According to the Pokkiri star, he wasn't sure if he could pull off three roles in the film. "I really liked the subject when I heard it from Vikram. Even though I was interested in

the project, I couldn't visualize myself in triple roles, especially as the antagonist Aathreya. I felt I might not be able to do full justice to the roles. Hence, I backed off,

"Mahesh told TNM.