El director Sandeep Reddy Vanga reveló que inicialmente iba a elegir a Sai Pallavi en "Arjun Reddy", pero eligió a Shalini Pandey en su lugar. Director Sandeep Reddy Vanga revealed he was initially set to cast Sai Pallavi in "Arjun Reddy" but chose Shalini Pandey instead.

En un evento previo al lanzamiento de "Thandel", el director Sandeep Reddy Vanga reveló que inicialmente quería elegir a Sai Pallavi como actriz principal en su exitosa película de 2017 "Arjun Reddy". At a pre-release event for "Thandel," director Sandeep Reddy Vanga revealed he initially wanted to cast Sai Pallavi as the lead actress in his 2017 hit film "Arjun Reddy." Sin embargo, un coordinador le dijo que Sai Pallavi no usaría ropa sin mangas ni realizaría escenas románticas. However, he was told by a coordinator that Sai Pallavi would not wear sleeveless clothing or do romantic scenes. Esto lo llevó a lanzar a Shalini Pandey en su lugar. This led him to cast Shalini Pandey instead. A pesar del revés, Vanga elogió la integridad de Pallavi, y ambos expresaron respeto mutuo. Despite the setback, Vanga praised Pallavi's integrity, and both expressed mutual respect.