Tamil remake of Munnabhai MBBS
Saran hoped to sign on director K Balachandar to play Kamal Haasan's father in the film.
The medical college shown in the film is actually an engineering college named KCG College of Technology in Karappakam, Chennai.
The film faced controversy as the petition filed by Tamil Nadu Medical Council president KR Balasubramanian stating that the film's title ridiculed the medical profession and tarnished the image of the medical fraternity.
Balachandar was reluctant to act and the team finalised Girish Karnad for the role, later replacing him with veteran actor Nagesh.