In 2007, it was announced that a 10 day shoot in Afghanistan would be followed by abroad shooting in Malaysia, Russia and the United States of America, however til date, the film has only completed it shoot at University of California, Berkeley in San Francisco, USA and is unlikely that shooting will be held in Afghanistan, due to fears of safety. Prior to the start of shooting, various technical crew members were signed up and the shoot commenced without a leading lady on Novemat a nightclub in Chennai. Initially titles such as Naan Thaan and Udal Porul Aavi were considered to be the title for the project but however, Gautham announced the title was decided as Vaaranam Aayiram, with the literal meaning of 'the strength of a thousand elephants'. Nevertheless, in 2006, producer Oscar Ravichandran signed up the pair for a new film, which they confirmed was not going to be a sequel of their previous venture, and was going to be a romantic thriller. However, after a photo shoot, the film was delayed and then subsequently called off due to Gautham's personal problems. In early 2005, the pair came together for a film tentatively titled Chennaiyil Oru Mazhaikaalam which also featured Asin Thottumkal in the lead role and Daniel Balaji in a supporting role. The film, announced with a budget of 14 crore Indian rupees, is set to be released in November 2008.ДistributedВ by Photon Film Factory Oscar FilmsДЇollowing Kaaka Kaaka in 2003, both the director Gautham Menon and Surya Sivakumar expressed their desire to come together for a film in the future.

The film, which has been under production since late 2006, has Harris Jayaraj as the music composer. Surya Sivakumar acts in dual lead roles, whilst Sameera Reddy, Divya Spandana and Simran Bagga also play roles in the film. Vaaranam Aayiram is a forthcoming Tamil feature film currently being directed by Gautham Menon, who with Vaaranam Aayiram will direct his seventh feature film.

Surya vaaranam aayiram