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Bejoy Nambiar remakes a Mani classic

Harshvardhan Rane and Vicky Kaushal to star in Nambiar’s film

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Mani Ratnam’s 1988 melodrama Tamil melodrama Agni Natchathiram  is now being remade into Hindi by Bejoy Nambiar, who has  been closely associated with Mani Ratnam, having assisted him on several of his films.

When Bejoy made his directorial debut with Shaitaan, Mani Ratnam went out of his way to support his protégé.It therefore comes as no surprise to know that Bejoy will now remake a Mani film. However, the fact that Agni Natchathiram has already been re-made into Hindi does make Bejoy’s aspirations somewhat redundant.

Mani’s film was remade in 1992 as Vansh with Siddharth Ray and Sudesh Berry cast as two warring step-brothers. The film directed by action director Pappu Varma was a  vapid remake of Mani’s film. It bombed. Bejoy’s film will star Harshvardhan Rane and Vicky Kaushal as the step brothers.

When asked why he has chosen to remake a film that has already been done Bejoy explained, “I think the story still resonates and if done well, can really connect. I’ve just started writing and I am in the process of locking the script.”

One of the highlights of Agni Natchathiram was the music by Ilaiyaraja which was recreated note-by-note by Anand-Milind in Vansh. Apparently, Bejoy will also revisit the original score by Ilaiyaraja in his version of Mani’s melodrama.

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