Superstar Rajinikanth and Producer AVM Saravanan are very happy with the way Shankar is making Sivaji. Everything according to schedule and budget (that is 20 crores!) and Shankar is damn meticulous in planning and execution. For his 11 assistants and other technicians, it is as good as attending a university in film making. If there is one thing that bothers Shankar, it's the prying eyes of the media.

News somehow leaks and you find the media at the shooting spot. In fact, the Central Station shoot in which Rajini appears in Billa get-up was shot again because a still got leaked. Now Shankar doesn't tell even the unit where the next day's shooting will be held or what the scene will be. He reveals it only in the morning of the working day. It's not that Shankar is media shy but he definitely wants to keep the suspense factor high.