VV.Vinayak is known for his action entertainers and Young Tiger NTR is known for his powerpacked performances. It is known that NTR created a sensation with the mass action entertainer Aadi. The film turns out to be NTR's third after his debut with Student No 1 with Rajamouli. The film directed by VV.Vinayak turned out to be one of the biggest hit in NTR's career.
VV.Vinayak speaking to scribes revealed how Aadi happened. Vinayak said he met NTR with a romantic entertainer named Sri. He said he aspired to make his debut with a female-centric romantic entertainer and narrated the story to NTR. He said the budget was planned for Rs 30-40 lakhs.He said he along with Nallamalapu Bujji met NTR and even NTR liked the idea.
He added that however Kodali Nani entered the scene and changed NTR's mind following which NTR stopped avoiding him rejecting his story. Vinayak realised that there was something wrong with his story and requested for another chance and narrated the action entertainer Aadi. He said while he worked for many years to write Sri story, he completed Aadi story in just two days.