Sardar Fame Mithran with Sanjay Leela Bhansali / Su from So Tamil remake/ Chemmen Hindi Rights

 Kollywood Director P S Mithran known for helming stylish and successful thrillers like Irumbu Thirai and Sardar,  has joined. producers Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Shabinaa Khan for a film loosely based on Rowdy Rathore. The producers wanted to do a sequel to Rowdy Rathore. Rowdy Rathore is a 2012 action-comedy film directed by Prabhu Deva and produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Ronnie Screwvala. Starring Akshay Kumar in a dual role and Sonakshi Sinha as the female lead, the film was a massive commercial success, For three years the idea to do a sequel was underway with Siddharth Malhotra, YTV was acquitted by Disney India and they were not keen for a sequel. Mithran will do an action thriller like Rowdy Rathore but not have any link to it. Siddharth is not the hero. Sardar 2 is ready for release.

Blockbuster Kannada film Su From So is ready to stream on Jio HotStar. and on Kannada= Telugu TV channels. The latest development is that NS Rajkumar, known for producing over 17 films in Kannada and distributing more than 60 titles across South Indian languages, has now acquired the Tamil remake rights of Su From So at a record price. Rajkumar sees strong potential in adapting this Kannada blockbuster for Tamil audiences. The team is currently working on finalising the cast and crew lineup, with official announcements expected soon.

According to Rajkumar, it wasn’t just the humour that stood out, but also the underlying message in this comedy-drama—something he believes will strike a chord in Tamil Nadu as well. Su From So, produced by Raj B Shetty’s Lighter Buddha Films, was released in Kannada and later dubbed into Malayalam and Telugu, and is doing stupendously well at the box office. The film, directed by JP Thuminad, stars Raj B Shetty, JP Thuminad, Shaneel Gautham, Sandhya Arakere, Mime Prasad, and Prakash Thuminad, among others, who have all contributed to its popularity with their engaging performances. It was distributed by Dulquer Salmaan’s Wayfarer Films for distribution across Kerala. After release, Anil Thadani’s AA Films acquired the North India distribution rights. The film was also released internationally by Phars Film. On August 8 the Telugu version was released by Mythiri. Film is set stream on Jio HotStar. They bought it for Rs 5.5 crore. The film entered the Rs 100 crore club in Kannada.

 

 Chemmeen novel by Thakazhi would have had an Hindi avatar with Sunil Dutt doing Madhu role  revealed Madhu at 60^th year of the iconic Malayalam film. Sunil Dutt bought the novel rights to film in Hindu but later dropped it as he was told that it could trigger Hindi- Muslim feud. “ If not Sunil Dutt would have been walking the seashore singing sad song like me in Chemmeen’ Hindi” quipped Madhu.i.