Vai Raja Vai English Place it, king, place it is a 2015 Indian Tamil psychological thriller film written and directed by Aishwarya Dhanush, starring Gautham Karthik, Priya Anand, Vivek, Taapsee Pannu, Gayathri Raguram and Daniel Balaji. Filming commenced onSeptember 2013. The film, featuring a musical score from Yuvan Shankar Raja, released onMay 2015 to positive reviews and was declared a hit at the box office.
Initially, director Aishwaryas choice for the lead actor was Atharvaa, but due to schedule conflicts he was unable to work on the project, therefore, Gautham Karthik was signed to play the male lead. It was later announced that Priya Anand was going to be the female lead opposite Gautham in the film. Velraj was confirmed as cinematographer for the film.Director Vasanth was cast as Gauthams father to make his acting debut, while choreographer Gayathri Raguram was signed to play Gauthams sister, making her return as an actress after a tenyear hiatus. Taapsee Pannu and Daniel Balaji were chosen to perform guest appearances in the film. Taapsees role would be a surprise element in the film as for the first time she plays a character with a negative shade. She later stated that she was not playing the villain in the film but an aloof girl who is a regular at casinos. In November 2014, Dhanush also shot a for a cameo role, reprising his role he played in the film Pudhupettai, Kokki Kumar. ........
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