UTV Motion Pictures to remake ‘Delhi Belly’ in Tamil
- Tamil stars Arya, Santhanam, Premgi, Hansika, Anjali and Nasser to star in remake of one of the most successful movies of 2011 –
Mumbai, 30 April 2012: UTV Motion Pictures will now remake the 2011 superhit movie 'Delhi Belly' in Tamil. The film produced by UTV Motion Pictures and Aamir Khan Productions was directed by Abhinay Deo in English and dubbed in Hindi, and now the Tamil version will be directed by R. Kannan (who earlier directed Jayamkondan and Kanden Kadhalai).
In the yet to be titled Tamil version, Imran Khan’s role will be played by Arya, the new heartthrob and star of UTV’s super hit January release, Vettai. The No.1 comedian in Tamil cinema Santhanam will play Kunaal Roy Kapur’s role and popular actor Premgi will play Vir Das’s role. Hansika and Anjali will play the roles of the air hostess and journalist respectively.
The popular character artiste Nasser, who is known to play the villain with much ease, will essay the role originally played by Vijay Raaz and the film will have several known stars in other pivotal roles.
The core theme and screenplay of the film has been retained, and 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' film fame.
“Our next Hindi release Rowdy Rathore is a remake of the superhit Telugu film Vikramarkudu, which was also remade in Tamil as Siruthai, another superhit. In the past we have successfully remade our Hindi productions in the South, like Khosla Ka Ghosla (in Tamil) and A Wednesday (in Tamil and Telegu). Some content transcends culture and language, and draws audiences in for the sheer quality of story telling. In the same vein, we believe 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", said Siddharth Roy Kapur, CEO, UTV Motion Pictures.
The film will have music by the current youth icon Thaman, cinematography by P.G. Muthiah (of Poo, Kanden Kadhalai and Saguni fame), Editing by Leo, Art Direction by Videsh, Costumes by Deepali and Stunts by Silva.
The film will go on the floors on 7th May 2012 in Chennai and will be completed by October 2012. It is slated for a Pongal release in January 2013.
Delhi Belly the Film: Tashi, Arun and Nitin - flatmates, buddies and partners in crime. Tashi is to get married in a month but still doesn't know if his fiancé is THE ONE! Arun can't make up his mind who he wants to kill first - his girlfriend who has just dumped him or his stupid, annoying boss whose idea of creativity is sketching a smiling banana! And Nitin is about to discover that eating delicious tandoori chicken off a street vendor is going to give him the worst case of Delhi Belly he's ever known! Three regular blokes, living the regular life EXCEPT for one small detail - they are on the hit list of one of the world's deadliest crime syndicates. Will they be able to get away before the shit hits the roof and it comes crashing down? Delhi Belly - the meanest comedy you're ever likely to see.
About UTV Motion Pictures:
The Motion Pictures division of UTV, established in 2004, is one of the only integrated studio models in the Indian film industry. Its activities span across creative development, production, marketing, distribution, licensing, merchandising and syndication of films worldwide. UTV has a library of over 50 films including Hindi, Regional, Animation and International Productions. The last decade in Indian cinema has seen UTV delivering some of the most iconic films including Swades, Rang De Basanti, Jodhaa Akbar, A Wednesday, Dev D, Khosla Ka Ghosla, The Namesake, Life in a Metro, Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!, Fashion, Kaminey and more recently Raajneeti, Udaan, Peepli [Live], No One Killed Jessica, Delhi Belly, Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu and Paan Singh Tomar. Over the years, UTV has worked with the most eminent production and direction talent in the industry including Aamir Khan, Karan Johar, Mira Nair, M. Night Shyamalan, Ashutosh Gowariker, Prakash Jha, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Farah Khan, Vishal Bhardwaj, Anurag Kashyap, Madhur Bhandarkar, Anurag Basu and Shyam Benegal, while backing new talent like Neeraj Pandey, Raj Kumar Gupta, Nishikant Kamat, Dibakar Banerjee, Vikramaditya Motwane, Amit Trivedi, Akshat Verma, Remo D’souza, and many others.
After the breakout hit No One Killed Jessica, the critically acclaimed Dhobi Ghat and the rip-roaring comedy Delhi Belly in 2011, this year started on a high octane note with the romantic blockbuster Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu, Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya followed by Paan Singh Tomar, a content driven film built through marketing, distribution, reviews and word-of-mouth. Coming up, UTV has an impressive slate of movies lined up for 2012 with Barfi!, Rowdy Rathore, Heroine, Joker and many more.
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