After the successful and much talked about Kaakka Kaakka, Surya and Gautham Menon are coming together for Vaaranam Aayiram. For reasons unknown, the shooting of this film is continuously getting postponed. Sources close to the unit aver that without the heroine getting finalized, the movie may not go on floor.

This reason is said to be the main one besides other factors.

Director Gautham Menon has been bombarded with queries regarding the commencement of Vaaranam Aayiram. This tirade of questions did not stop with just the director. It has cascaded to hero Surya also. People have also started advising him not to waste time and take up some other film till VA commences.

Having considered all these queries, the crew has now decided to commence shooting without the heroine. Gautham Menon has opted to first can the shots sans the heroine for now. Hence the film is expected to begin its shoot by mid February.