Udhayanidhi Stalin and Namitha Pramod to play the leads in Maheshinte Prathikaram’s Tamil remake

As reported earlier by us, ace filmmaker Priyadarshan is helming the Tamil remake of last year’s widely acclaimed Malayalam movie Maheshinte Prathikaram. Udhayanidhi Stalin and Malayali actress Namitha Pramod have been roped in to play the lead roles.

Priyadarshan has confirmed the news about the remake. He will be tweaking the script slightly to suit the sensibilities of the Tamil audience. Apparently, there will be more prominence to humour in the Tamil verison.

Namitha Pramod will be reprising the role played by Aparna Balamurali in the original. MS Bhaskar will be playing the role essayed by Alencier Ley Lopez. The movie will start rolling on July 15 and will be shot extensively in Theni and Cumbam regions.

Santhosh Nair of Moonshot Entertainment is producing this movie. Incidentally, he is also the chairman of OPM Dream Mill Cinemas, who co-produced Maheshinte Prathikaram. NK Ekambaram, who handled the camera in Priyadarshan’s Oppam has been roped in as the DOP for this new movie.

Maheshinte Prathikaram was a huge success, both critically and commercially. Fahadh Faasil played the lead role in the movie directed by Dileesh Pothen. The movie won numerous accolades including two National Awards; for the best feature film in Malayalam and best screenplay for Shyam Pushkaran. Interestingly, director Priyadarshan was the jury chairman of last year’s National Film Awards.

Priyadarshan’s last Tamil movie was Sila Samayangalil. The movie, starring Prakash Raj, Sriya Reddy and Ashok Selvan in the lead roles was selected for the final round of the 74th Golden Globe Awards.