Akshay Kumar’s next is OMG 2, so the makers want a few months gap for a long-awaited Soorarai Pottru remake, now it will release in February 2024.
For the last few years, we have been witnessing a new trend in the Indian film industry and that is big stars and makers of Bollywood are opting for the Hindi remake of the superhit South Indian movies. The reason for this sudden shift is the increasing interest of the Hindi audience towards the South Indian film.
This success has come as a wake-up call for Bollywood that Big names or items song will not gonna make their films hit unless they deliver content-driven films. That is why Hindi filmmakers are making a shift toward the Hindi remakes of Blockbuster South Indian films.
Now, continuing this trend, Bollywood’s highest-paid actor Khiladi Akshay Kumar has also joined the list and has begun the shoot of his new project, an untitled Hindi remake of the acclaimed Tamil Drama film Soorarai Pottru, which was announced in July last year.
Soorarai Pottru Release Date
Akshay Kumar’s long-awaited movie Soorarai Pottru Hindi Remake earlier got a release date in Sep 2023, but makers want 4 months gap for Akki’s new film as OM2 is releasing in August. This might be a game-changer for superstars after back-to-back Box Office failures, save the new date ‘16 Feb 2024‘.
Interestingly, the Hindi version is produced by Suriya’s production house, 2D Entertainment, along with Abudantia Entertainment and Cape Good Films on a lavish scale. 2D Entertainment will be making its debut in Hindi film production with this film.
About Soorarai Pottru
Soorarai Pottru was the 2020 Tamil drama film which was partly inspired by the events from the life of Captain of the Indian Army G.R. Gopinath who founded the first Indian low-cost carrier Simplifly Deccan, formally known as Air Deccan. These life events have been described in his memoir Simply Fily: A Deccan Odyssey.
The film was directed by Sudha Kongara, who also conceptualized and written it the story. Kongara and Shalini Ushadevi with an additional screenplay by Aalif Surti and Ganesha and Vijay Kumar wrote the dialogues. It was produced by Suriya, who also played the lead role in the film along with Aparna Balamurali and Paresh Rawal, in association with Guneet Monga under their respective banners 2D Entertainment and Sikhya Entertainment.
The film was planned for a theater release two years ago but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it had a direct-to-digital release on Amazon Prime Video on October 3o, 2020. It received acclaim from critics as well as the audience and also several accolades and awards.
Hindi Remake of Soorarai Pottru Star Cast
Khiladi Kumar has begun the shooting of his most awaited project which is the Hindi remake of Soorarai Pottru, which was announced last year in the month of July. The Bachchan Paandey actor has collaborated with Radhika Madan for the film.
Today, on April 25, 2022, Akshay announced that he had started the shooting of the film. He shared a video on his social media handle of the mahurat shot of the film. In the video, his co-star Radhika Madan can be seen breaking the coconut. In the caption, he also asked his fans to drop suggestions for the title of the project.
Interestingly, the film is being directed by Sudha Kongara who also directed the original film and it is being produced by Suriya’s production house 2D Production along with Abundantia Entertainment and Cape Good Films on a big scale. 2D Entertainment will be making its debut in Hindi film production with this film.
Actor-producer Suriya also took to Twitter and officially announced the Hindi remake. He also attended that launch ceremony which happened in Mumbai along with the cast and crew. He also shared some pictures on social media and asked for blessings from his fans as he begins a new journey.
