Despite reports that Divya Spandana joined the cast of the film in early 2011, Vijay refuted the claim as a rumour. She had signed on in place of Meera Jasmine, who opted out of the film before production began. Amala Paul, who appeared in the lead role in Mynaa, was signed in November 2010. In October 2010, Anushka Shetty agreed to appear in the lead female role in the film after agreeing terms. Vijay and Vikram confirming their presence in the project, the producers failed in attempts to persuade Vidya Balan to appear in the film. The production of the film took five months from start to finish, however, Vijay claimed that the film had been in his plans for four years, but he waited for Vikram to give him dates.
Giving Krishna custody of his granddaughter, Bashyam leaves the court. Then, after a quick show of father-daughter connection and affection, Bashyam withdraws the case voluntarily. Finally, Bashyam asks Krishna about how he can raise his daughter and support her financially. The case is then heard in the high court, with both parties arguing to the child's custody. Moved to tears, Anu agrees to help him.Īnu files a case against Rajendran but loses hope when she learns that Rajendran's lawyer is Bashyam, a feared senior lawyer who has never lost a case. He introduces him to his boss, Anuradha Ragunathan, who is hesitant to take up the case as she believes Krishna to be a lunatic, but soon, Victor arrives and explains Krishna's predicament (see flashback). He eventually arrives at a court, where he meets lawyer Vinod, who assumes he is rich and promises him that his boss will defend him. Distraught, Krishna wanders around the city asking passersby where Nila is. Victor agrees and sends them with Rajendran.Īt a distance from Chennai, Rajendran tricks Krishna into exiting the car and abandons him. He offers to take Krishna and Nila with him and claims that they are part of his family. It is broken up by the entry of Shwetha's father Rajendran, who reveals that his other daughter was Banumathy, who became estranged from him upon choosing to marry Krishna. Soon, a scuffle ensues between Krishna and Shwetha's fiancé Karthik. She then refuses to let Nila stay with her father as she is scared that he might unintentionally hurt her. Nila adjusts herself to school life and befriends the correspondent Shwetha Rajendran, who develops a maternal bond with her, but when she sees Nila with Krishna and learns that Nila is his daughter, she recognizes Krishna from a photo that her sister had shown of her lover. With the help of Victor and his other mentally challenged friends, Krishna enrolls Nila in school. He names his daughter Nila and raises her with love and care. Unable to grasp the concept of death, he simply accepts that his wife has " gone to God" and starts life as a father. That night, his daughter is born, but his wife Banumathy dies during childbirth. One day, he excitedly announces to the village that he will become a father. He is cared for by Victor, the owner of a chocolate factory where Krishna works. He lives a peaceful life in the hill station of Ooty.
Krishna is an intellectually disabled man and has the mental ability of a five-year-old. The film is a remake of the 2005 Hindi film Main Aisa Hi Hoon written and directed by Harry Baweja, which stars Ajay Devgan and Rucha Vaidhya which was the remake of the 2001 American film I Am Sam and starring Sean Penn as a father with a developmental disability and Dakota Fanning as daughter.
The film was later released in Japan as Kamisama ga Kureta Musume. Prakash Kumar as music composer, Nirav Shah as cinematographer and Anthony as editor. The film comprises director Vijay's 'regular' technical crew with G. Chinthamani and Ronnie Screwvala that features Vikram in the lead role as a mentally challenged adult with the maturity of a five-year-old boy who is suffering from intellectual disability and mental disorder while Sara Arjun, Anushka Shetty, Amala Paul, Nassar, Santhanam, and Sachin Khedekar playing pivotal roles. God's Daughter) is a 2011 Indian melodrama film written and directed by A. ₹118 crore (equivalent to ₹207 crore or US$27 million in 2020) ĭeiva Thirumagal ( transl. ₹33 crore (equivalent to ₹58 crore or US$7.7 million in 2020)