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===''Surangani''===
In September 2008, Menon signed on with [[Sivaji Productions]] to direct [[Ajith Kumar]] and [[Sameera Reddy]] in an action drama film titled ''Surangani''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/ajit-gautham-come-together-in-surangani-news-tamil-kkfsQxfdjjfsi.html|title=Ajit & Gautham come together in Surangani|work=Sify|access-date=6 September 2015|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924135412/http://www.sify.com/movies/ajit-gautham-come-together-in-surangani-news-tamil-kkfsQxfdjjfsi.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Menon planned the film as a spiritual prequel to ''[[Billa (2007 film)|Billa]]'' (2007) and revealed that the film would focus on the career growth of a [[Demographics of Sri Lanka|Sri Lankan]] refugee into a gangster involved in the criminal underworld of [[Tamil Nadu]]. Ajith was set to play the lead character of Sura, while Reddy would have portrayed Ragini.<ref name="auto3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCOkNhdY_tc|title=20 Movies 20 Moments | Gautham Menon Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face|via=www.youtube.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.moviecrow.com/News/27943/gautham-menons-plans-for-ajith-to-play-a-srilankan-refugee|title=Gautham Menon's plans for Ajith to play a Srilankan Refugee!|website=www.moviecrow.com}}</ref>
[[Harris Jayaraj]] was signed on to compose the film's score and soundtrack, amid media reports that Ajith was insistent on having Jayaraj over [[A. R. Rahman]] to ensure that the film was completed quickly.<ref name="auto"/> Menon had hoped to shoot the film in places such as [[Thoothukudi]] and [[Tirunelveli]] and cinematographer [[Nirav Shah]] became attached to the project, with a proposed start date for the shoot scheduled for November 2008. The producers contemplated changing the film's title after another production studio, Miracle Films, claimed that they had already registered ''Surangani'' for a project being directed by [[J. Suresh]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/nov-08-01/ajith-04-11-08.html|title=How Ajith missed Surangani! - Behindwoods.com - Gautham Menon Miracle Films Suresh Meenatchi Padmapriya Yuvan Shankar Raja tamil movie news images picture gallery images|website=www.behindwoods.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/when-title-troubles/articleshow/3560241.cms|title=When title troubles|date=October 5, 2008|via=The Economic Times - The Times of India}}</ref> Menon later pulled out of the commitment in November 2008, citing that the producers were not willing to let him take his own time with scripting. He noted that Sivaji Productions wanted to complete the project as soon as possible, while his schedule was largely busy until 2010 with other commitments.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/features/Interviews/interview-5/director/gautham-menon-2.html|title=Director Gautham Vasudev Menon – Interview – Behindwoods.com – Vaaranam Aayiram Kakka Kakka Pachaikili Muthucharam Minnale Suriya Kamal Haasan Kamal Hassan images Tamil picture gallery images|work=behindwoods.com|access-date=6 September 2015|archive-date=17 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150917082039/http://www.behindwoods.com/features/Interviews/interview-5/director/gautham-menon-2.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/nov-08-02/gautham-menon-12-11-08.html|title=Ajith drops out, what's Gautham's next? - Behindwoods.com - Sivaji Productions Dharani Chennayil Oru Mazhaikkaalam UTV Magesh Babu Ocher Studios tamil movie news images picture gallery images|website=www.behindwoods.com}}</ref>
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