Ace lensman to helm the Hindi remake of “Maanagaram”

Ace lensman to helm the Hindi remake of “Maanagaram”

Director Lokesh Kanagaraj made his directorial debut with ‘Managaram’. The movie featured Sri, Sandeep Kishan and Regina Cassendra in the lead roles, while Charle, Madhusudhanan, Munishkanth, and Vivek Prasanna formed the vital balance cast. The film won huge critical acclaim and was a success at the box-office as well. It was also dubbed in Hindi as ‘Dadagiri 2’ in 2019 by Goldmines Telefilms. Produced by SR Prabhu and SR Prakash Babu under the banner of Potential Studios.

The film is reportedly having a Hindi remake and the ace lensman Santhosh Shivan will be helming the film. Producer Shibu Thameens confirmed, “Yes, you have got it right. It’s January 10 in Mumbai, a city which I love. And, the entire film will be shot at night. Almost the entire Mumbai will be covered. The characters in the Hindi version will be far more detailed than in the Tamil one”. In terms of a leading lady, a source revealed, “The film’s team has zeroed down on two to three names. A final decision will be taken soon”.

Ace lensman to helm the Hindi remake of “Maanagaram”

Vikrant has signed the film and will shoot for it early next year after completing his current commitments. He will be seen reprising the role of a small-town guy who comes to Chennai to attend an interview for a job in a BPO, played by Sri in the original. The casting for the other prominent parts is said to be undergoing as you read this. 

An absorbing emotional thriller that travels on the hyperlink plot connecting the four youngsters from the different walks of life, the Hindi remake of Maanagaram will be set in Mumbai unlike the original that focalized upon Chennai city as one of the major characters. Shah Rukh Khan and Kareena Kapoor’s Ashoka (2001) director Santosh Sivan has come on board to helm this remake for Tamil producer Shibu Thameens under his home banner, Thameens Films. Sivan who’s lately been making films in the regional languages will be returning to Hindi film direction after 12 years with this yet-untitled film that has been written by Amit Joshi (Trapped) and Aradhana Debnath. Santosh Sivan has started the preparation and will begin production in December or early next year. It is also reported that Lokesh Kanagaraj’s second directorial venture “Kaithi” is also remade in Hindi with Ajay Devgan playing the lead. 

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