Pongal release for Delhi Belly Tamil remake

TNN / Updated: Jan 15, 2017, 01:41 IST

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The Tamil remake of the superhit comedy will go on the floors on May 7

Pongal release for Delhi Belly Tamil remake

UTV Motion Pictures is now remaking the 2011 superhit movie Delhi Belly in Tamil. The film will be directed by R Kannan (who earlier directed Jayamkondan and Kanden Kadhalai) and stars Arya, Santhanam, Premgi, Hansika, Anjali and Nasser.
In the yet to be titled Tamil version, Imran Khan's role will be played by Arya, while Santhanam will play Kunaal Roy Kapur's role and Premgi, Vir Das's role.Hansika and Anjali will play the roles of the air hostess and journalist respectively.
Nasser, who is known to play the villain with much ease, will essay the role originally played by Vijay Raaz. The film will also have several known stars in other pivotal roles.
While the core theme and screenplay of the film has been retained, the makers claim that it has been adapted by a team of three writers to suit the tastes and sensibilities of the Tamil audience. Dialogues are written by John Mahendran of Sachien fame.

"Delhi Belly will work superbly well with Tamil audiences and we are thrilled with the exceptionally adapted screenplay that a team of young writers has developed. We have brought on actors who are youthful and popular, along with a very skilled director at the helm, and we are confident that the great content of Delhi Belly will act as a bridge for cinema loving audiences across languages," says Siddharth Roy Kapur, CEO, UTV Motion Pictures.
The film will have music by Thaman and cinematography by P G Muthiah. It will go on the floors on May 7, 2012 in Chennai and the team is planning to complete it at a stretch by October 2012. The film is slated for a Pongal release in January 2013.

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