K.S.L. Swamy, who assisted G.V. Iyer in his Adi Shankaracharya , Madhvacharya , Ramanujacharya , and Bhagavad Gita series of films, was preparing to direct Sri Shankara Digvijaya-Tatvamasi , a teleserial on the life and achievements of Adi Shankara. Noted cinematographer G.S. Bhaskar, editor Suresh Urs and music composer Praveen Godkindi were assisting him in the venture. He had plans to shoot the serial in various places where the Advita philosopher had left his footprints.