Rajini may have been Jeethu's first choice ... but from Kamal's interview, he mentions that when Jeethu asks for Mohanlal's opinion, he says that if Kamal does it, it'll be good. I guess he's able to relate to Kamal more in this particular case. Rajini may have given the movie a totally different perspective ... not sure how it would have turned out but it appears that Jeethu did not compromise on the storyline for Rajini's sake ..