Official: Jyothika to star in the Tamil remake of Vidya Balan’s Tumhari Sulu

For the last few days, reports about Jyothika doing the Tamil remake of Vidya Balan’s superhit movie Tumhari Sulu have been doing the rounds in social medias. Jyothika’s husband, actor Suriya finally made the official announcement yesterday through his Twitter handle. Radha Mohan will be directing the movie and Dhanjayan Govindan is producing it under his banner of BOFTA Media Works.

This is Jyothika’s second film with Radha Mohan after the widely acclaimed Mozhi. Jyothika’s performance in the movie is regarded as her career best. She won widespread appreciation and numerous accolades for playing a differently abled person in Mozhi. The actress is expected to deliver another excellent performance when she teams up with Radha Mohan once again for the remake of Tumhari Sulu.

However, Jyothika has a huge challenge ahead of her as comparisons are bound to happen with the original. Tumhari Sulu directed by Suresh Triveni had Vidya Balan, Neha Dhupia and Manav Kaul in major roles. Then movie is about an ambitious housewife who becomes a radio jockey for a late-night relationship advice show. The movie worked well at the box office courtesy Vidya Balan’s tremendous performance.

Radha Mohan is currently in the process of reworking the script to suit the sensibilities of the Tamil audience. The makers have roped in cinematographer Mahesh Muthuswami and editor Praveen KL for the project. More details about the title and other cast and crew are yet to be revealed.