Sasikumar, Vijay Sethupathi and Madhavan were the first choices for Joseph Tamil remake

As reported by us earlier, hit Malayalam ‘Joseph’ is getting remade in Tamil. M Padmakumar, who directed the original film in Malayalam, is helming the Tamil version as well. Producer-turned-actor RK Suresh is reprising the lead role played by Joju. Multiple national-award winning filmmaker Bala is producing the film, which has been titled as ‘Visithran’.

In a recent interview, RK Suresh revealed that initially actors like Sasikumar, Vijay Sethupathi, and Madhavan were the first choices to play the lead role. It was Bala who insisted Suresh to take up the role. The latter had put extra efforts to play the character, which included putting on over 20 kilos. Joju’s performance in the original was widely praised and won him numerous accolades including the Kerala State award for Best Character Actor and a Special Jury Mention at the National level. So RK Suresh has a big task ahead of them to match up to that.

‘Visithran’ has its screenplay adapted by John Mahendran, the director of Vijay’s ‘Sachien’. Poorna, Madhu Shalini, Ilavarasu, Marimuthu, Bagavathi Perumal and late Malayalam actor Anil Murali are part of the supporting cast. GV Prakash is handling the music department. Vetrivel Mahendran is the cinematographer.