Hit films to be remade for Tamil audience

DELHI BELLY, the super hit Imran Khan starrer will now be made in Tamil. UTV Motion Pictures is all set for the remake. Produced by UTV Motion Pictures and Aamir Khan Productions, the film was directed by Abhinay Deo in English and later dubbed in Hindi.
Now we will have its Tamil version, which will be directed by R. Kannan. Kannan is the director of JAYAMKONDAN and KANDEN KADHALAI.
The Tamil remake is yet to be titled. It is said that in Tamil version, Arya will play the role of Imran Khan. Arya has won hearts and is the new heartthrob since Vettai, also a UTV release. Santhanam, also known as the No.1 comedian of Tamil cinema will play the role of Kunaal Roy Kapur. Premgi will play the role of Vir Das. The roles of the air hostess and journalist will be played by Hansika and Anjali respectively.
Nasser, the popular character artiste who plays the bad boy with ease, will play the role originally played by Vijay Raaz. The film is also reported to have other known stars in some pivotal roles.
Despite this fact, the core theme and screenplay of the film has been retained. To suit the Tamil tastes and sensibilities, the film has been adapted by a three-writer team. The dialogues of the film will be from John Mahendran, the writer of SACHIEN fame.
Siddharth Roy Kapur, CEO, UTV Motion Pictures, said ���Our next Hindi release ROWDY RATHORE is a remake of the superhit Telugu film VIKRAMARKUDU, which was also remade in Tamil as SIRUTHAI, another superhit. In the past we have successfully remade our Hindi productions in the South, like KHOSLA KA GHOSLA (in Tamil) and A WEDNESDAY (in Tamil and Telugu). Some content transcends culture and language, and draws audiences in for the sheer quality of story telling. In the same vein, we believe DELHI BELLY will work superbly well with Tamil audiences and we are thrilled with the exceptionally adapted screenplay that a team of young writers has developed. We have brought on actors who are youthful and popular, along with a very skilled director at the helm, and we are confident that the great content of DELHI BELLY will act as a bridge for cinema loving audiences across languages. ���
This film���s music will be written by the current youth icon, Thaman. Its cinematography will be P.G. Muthiah���s product. Muthiah has Poo, Kanden Kadhalai, and Saguni to his credit. Editing will be by Leo, and art irection by Videsh, The film���s stunts will be by Silva and costumes by Deepali.
The film is slated to hit the floors in Chennai on 7th May 2012 and expected to be completed by October 2012 for a 2013 Pongal release.
Source: Cinefundas.com