This film was in need of second hero and this was announced to the public. There were nearly 3000 applicants for this contest. Several tests were conducted and Praveen Kumar, residing in Chennai is given the golden opportunity of acting with Madhavan in Aarya. The judges for this competition were Prakash Raj, producers of Aarya movie Manoj Kumar & Vijay Anand, Directors Balasekaran and Mathesh.