Suriya rejected, Ajith accepted

Director Vasanth, who has finished the shooting of his 'Moondru Per Moondru Kadhal' is ready for the release. The director who introduced Suriya to Tamil cinema through 'Nerukku Ner' revealed that Ajith wasn't his first choice for 'Aasai'.
It is said that the director had infact approached Suriya offering to introduce him as a hero. But Suryin who was then working in the garment industry wasn't sure of jumping into films and rejected the offer, which was later pounced on by Ajith Kumar when the offer came to him following his performace in 'Amaravathi'.
When an opportunity knocked the second time again from director Vasanth, Suriya readily accepted to star in 'Nerukku Ner' which also had Vijay playing the other lead.