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==2000s==
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===Hindi remake of ''Kaakha Kaakha''===
In March 2003, prior to the theatrical release of ''[[Kaakha Kaakha]]'' (2003), Menon noted that the film would have been better suited to a [[Mumbai]]-setting, as police encounters were more common in the city than in [[Chennai]]. He revealed plans of potentially remaking the film in Hindi with [[Ajay Devgn]] in the lead role, if a chance had presented itself.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/mar/21menon.htm|title=Gautam Menon on his latest film Kaakka Kaakka|website=www.rediff.com|access-date=November 26, 2023|archive-date=November 11, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231111170211/https://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/mar/21menon.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Soon after ''Kaakha Kaakha'''s release in August 2003, Menon became attached to a Hindi remake of the film produced by [[Feroz Khan (actor)|Feroz Khan]], with [[Fardeen Khan]], [[Preity Zinta]] and [[Jeevan (Hindi actor)|Jeevan]] in the lead roles. He revealed that he would make small changes to the film to reflect the Mumbai-setting and hoped that the film would be made at a bigger budget than the Tamil original. However, the project eventually did not materialise and Menon opted out of the collaboration.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/aug/25fardeen.htm|title=Fardeen, Preity in Hindi remake of Tamil superhit|website=www.rediff.com|access-date=November 26, 2023|archive-date=November 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231126195946/https://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/aug/25fardeen.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
In July 2004, Menon agreed terms to direct and produce the film in Hindi with [[Sunny Deol]] in the lead role. During the pre-production phase, he revealed that the script was written five years ago with Deol in mind. The film eventually failed to take off despite Deol committing to work on the film between July and September 2005.<ref name="deolgvm">{{cite web|author=Adarsh, Taran|year=2004|title=Sunny in 'Kaakha Kaakha' remake|website=[[Sify]]|access-date=2011-04-28|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/sunny-in-kaakha-kaakha-remake-news-bollywood-kkfvK6dacdj.html|archive-date=26 November 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111126061755/http://www.sify.com/movies/sunny-in-kaakha-kaakha-remake-news-bollywood-kkfvK6dacdj.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> In April 2006, Menon noted that the remake was dropped citing that he was not keen for Deol to be in the film.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://madrasink.com/2006/04/21/the-gautham-menon-interview-uncut/|title=The Gautham Menon Interview: Uncut|date=April 21, 2006|access-date=November 26, 2023|archive-date=October 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171004034742/https://madrasink.com/2006/04/21/the-gautham-menon-interview-uncut/|url-status=live}}</ref> In the late 2000s, Menon tried to convince [[Suriya]] to work on the Hindi version of the film but was unsuccessful.<ref name="forcegvm">{{cite news|author=Daithota, Madhu|title=John Abraham loved 'Kaakha Kaakha'|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=2011-04-28|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/news-interviews/John-Abraham-loved-Kaakha-Kaakha/iplarticleshow/5569383.cms|date=14 February 2010|archive-date=13 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111013021106/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/news-interviews/John-Abraham-loved-Kaakha-Kaakha/iplarticleshow/5569383.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
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===''Chennaiyil Oru Mazhaikaalam'' with Suriya===
In late 2003, Menon began work on a romantic drama film titled ''Chennaiyil Oru Mazhaikaalam'' with [[Suriya]] in the lead role for film producer Srinivasa Raju. He had written the script of the film while on a recce to Kochi during monsoon season.<ref name="comksify">{{cite web|year=2004|title=Gautham Menon's romantic tale|website=[[Sify]]|access-date=2011-04-28|url=http://tfmpage.com/forum/archives/3905.17808.23.53.06.html|archive-date=19 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719090411/http://tfmpage.com/forum/archives/3905.17808.23.53.06.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
Menon revealed that the film would initially be about a young college student who falls in love with a classmate, and in the second half, something large happens on a national level, prompting the protagonist to take it upon himself to solve that, with just his band of friends.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://baradwajrangan.wordpress.com/2006/12/17/interview-gautham-menon/|title=Interview: Gautham Menon|date=December 17, 2006|access-date=November 26, 2023|archive-date=July 23, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723103129/https://baradwajrangan.wordpress.com/2006/12/17/interview-gautham-menon/|url-status=live}}</ref> The first schedule of the film began in January 2004 in [[Visakhapatanam]], but the project was eventually dropped owing to Menon's personal issues.<ref name="comksify"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindwoods.com/features/Slideshows/slideshows2/dropped-movies/chennaiyil-oru-mazhaikkalam.html|title=tamil movie dropped films gautham menon surya chennaiyil oru mazhaikkalam vettayaadu vilayaadu news picture gallery|website=www.behindwoods.com|access-date=November 26, 2023|archive-date=November 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231126195944/https://www.behindwoods.com/features/Slideshows/slideshows2/dropped-movies/chennaiyil-oru-mazhaikkalam.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Menon later reworked the script of the film to make ''[[Vaaranam Aayiram]]'' (2008) with a different cast and crew.<ref name="auto4"/>
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Menon continued to develop the script while finishing the productions of ''[[Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada]]'' (2016) and ''[[Enai Noki Paayum Thota]]'' (2019). By June 2016, Menon revealed that the film would be titled ''Ondraaga'' and that it would be shot in the United States over a seventy-day schedule. He revealed that [[Sai Dharam Tej]] had joined the cast replacing Naga Chaitanya, while the Tamil character was yet to be finalised. He also suggested that actresses [[Anushka Shetty]] and [[Tamannaah]] would form a part of the cast, and that an advance payment was made to them.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/090716/things-will-be-sorted-out-with-simbu-gautham-menon.html|title=Things will be sorted out with Simbu: Gautham Menon|date=July 9, 2016 |access-date=November 26, 2023|archive-date=August 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826232724/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/090716/things-will-be-sorted-out-with-simbu-gautham-menon.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/gautham-confirms-doing-a-multilingual-film-news-tamil-qhcneCbdgccee.html |title=Gautham confirms doing a multilingual film! |website=[[Sify]] |access-date=November 26, 2023 |archive-date=September 9, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160909034141/http://www.sify.com/movies/gautham-confirms-doing-a-multilingual-film-news-tamil-qhcneCbdgccee.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Soon after, [[Jayam Ravi]] held discussions about playing the Tamil character, while actress [[Manjima Mohan]] was also considered for a role.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/gautham-vasudev-menons-next-a-multistarrer-with-jayam-ravi-prithviraj-puneeth-rajkumar-and-sai-dharam-teja.html|title=Gautham Vasudev Menon's next, a multistarrer with Jayam Ravi, Prithviraj, Puneeth Rajkumar and Sai Dharam Teja|date=June 30, 2016|website=Behindwoods|access-date=November 26, 2023|archive-date=November 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231126171339/https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/gautham-vasudev-menons-next-a-multistarrer-with-jayam-ravi-prithviraj-puneeth-rajkumar-and-sai-dharam-teja.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/220916/two-time-lucky-manjima.html|title=Two-time lucky Manjima!|date=September 22, 2016 |access-date=November 26, 2023|archive-date=November 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231126171339/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/220916/two-time-lucky-manjima.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In an interview in November 2016, Menon stated that the character of Karthik from ''[[Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa]]'' would be retained in ''Ondraaga'', with the plot taking off eight years after the release of the previous film. He stated Karthik's character had changed his concept of women and would appear as a [[playboy lifestyle|playboy]] in the new project, while the character of Jessie Thekekuttu would also feature in the film.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/I-don%E2%80%99t-mind-being-called-elitist-Gautham-Menon/article16445251.ece|title=I don't mind being called elitist: Gautham Menon|newspaper=The Hindu |date=November 13, 2016|via=www.thehindu.com|access-date=November 27, 2023|archive-date=June 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210620140600/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/I-don%E2%80%99t-mind-being-called-elitist-Gautham-Menon/article16445251.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> Menon revealed that [[A. R. Rahman]] would compose music for the project, and likened the mood of the film to the Hindi films, ''[[Dil Chahta Hai]]'' (2001) and ''[[Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara]]'' (2011). He also added that he was hopeful that Silambarasan would agree to work in the film and reprise the role of Karthik.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/reel/821488/gautham-menon-made-achcham-yenbadhu-madamaiyada-for-audiences-that-whistle-and-clap|title=Gautham Menon made 'Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada' for 'audiences that whistle and clap'|first=Prathibha|last=Parameswaran|date=November 14, 2016|website=Scroll.in|access-date=November 26, 2023|archive-date=November 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231126171336/https://scroll.in/reel/821488/gautham-menon-made-achcham-yenbadhu-madamaiyada-for-audiences-that-whistle-and-clap|url-status=live}}</ref>
Production on the film was postponed as the makers were unable to finalise the actors to play the Tamil and Telugu characters, while Menon also began work on ''[[Dhruva Natchathiram (unreleased film)|Dhruva Natchathiram]]''
===''Kaakha Kaakha 2''===
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