Varma: Arjun Reddy’s Tamil remake starring Dhruv Vikram starts rolling!

As we had reported earlier, Chiyaan Vikram’s son Dhruv is making is his entry to film industry with the Tamil remake of last year’s blockbuster Telugu movie Arjun Reddy. National award winner Bala is directing the movie in Tamil. Varma mRks the maiden Tamil production of Mollywood’s leading banner E4 Entertainment.

Varma officially went on floors today (March 2) in Kathmandu, Nepal. The team will be shooting for some important portions there before returning back to Chennai. Cinematography is handled by Sukumar and dialogues are penned by Raju Murugan, who has directed acclaimed movies like Cuckoo and Joker. Radhan, who composed the music in Arjun Reddy, has been signed for Varma as well. The makers are still tight-lipped about the female lead and other supporting cast.

Arjun Reddy, released last year was a sensational success across the South. The movie directed by debutant Sandeep Reddy Vanga was widely acclaimed, both by the critics as well as the commoners. It tells the story of an impulsive medical surgeon, Arjun Reddy, who falls madly in love with his college junior. Arjun becomes alcoholic post break-up and the rest of the story is about how he redeems himself.

Vijay Deverakonda’s stellar performance in the movie has been rated as one of the finest in Telugu cinema in recent years. So, it will be a real challenge for Dhruv as comparisons are bound to be made with Vijay Deverakonda.

It must be noted that Varma’s director Bala was the one who gave Vikram a big break with the National award winning ‘Sethu’. It will be interesting to see how Bala launches Dhruv. The director is famous for his intense style of filmmaking, with most of his films having a dark and disturbing nature. With Arjun Reddy’s remake, Bala is expected to showcase an unseen filmmaking style of his. Let’s wait and watch!