He spotted the photos of a Mangalore-based model Neha Shetty, in the newspapers in February 2015, as reports came out of her winning beauty contest WTN Miss Mangalore, who on being placed at the Miss India South emerged as a runner-up. The director Shashank said the search for a "new face" as a female lead began with the announcement of the film. However, it was speculated that he would play Ganesh's father. Ravichandran was the second actor to be signed by the makers of the film, in May 2015, though at the time of the announcement, his role in the film was not made clear. It was revealed that Ganesh would reprise his role in the film as the main protagonist, and that the film would be titled Mungaru Male 2. However, after much insistence, reports said Shashank relented and began working on the film's story and screenplay, which he completed by March 2015.
He approached Shashank to direct it, who initially refused, but was keen on directing Ganesh. Gangadhar, the executive producer of Mungaru Male would produce it. The sequel however, did not take off for seven years until reports came out in early-July 2014, when it was announced, albeit by a different team. It was reported that Ganesh would reprise his role and the makers were on the lookout for the female lead. In September, The Times of India carried a report which said that Rockline Venkatesh would produce the film titled Mungaru Male 2, and that it would be directed by Preetham Gubbi, the screenwriter of Mungaru Male. Ganesh was to reprise his role as Preetham opposite Ramya. Krishnappa objecting to the title Mungaru Male Part 2, the title Preetham Prem Kahani was fixed. Production Development Īfter the commercial success of the 2006 film Mungaru Male, which grossed ₹750 million, the makers conceived a second part for the film, which they had previously planned while shooting for the film was on course. The film Mungaru Male was directed by Yogaraj Bhat, which was released on December 2006, and went on to collect more than ₹750 million in Indian box office in its lifetime theatrical run of 865-days against a budget of ₹70 lakh, film had featured Pooja Gandhi and Ganesh.
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