Actress Sneha who was supposed to play Rajinikanth’s sister role in Kochadaiyaan, opted to walk out of it. Sneha is in plans to marry her longtime boyfriend Prasanna soon. So she wanted free time to make arrangements for marriage.

With Sneha leaving Kochadaiyaan, director Soundarya roped in senior actress Rukmini for that role. Jackie Shroff and Sarath Kumar are doing key roles in this film. Deepika Padukone is playing the female lead.

Kochadaiyaan is touted to be the first ever performance capture photorealistic film in Indian history. Hollywood technicians are working on this film.