Highlights Shankar had taken to social media and made the grand announcement of his collaboration with Ranveer Singh for the Hindi remake of Anniyan
Anniyan’s Producer V Ravichandran has stated that the film’s story rights belong to him
Chennai: Just a day after Director Shankar announced his maiden collaboration with Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh to remake the Vikram-starrer Anniyan/Aparichit, trouble has mounted for the project. In a strongly worded statement, Anniyan’s Producer V Ravichandran has stated that the film’s story rights belong to him and that the records are available for the same. He urged Shankar to stop work on the project with immediate effect, saying that he is also sending a legal notice to Shankar.
Anniyan is a 2005 Action-thriller in Tamil, starring Vikram, Sadha, Prakash Raj and Vivek. The plot revolves around Ambi, a socially-conscious and straight-forward lawyer and his woes with corruption and lack of empathy among the public.
The Gully Boy actor described the filmmaker as a true disruptor .
The movie, co-produced by God Bless Entertainment, is slated to go on the floors in mid-2022.
The film s music will be available on Saregama.
Mumbai: Bollywood star Ranveer Singh is set to headline the Hindi adaptation of Tamil blockbuster Anniyan , to be directed by acclaimed filmmaker Shankar who also helmed the original.
The 2005 psychological action thriller featured South star Vikram in the lead and chronicled the story of a man who suffers from multiple personality disorder- working as a lawyer by day and a vigilante at night.
The adaptation billed as a pan-India project will be produced by Jayantilal Gada of Pen Studios.