Director Bala is silently canning his Naan Kadavul at Varanasi.

He recently commenced shooting, with over 500 sadhus brought from Tamil Nadu.

Arya, who is pinning all hopes on Naan Kadavul, has been taking special efforts to prepare himself for the role.

Now the latest buzz is that Bala has chosen to shoot few portions of the movie on the banks of Ganga in Kasi.

A huge set has been put up by art director Krishnamurthy at a cost of several lakhs, comprising a ghat. The set was put up in just a week.

The shooting will commence at the sets from 20 December.

The movie features Bhavana opposite Arya. The movie being produced by L Thenappan has musical score by Ilayaraja.