[2][3] After apprenticing under Shankar in Indian (1996), Gandhi Krishna approached writer Sujatha to allow him to adapt his novel Pirivom Sandhipom into a screenplay.
[11] He next made the romantic thriller, Chellamae (2004), featuring newcomer Vishal in the lead role alongside Reemma Sen and Bharath.
[14] Gandhi Krishna finally ended up making Pirivom Sandhipom from mid-2007 as Ananda Thandavam (2009), starring rookie actors Siddharth Venugopal, Tamannaah Bhatia and Rukmini Vijayakumar.
[4][15] Despite being promoted heavily prior to release, the film garnered negative reviews and performed poorly at the box office.
The film, which starred Vikram, Zarine Khan and Radhika Apte, had been in production since 2010 but has failed to restart even after Gandhi Krishna's appointment.