Riddhi
The Hindi version of Allu Arjun has impressed a lot of fans and had an overwhelming response.
Now, reports suggest that Manish Shah of Goldmine Telefilms is now also looking to get into film production and has the remake rights of a hit South film.
Manish has bought the remake rights of Ajith’s 2019 film, Visawasam. The film was offered to Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgn, and Shahrukh Khan but each of them turned down the offer.
A source tells Bollywood Hungama, “Manish Shah has been releasing dubbed films on TV and his YouTube channel for years and has emerged successful. He now wants to produce Hindi films. He has bought the remake rights of Ajith’s 2019 film, Visawasam.”
Explaining why the remake of Viswasam is not still made, the source explained, “He had approached Ajay Devgn to reprise the role played by Ajith in the original version. However, he turned it down. Even Akshay Kumar refused the film. Both the actors felt that the film would not suit the Hindi audiences’ sensibilities.”
Another source continued, “Balaji Telefilms were also approached to come on-board and co-produce the remake of Viswasam. However, since no big actor had signed the lead part, they declined the request.”
It was also rumored that earlier Shah Rukh Khan was approached for the remake by Siva, the director of the original. However, even he had turned down the project.
For the unversed, the movie revolves around a village ruffian whose life takes a turn when he meets his estranged wife after several years.
