R Madhavan in Vikram Vedha (Image courtesy: actormaddy)
Highlights
- Pushkar and Gayatri will direct the Hindi remake too
- Neeraj Pandey has joined the team as a writer and creative producer
- The cast hasn't been finalised as of yet
New Delhi: Tamil film Vikram Vedha, starring R Madhavan, will be remade in Hindi, news agency IANS reports. Directors Pushkar and Gayatri, who made the Tamil version, will be directing the Hindi remake too. "
Vikram Vedha is one of the best films to be made in recent times. This incredible collaboration is also a coming together of a dream creative team that would do true justice to a film like that," an official from the production team said in a statement, reports IANS. Neeraj Pandey has joined the team as a writer and creative producer while Reliance Entertainment, Friday Filmworks and Y Not Studios will co-produce the untitled film. The cast hasn't been finalised as of yet.
Vikram Vedha, an action-crime thriller film, released last year in July. In the film, Madhavan played a tough cop Vikram while actor Vijay Sethupathi featured as a gangster Vedha.
"With this great team, we are looking forward to a blockbuster Hindi version of
Vikram Vedha," the official added.
Vikram Vedha had released to positive reviews and starred Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Shraddha Srinath and Kathir in prominent roles.
Vikram Vedha was Madhavan's last released film. He is currently recuperating from his shoulder surgery. His 2016 film
Irudhi Suttru, a sports drama, was also remade in Hindi in the same year. The film, titled
Saala Khadoos, starred Ritika Singh opposite Madhavan, who played a boxing coach. Madhavan's web series
Breathe released recently and has films like
Chanda Mama Door Ke (co-starring Sushant Singh Rajput) and
Savyasachi (Telugu) in the pipeline.
(With IANS inputs)