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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]]''
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