It was the dynamic star Devaraj who played the dreaded poacher and killer Veerappan's role in the 90's. The era of Veerappan was not that big. In the last one decade Veerappan ruled the roost and even kidnapped Dr Rajakumar that eventually put down the strength of the actor. The kidnap of Dr Rajakumar and the aftermath has many undisclosed secrets. Shivarajakumar once told that crores of money was exchanged for the release of Dr Rajakumar. The general public is not aware of such facts and this will add interesting elements for director AMR Ramesh in the film. Ramesh has roped in terrific actor Kishore to play Veerappan's role. For the encounter specialist who killed Veerappan, Vijayakumar Mirji and actor Arjun have been contacted. Who is going to be in the role of Dr Rajakumar is a crucial decision for AMR Ramesh's film that is titled as 'Attahasa'. AMR Ramesh directed 'Cyanide' with Rathnavelu as cameraman. That was on the Rajiv Gandhi assassination.