Selvaraghavan's challenge

Director Selvaraghavan has challenged those who claim that Aayirathil Oruvan is a remake of an English film. Refuting the allegations that it is a copy of another film, the director says that it is purely based on the research that he undertook for years together. According to Selva, even the dialogues of AO are original and have been inspired from the various historical sites.The director has said that if it is proved that the film has been copied from another source, then he is willing to apologize and quit movies for good.