Adi Kapyare Kootamani remade in Tamil as Hostel; First look poster out

As reported by us earlier, the 2015-released Malayalam film ‘Adi Kapyare Koottamani’ is getting remade in Tamil as ‘Hostel’. Ashok Selvan and Priya Bhavani Shankar are playing the lead roles in it. The film’s first look poster got released online last day. It is directed by Sumanth Radhakrishnan and produced by R Ravindran of Trident Arts.

‘Adi Kapyare Koottamani’ is a youthful comedy entertainer with a tinge of horror element in it. The story is centred around a girl getting stuck in a men’s hostel and the fun incidents that follow. Debutant John Varghese directed the film, which emerged successful at the box office. After its release, a sequel was also announced by producer Vijay Babu but there has been no futher updates about it.

The Tamil remake has Ashok Selvan and Priya Bhavani Shankar reprising the roles played by Dhyan Sreenivasan and Namitha Pramod in the original. The film’s cast also includes Sathish, Nasser and Munishkanth in major roles. Praveen Kumar is the cinematographer and Bobo Shashi of Kulir 100° fame is composing the music.

Shoot for ‘Hostel’ has already been completed and release date is expected to be out soon.