Director Lingusamy’s ‘Paiyya’ has started rolling before couple of days and now he opens his heart about his statements on Nayan and Thamannah. Nayanthara was supposed to be a part of Lingusamy’s film starring opposite Paruthiveeran fame Karthi in lead role. However due to some issues, she backed off from the project.

Director Lingusamy says, “I have no regrets with Nayanthara and I have been a great admirer of her performance. Unlike others, she paired up with Rajnikanth in her debut flick itself while later she went on about with young actors. Actually, that doesn’t happen to everybody. To cut down the cost factors, we had requested Nayan about reducing her remuneration after explaining our problem. Nevertheless, she was so stubborn and took it differently. Later, we had to opt for Thamannah who suits for the role. She is so dedicated and didn’t accept the offer just like that. We had to narrate the entire script and characterization she plays and get her signed for this film.”