R.S.Vimal rubbished rumours of rift with Prithviraj and his upcoming movie 'Karnan' being stalled. He stated that the work "roadblock" doesn't exist in his dictionary and that it is perhaps others who wants to stop his film. Vimal added that 'Karnan' is definitley on track and that the pre-production work is in full swing.

This mega budget movie will have Prithviraj as Karnan and the director is in talks about various things with the actor now and then. Vimal says that Prithviraj will have an altered physique in the movie and that a special gym will be set up for all the actors in the movie. Locations have been scouted across India to suit the story of Mahabharatha. Other stars from Tamil, Telugu and Hindi will be roped in for various roles. Auditions will be held in major cities for other roles too.