You are introducing Payal Ghosh (she's been renamed Haarika). Where did you find her?

I was auditioning lot of girls, and that was how I came across her. She has done ads and is doing a Bengali film. I thought she would fit into the role. Her name was changed to Haarika for the Telugu audience as the name Payal would have no connectivity.

What about the rest of the cast? Are you introducing more newcomers?

Brahmanandam garu did a good job. I'm introducing Kalpika and Tamim. Janardhan who was in Aithe plays the hero's friend.

You have started your own production house (Aryaki Arts) with this film. What made you do so?

I thought Prayanam is a small, different film; a love story shot mostly at a single location. It has just one song and may not be tempting for a new producer. So I decided to produce it