Soorarai Pottru: Not Shahid Kapoor, Akshay Kumar to star in the Hindi remake of Suriya starrer?

Recently in July, actor Suriya announced the Hindi remake of his movie Soorarai Pottru. It will be directed by Sudha Kongara. He tweeted, “Excited to announce our association with @Abundantia_Ent lead by @vikramix for #SooraraiPottru in Hindi, Directed by #SudhaKongara”. Suriya’s 2D Entertainment has joined hands with Abundantia Entertainment to remake the globally applauded Tamil movie.

The latest news in Bollywood Hungama states that makers are keen to take Akshay Kumar on board. They have narrated the story to Akshay again and he loved it. “He has already given his verbal nod to the project and the team is waiting to lock in on the dates and other modalities,” the report stated.

Well, earlier there were reports that Shahid was to star in the Hindi remake of Soorarai Pottru. But now the latest report states that apparently, Shahid loved the film but he asked for a “ridiculous remuneration” which didn’t work at all for the makers. The report further stated, “After several attempts at convincing Shahid, they gave up when he refused to budge from his Rs. 30 cr. plus fee and a certain profit share, as well. They have now decided to shoot with Akshay for a little over a month and wrap the shoot. Akshay, they feel, will have a bigger crowd pull and he is also a more bankable option.”

As of now, nothing has been officially confirmed. Let’s wait for it.

Talking about Soorarai Pottru, it released on Amazon Prime on November 12, 2020, amidst the COVID-19 lockdown. The film was lauded by critics and audiences. It had also entered the Oscars race in the categories of Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, Best Original Score. But it failed to be in the final list of Oscar nominations.

It is based on the biography of Capt Gopinath, founder of the low-cost airline, Air Deccan. Apart from Suriya, the movie also starred Aparna Balamurali, Mohan Babu, Paresh Rawal, Krishnakumar, Vivek Prasanna, and Karunas in pivotal roles.

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