Prakash Raj turns villainous for K S Ravikumar

Turns villainous for K S Ravikumar

Prakash Raj will be playing the villain in the Hindi remake of Vikram's Saamy

V Lakshmi

Looks like director K S Ravikumar is slowly finalizing the cast of his Bollywood flick, which is based on the Tamil hit Saamy. While Sanjay Dutt will be playing the lead, we hear Ravikumar has zeroed in on Prakash Raj to play his villain. Ravikumar confirms, "Yes, Prakash Raj will be playing the negative lead in my film; he'll be locking horns with Sanjay Dutt." Tell him that the industry is abuzz with reports that on Dutt's insistence that Priyamani play the female lead, the director laughs it off. "I haven't spoken to Priyamani about this film. I'm working on finalizing list of cast and crew, and also the title, and I will be in a position to talk about it only after a week." Priyamani, however, says that someone has approached her manager for the film but is yet to get back.
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Kota Srinivasa Rao made his debut as a villain on the Tamil screen with Saamy, which was directed by Hari. The film revolved around the story of a Deputy Commisioner of Police (played by Vikram) taking on an underworld don and how he overcomes him despite many hurdles to his professional and personal life.

A still from Saamy

Prakash Raj to direct Aamir Khan?

Lata Srinivasan

The latest buzz about Aamir Khan is that he will be doing a Hindi film remake of a Tamil film. Apparently, the Bollywood superstar will be seen in the Hindi remake of Prakash Raj's hit Tamil film Abhiyum Naanum. This critically-acclaimed 2008 film was produced by Prakash Raj and starred him and Trisha in the lead roles. When we contacted Prakash Raj as to whether Aamir Khan would indeed be reprising his role in Hindi, the actor-producer said, "Yes" but refused to divulge more details on the project. The rumour is also that he would be directing the project in Hindi. The flick is being produced by Boney Kapoor and his official spokesperson said, "We are producing the film but not with Aamir Khan. We haven't done the casting yet and can't disclose anything now." Abhiyum Naanum showcases the emotional relationship between a father and daughter and was seen a milestone in Tamil cinema. The Tamil film was directed by Radha Mohan who has directed several films so far for Prakash Raj's banner. We just have to wait and watch if Prakash Raj can recreate the magic in Hindi!

A still from Abhiyum Naanum

Aamir Khan