It was after he gave the go-ahead after reading the script that this project really took off. The story attained further relevance after the Mumbai terror attacks on November 26, last year.

He attended the rehearsals, and on the day of the shooting, he was ready at 6:30 am. He literally ran around to do his portions at the various points and had food only after 4 pm. Mohanlal's presence was required in virtually every spot and the main team was in charge of it.

In the story, his character is like the Lord himself to quite a number of people, and that is the reason why we chose to name the film Bhagavan.