Vijay wasn't initially keen on making Leo a pan-India film: Lalit Kumar

At an interaction at the CII Dakshin summit, Lalit Kumar, the producer of Leo, revealed that Thalapathy Vijay wasn't very keen about making it a pan-Indian film and it was he and director Lokesh Kanagaraj who convinced the star otherwise.
Lalit said, "Initially, Vijay wasn't keen about making Leo a pan-Indian film. He asked us to make a film for our people only, but he agreed later, after Lokesh and I insisted and convinced him saying that the film would work big time across borders."
However, the producer added that one cannot make a pan-Indian film by just roping in stars from across all film industries."We roped in Sanjay Dutt as we all felt he would be apt for the script. That's how it all happened. Everything should be organic and more than anything, the content should have the potential to work across borders," he stressed.
He also added that promotions are important. "The makers should know how to take the film properly to other regions and have a clear idea of positioning it for the entire Indian audience right from the initial stages," he said.