India, Aug. 26 -- PT Selvakumar was Vijay's friend and his PRO for years before he produced the 2015 Tamil fantasy film Puli. While receiving an honorary doctorate for his contribution to cinema, he reflected on his career and remarked how the making of Puli almost broke him. Ironically, Vijay's salary was doubled after that, despite the dud. Videos of the same have surfaced online.

Selvakumar revealed that one day, Vijay called him home and asked him to produce a film starring him with director Chimbu Deven. While sceptical, the producer reveals that he felt happy he was going to produce a film. Shobana was the first choice to play Demon Queen Yavanarani, but the producer reveals he stayed in Mumbai for three days to get Sridevi on boar...