rahman.
For
The
Sake
Of
Photoshoot
SJ
Surya
had
earlier
revealed
that
after
auditioning
over
200
new
faces,
Sulagna
Panigrahi
was
finally
selected
and
was
christened
with
a
new
name
Savithri,
by
him.
Love
In
The
Air
Like
all
SJ
Surya
movies,
Isai
too
is
high
on
romantic
scenes.
His
trade
mark
style
of
delivering
dialogues
has
once
again
managed
to
woo
the
audience.