Director P. Vasu's next directorial venture starring Rajinikanth has been named "Kuselan". It will be a remake of the Malayalam super-hit "Katha Parayumbol" in which Mamootty and Sreenivasan starred. It was released during Christmas last year and it became an instant success.
The Tamil version will be produced by Kavithalaya, the production house of Rajini's mentor K. Balachander. Panchu Arunachalam will also be associated with the project as co-producer. Vidyasagar will be the music director. Just days after the official announcement of Shankar's what is described as "heavy weight" "Robot" starring Rajini, P. Vasu told media persons about his plans to remake in Tamil the Malayalam blockbuster with Rajini in the lead.
Before the discussions started on the project, Sreenivasan, writer and co-producer of "Katha Parayumbol" had held a special screening of the film for Rajini who was said to have been impressed by the story. It is a sentimental comedy. The story revolves around a deep and abiding friendship between a struggling barber and a reigning superstar who are childhood friends.Mammootty played the superstar and Sreenivasan the barber in the Malayalam film while Rajini will play the lead role and Pasupathy will do the barber character in Tamil.
The title of the Tamil remake "Kuselan" is inspired by the story of how Lord Krishna helped his boyhood friend of the Gurukula days, Sudhama (Kuchela), when he was passing through hard times due to utter poverty. Work on the Tamil project will start soon and the film is expected to be ready for release by August, much ahead of "Robot".
"Kuselan" is Vasu's second mega project after Rajini-starrer "Chandramukhi" which was a phenomenal success.
The Tamil version will be produced by Kavithalaya, the production house of Rajini's mentor K. Balachander. Panchu Arunachalam will also be associated with the project as co-producer. Vidyasagar will be the music director. Just days after the official announcement of Shankar's what is described as "heavy weight" "Robot" starring Rajini, P. Vasu told media persons about his plans to remake in Tamil the Malayalam blockbuster with Rajini in the lead.
Before the discussions started on the project, Sreenivasan, writer and co-producer of "Katha Parayumbol" had held a special screening of the film for Rajini who was said to have been impressed by the story. It is a sentimental comedy. The story revolves around a deep and abiding friendship between a struggling barber and a reigning superstar who are childhood friends.Mammootty played the superstar and Sreenivasan the barber in the Malayalam film while Rajini will play the lead role and Pasupathy will do the barber character in Tamil.
The title of the Tamil remake "Kuselan" is inspired by the story of how Lord Krishna helped his boyhood friend of the Gurukula days, Sudhama (Kuchela), when he was passing through hard times due to utter poverty. Work on the Tamil project will start soon and the film is expected to be ready for release by August, much ahead of "Robot".
"Kuselan" is Vasu's second mega project after Rajini-starrer "Chandramukhi" which was a phenomenal success.
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