Osthi tamil version of Dabangg Review

Movie Name : Osthi
Producers : Balaji Real Media and Mohan Apparao
Director : Dharani
Star Cast : Simbhu, Gangopadhyaya, Revathi, Sonu Sood, Jithan Ramesh and others
Music : S Thaman
Camera : Gopinath

Dabangg Remake Tamil Version Title OsthiThe puja of the STR starrer Osthi – The Cool Cop, the remake of the super hit Hindi film Dabangg took place at the AVM pillayar kovil this morning. The event was attended by a host of Kollywood celebs including Rama Narayanan, RB Chowdary, T Rajender and Salman Khan’s brother Arbaz Khan who flew in from Mumbai for the launch.

The film stars STR playing a cop for the first time, taking the role of the original Chulbul Pandey, played by Salman. There was a stiff competition for the remake rights of this super hit but ultimately it was producers Balaji Real Media and  Mohan Apparao who bagged it.

The film is directed by Dharani and Sonakshi Sinha’s role is played by Richa Gangopadhyaya who was not present at the launch. The role of Dimple, the mother of the hero, will be done by Revathi who returns to Tamil films after a gap. At the press meet following the puja, Dharani disclosed that Sonu Sood would continue as the villain in the Tamil version as well while Gopinath is doing the camerawork. S Thaman handles the music.

The film is a first cop role for STR who disclosed that he is growing a moustache for the role. The shoot will begin next month. I want to try all genres of films and playing a cop seems an exciting prospect for me. I am observing some cops and also doing some body building before the start of the shooting. I am a Salman fan and I loved the film when I saw it and I thought I would suit the role. I am sure Dharani will give me a new color. said STR.

Revathi who was also present, added that she was confident of doing the film once she knew that Dharini was at the helm. Jithan Ramesh who was present, plays the role of STR’s brother in the film, which was originally played by Arbaz Khan.

Simbhu clarified that the roumour about his Marrige

Simbhu Get MarriageDuring the press conference of the launch of his next film, Osthi, Simbu has clarified that the rumor about of his marriage is false. Simbu says “All the rumors about my marriage are untrue. Currently I and my family are not even in the hunt of the bride. I will get married only when I find a girl of my liking.”

On his decision to work in Dabangg remake, Simbu said “I loved the film during the first glance itself and moreover I liked the attitude of the role played by Salman Khan. I am also happy that I am playing the role of a cop for the first time in my career.”
the original Chulbul Pandey, played by Salman. There was a stiff competition for the remake rights of this super hit but ultimately it was producers Balaji Real Media and  Mohan Apparao who bagged it.

Osthi is directed by Dharani and will have Richa Gangopadhyay as female lead opposite Simbu. Revathy and Jithan Ramesh are playing important roles in the film. The role of Dimple, the mother of the hero, will be done by Revathi who returns to Tamil films after a gap. Dharani disclosed that Sonu Sood would continue as the villain in the Tamil version as well while Gopinath is doing the camerawork. S Thaman handles the music.

Silambarasan aka Simbhu doing the tamil remake of Salman Khan's Dabangg

Simbhu

Kollywood grapevine is abuzz that Silambarasan aka Simbu is doing the Tamil remake of Salman Khan blockbuster of 2010 Dabangg. The remake rights of the film have been purchased by producers Mohan Apparao and T Ramesh for a record amount. The producers who last made the hit Uthamaputhiran with Dhanush a remake of Telugu Ready, feels remakes are a safe at the box-office.

They beat three other producers to get the remake rights of Dabangg at a whopping price. Remember, Dabangg is being remade in Telugu as Gabbar Singh by Pawan Kalyan. Sources close to Simbu say that he has confirmed to do Dabangg in Tamil. Simbu will play Chulbul Pandey, the dirty and funny cop with shades of grey made memorable by Salman Khan in Tamil. The other details are being worked out and an official announcement will be made shortly.

Clash between Dhanush and Simbhu once again

Dhanush and Simbhu

It is almost confirmed that one time bitter foes now good friends Dhanush and Simbu will clash once again. Yes, two of their eagerly awaited films Mappillai and Vaanam respectively are scheduled to release on April 8, 2011! As per our trade sources, Sun Pictures have told their regular set of theatres and distributors to take Mappillai booking from April 8.

Meanwhile Ganesh the producer of Vaanam feels that April 8 is one of summer 2011′s best dates to release a film. The world cup finals would be over on April 2 and the IPl would just have started and interest on cricket will be low after the world cup. The Tamil Nadu 2011 assembly elections though dates are yet to be announced are likely to be in the last week of April.

STR starts His Next Movie ‘Vettai Mannan’

Silambarasan aka STR is on a roll. Even as he is busy with ‘Vaanam’ and ‘Podaa Podi’, the actor will start shooting for ‘Vettai Mannan’, his other forthcoming venture, from today.

To be produced by S S Chakravarthy of NIC Arts, the film, which is an action entertainer according to Silambarasan, will be directed by Nelson, who is none other than his longtime associate.

“It has been a long time since I acted in an action movie. ‘Vettai Mannan’ will fill the gap. Nelson has been working with me right from ‘Manmadhan’ days. When he came up with a racy subject, I grabbed it,” says the actor.

STR feels the movie has great title value for it has Mannan in it – a yesteryear Rajinikanth’s film title. “We initially wanted to name the film Vettaiyan but zeroed in on Vettai Raja finally due to the non-availability of the title,” he says.