Media reports says that director Lingusamy has sacked Simbu from the project. Simbu has has clarified his position on the whole fiasco.

Simbu say that "I have not signed any film with Cloud Nine nor have i allotted any dates to them. Lingusamy has not been able to tell the story to me till date nor provide the exact date he wants.I waited more than 100 days in vain for his complete script and then decided to do a quickie movie 'Vaanam'. I was shell shocked to read reports in the media that Lingusamy has sacked me! How can he expect me to wait for more than 100 days with any proper scripts or shooting dates? I had told him that i will be free from September 1, after 15days shoot of 'Podaa Podi' in London ehich has already fixed. But he jumped the gun and announces that I have been replaced by another actor! This is totally unprofessional and not done".

According to Simbu, he was signed up by director Lingusamy's production house to do a film with director Bhoopathi Pandian. But later the scenario changed and the film was to be produced by Dayanidhi Azhagiri of Cloud Nine Movie with Lingusamy directing it.