In January 2004, Linguswamy and Ajith clashed over the script of the film during the shoot in Kumbakonam, giving first indications of the instability of the unit. Linguswamy revealed that halfway through the production of "Ji", he had a bad gut feeling about it and was quick to move on to the production of his next venture, "Sandakozhi". Ajith Kumar suddenly moved on to work in A. R. Murugadoss's "Mirattal" in March 2004, leaving "Ji" temporarily shelved. He returned in July 2004 and was injured during the shoot of the film. Shooting was again cancelled by the producer in August 2004 as he ran into financial troubles with the cancellation causing Trisha and Ajith Kumar to give priority to other films.