‘Ikka’: Akshay Kumar’s ‘Kaththi’ remake is finally getting the green signal; Jagan Shakti shares deets

Akshay Kumar is gearing up for his next – ‘Mission Mangal’. It is set to release on 15th August this year. The movie is based on the ‘Mars Orbiter Mission’ and is directed by Jagan Shakti. It is said that Akshay and Jagan will be teaming up once again for this project. This will be a remake of Tamil film ‘Kaththi’. The movie will be titled ‘Ikka’.

Jagan Shakti has assisted on ‘Cheeni Kum’, ‘Paa’, ‘English Vinglish’, ‘Thuppakki’ and ‘Holiday’. According to a report by Mumbai Mirror, Jagan Shakti was going to make his directorial debut with ‘Ikka’ but it got pushed back when he came across ‘Mission Mangal’. ‘Ikka’ is an action-thriller and Akshay Kumar will be seen in a double role. He told the tabloid that ‘Ikka’ will go on floors soon and the team is reworking the script currently. He also said that the subject of this movie is really close to his heart. ‘Kaththi’ was a tale of two look-alikes – Kathiresan and Jeevanantham. The film focused on the prevalent social issue of farmer-suicides driven by corporate encroachment.

Talking about the movie, he said, “It will resonate with the underprivileged section of the society. With my second directorial, I want to explore action which is presented in a sleek way.”

In the meantime,  Jagan is all set for his directorial debut with ‘Mission Mangal’ that will also star Vidya Balan, Taapsee Pannu, Sonakshi Sinha, Sharman Joshi, Nithya Menen and Kirti Kulhari in pivotal roles.

Also read: Say What! Akshay Kumar to reunite with Vipul Shah for his next project?