At the heart of the process is an unsuccessful pushback by the Ujjain-based Maharshi Sandipani Rashtriya Veda Vidya Pratishthan, an autonomous organisation under the Education Ministry, working on encouraging and preserving “Ved Vidya”.

Beast is Vijay's fourth film with Sun Pictures. The production house has previously bankrolled Vijay’s Vettaikaaran, Sura and Sarkar.

To put Kamalpreet Kaur's new discus throw national record into perspective, 66.59m would have earned a bronze at the 2016 Rio Olympics.