The original climax Gautham wrote was more cinematic and dramatic. In the first draft, the hero is seen shooting his debut film where Megastar Chiranjeevi is the lead actor. Chiranjeevi notices that the young hero seems distracted. When asked, the hero shares that his girlfriend is getting married far away. Chiranjeevi, in true filmy style, arranges a helicopter to help the hero reach her wedding!

Unfortunately, this version never made it to screen, as both Mahesh and another big Telugu star turned it down for being a love story.

Eventually, Gautham was convinced to cast Naga Chaitanya, and alongside Samantha, Ye Maaya Chesave became a blockbuster. Interestingly, this film marked Samantha’s Telugu debut, and was also the beginning of her real-life love story with Chaitanya.