PVP, Dil Raju to Remake 'Bangalore Days' with Arya, Samantha and Bharath in Lead

Well known producers Prasad V. Potluri of PVP Cinema and Dil Raju have jointly acquired the all Indian languages remake rights of the Malayalam super hit film "Bangalore Days" directed by Anjali Menon. The film will be initially remade in Tamil and Telugu and then to Hindi.

"This production house has got the all-India remake rights of the film, and the plan is to make the project as a Tamil-Telugu bilingual. The original had a bunch of youngsters — Fahadh Faasil, Dulquer Salmaan, Nivin Pauly, Nazriya, Nithya Menen and Parvathy — in the lead, and the makers are looking at actors in the same category for the remakes as well. If the lead cast falls in place and are popular in both Kollywood and Tollywood, then the film will be made as a bilingual. Or else, the makers will opt for a separate star cast for the remakes," reported a source to Times of India.

Bhaskar, who is known for his super hit films like "Bommarillu" and "Parugu," will be directing the bilingual version of "Bangalore Days." The latest news is that Tamil actors Arya, Bharath and Samantha will play lead roles in the Tamil version, whereas for the Telugu version, Siddharth, Samantha, Nani and Naga Chaithanya's names are considered.

"Bangalore Days" had Dulquer Salmaan, Nivin Pauly, Nazriya Nazim, Fahadh Faasil, Nithya Menen, Isha Talwar and Parvathi Menon in lead roles. The romantic comedy entertainer have received an overwhelming response from the audience and critics alike.

The multi starrer film was made with a budget of ₹8.5 crores and made a record collection of more than ₹10 crores in a week. The film was released in more than 200 screens across India and is now screening with English subtitles for the non-Malayali audience outside Kerala and abroad.

The film revolves around three cousins, Arjun (Dulquer Salman), Kuttan (Nivin Pauly) and Divya (Nazriya Nazim) who move to Bangalore to define their future. Arjun is a bike mechanic, Kuttan a software engineer and Divya gets married to workaholic Das played by Fahadh Faasil. "Bangalore Days" is all about dreams and aspirations of these three cousins and what happens to them in their life at Bangalore.

The characters of Isha Talwar, Nithya Menen and Parvathy Menon are also blended well with the story line. The crisp and funny dialogues of the film are creating roars of laughter in theatres. Other star casts are Sajid Yahiya, Sijoy Varghese, Vijayaraghavan, Prathap Pothen, Kalpana, Praveena, Vinaya Prasad and Rekha.

The music of the film is composed by Gopi Sunder. Cinematography is done by Samir Tahir and the film is produced by Anwar Rasheed and Sophia Paul.