Owing to the set-back caused in film economy due to pandemic Coronavirus, many actors and directors are seen volunteering for a pay-cut to ease their respective productions' financial predicament.  Latest to join this list is Cobra director Ajay Gnanamuthu who has taken a whopping 40% salary reduction owing to these difficult times. 

Cobra which stars Vikram in the lead was being shot in Russia when COVID-19 forced them to abandon filming mid-way. The film produced by 7 Screen Studios recently had a track release titled Thumbi Thullal which is an A.R. Rahman composition.