Last seen playing an obsessive and aggressive lover in Ispade Rajavum Idhaya Raniyum, actor Harish Kalyan is currently shooting for Dhanusu Raasi Neyargale which marks the directorial debut of Sanjay Bharathi, son of veteran actor-filmmaker Santhana Bharathi.
Upon competition of this project, Harish is expected to commence work on another film which is tipped to be the remake of Ayushmann Khurrana starrer Vicky Donor. According to the industry grapevine, the remake will be directed by Krishna Marimuthu, who made his debut a couple of years with Naga Chaitanya starrer Telugu action-thriller Yudham Sharanam.
The Ayshmann Khurrana starrer Vicky Donor is an award-winning romantic comedy which talks about the controversial sperm donation and infertility issues.
The yet-untitled remake will be bankrolled by Screen Scene Entertainments who had recently distributed Vishal starrer Ayogya across Tamil Nadu. The rest of the cast and crew are yet to be finalised and the makers are expected to make an official announcement in a couple of months.
Vicky Donor was remade in Telugu as Naruda Donoruda with Sumanth a couple of years ago. The Telugu version, which bombed at the box-office, was directed by Mallik Ram and also featured Tanikella Bharani and Pallavi Subhash.
Sumanth had produced this film which was made on the concept of sperm donation and was extremely well received in Hindi. Unlike the original, the Telugu version had more comedy and the makers made these changes to suit local sensibilities.
Meanwhile, Harish’s Dhanusu Raasi Neyargale is aiming for a release later this year. In the film, Harish plays an automobile mechanic who believes in astrology. Director Sanjay had said that the film won’t be just a love story but will also be a wholesome family entertainer. The film marks the Tamil debut of Rhea Chakraborty. Reba Monica John also plays one of the leads.
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