Sukumar’s
Rangasthalam
received a phenomenal response in the Telugu states and the overseas market. Set against the hinterlands of Andhra Pradesh, the rustic revenge-drama had a compelling script, engaging screenplay, strong characterisations, foot-tapping songs, rich production values and terrific performances from the entire star cast. Despite an impeccable act from
Samantha Akkineni, the show-stealer of the film was
Ram Charan who played ‘sound engineer’ Chitti Babu to perfection and has completely submitted to the traits of the all-encompassing countryside.
According to reports, the producers of Rangasthalam (Mythri Movie Makers) have sold the remake rights for a whopping amount of Rs 1.5 crore. Speculations are rife that
Raghava Lawrence has bagged the Tamil remake rights of the film.
However, it’s unclear on who will play the lead role in the remake and who’ll direct it. Meanwhile, grapevine suggests that
Lingusamy
is the frontrunner to direct Rangasthalam in Tamil and Lawrence might play the protagonist. Both these filmmakers command a solid following among the masses and their collaboration would certainly be interesting.