 This film was in need of second hero and this was announced to the  public. There were nearly 3000 applicants for this contest. Several  tests were conducted and Praveen Kumar, residing in Chennai is given  the golden opportunity of acting with Madhavan in Aarya. The judges  for this competition were Prakash Raj, producers of Aarya movie  Manoj Kumar & Vijay Anand, Directors Balasekaran and Mathesh.