'Ashokavanam' was Mani Rathnam's next but unfortunately the title is already someone else's, so it is tentatively titled as 'Production No 11'. The making of this movie has been started at Athirapalli, Kerala. Being a trilingual film made in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi, the flick features prominent stars of the respective industries. While Abhishek Bachchan dons the lead role in the Hindi version, Vikram does the lead in the Tamil and Telugu versions. Aishwarya Rai is the heroine in all these three languages.

Said to be a trendy version of the epic Ramayana, the Tamil and Telugu version will have Prithviraj and Priyamani enacting the key roles. Prithviraj had lost a couple of kilos and became lean as instructed by the master director. The movie will see the comeback of veteran actor Karthick in a villainous demeanor. Erstwhile, Mani Rathnam portrayed Karthik as a debonair young man, in his 'Mouna Ragam' that was acclaimed widely.

The movie is to be made at a budget of 120 crores which will be cinematographed by PC Sreeram. The crew has planned around 45 days of shooting in Kerala. The canning will be continued at Illikadu and Marayoor forests. Aishwarya and Abhishek are expected to join the sets by the 10th of October.