Varma: Here’s the title of Arjun Reddy’s Tamil remake starring Dhruv Vikram!
Chiyaan Vikram’s son Dhruv making is his entry to the industry with the remake of super hit Telugu movie Arjun Reddy. National award winner Bala is directing the movie. Mollywood’s leading production house E4 Entertainment is making their entry to K-Town by funding this film.
After lot of speculations, the makers have finally announced the movie’s title as ‘Varma’. It is most probably the surname of the protagonist played by Dhurv. The title poster also features a sketch of Dhruv in a bearded look.
Arjun Reddy, released earlier this year was a sensational success. The movie directed by debutant Sandeep Reddy Vanga was widely acclaimed, both by the critics as well as the commoners. The movie tells the story of a medical surgeon 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 titular role has been rated as one of the finest in recent years. So, Dhruv has some big shoes to fill in with the Tamil version. Shalini Pandey played the female lead in the original. The heroine’s name for the Tamil version has not yet been revealed.
It must be noted that Varma’s director Bala was the one who gave Vikram his big break with the National award winning Sethu. It will be interesting to see how Bala introduces Dhruv to the industry. The director is renowned 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 side of his.
Let’s wait and watch how Bala presents Dhruv and how the youngster portrays this highly challenging role.
