In a recent interview to the media, Aascar Ravichandran, the producer of 'Ai' showered praises on Shankar, and said, the 'Anniyan' director is the numero Uno & the James Cameroon of Indian cinema.

The producer also went on to refute all the baseless rumours surrounding there's something wrong between him & Shankar. He went to add, if not Vikram, I don't think this project would not have been taken place at all, and appreciated the efforts of, P.C. Sreeram, Amy Jackson, and A.R. Rahman for giving so much to this project and only because of these 5 people, 'Ai' is a reality today.

Meanwhile, 'Ai' will be the first ever Indian movie to release in China within 2 months of its worldwide release. China has a policy to allow only 50 international releases per year, and even 'Dhoom 3' was released after 8 months in China.