Producer KJ Rajesh revealed that he's currently facing ₹120-crore losses, explaining that he took on several high-profile films with Sivakarthikeyan to recover his ₹90-crore debt in 2020. However, he added that films such as 'Hero', 'Doctor', and 'Ayalaan', "did not go as planned" after delays due to Covid-19. "By the time work resumed, the interest had increased substantially," he said.