Ravikumar Says The Story Of Kocahdiiyaan

After completing Enthiran in 2010, Rajinikanth started working in Sultan, an animated film which should have been the debut directorial venture of Soundarya. However Rajini felt that there is something missing in Sultan and wanted Ravikumar to make a script to add as a portion of Sultan and that can be shot in live. Ravikumar with his team of assistants wrote the script with a character called Rana. When he narrated it to Rajini, the star was so impressed with the script and wanted to do it as a separate movie.

After Rajnikanth returned from treatment he was keen to start Rana soon however none of his well wishers including Ravikumar was ready to make him strain that much at that time.

Superstar was super excited by the character 'Kochadiiyaan' and also suggested Ravikumar to change the screenplay so that Kochadiiyaan character comes as a surprise element in the second half. Raikumar worked again with his team and changed the screenplay at the behest of Rajini.