Kamal in Drishyam Remake

Kamal To Star In Drishyam Tamil Remake

It is now an incontestable fact that Drishyam is the most popular movie to have come out of Malayalam in the last two decades or so. The movie is running to packed houses six weeks after its release and countless reviews, both praising and taking apart the movie, inundates the various social media platforms. The news of remakes in other languages were in the air and no official confirmations were made. Many actors from Tamil, including Rajnikanth, Vikram and Vijay had watched the movie and had expressed their interest in doing a Tamil remake. It was reported earlier that Vikram would be starring in the Tamil version. The latest news is that, Kamal Haasan, who has almost completed the work on his directorial venture Viswaroopam 2, would essay the role played by Mohanlal in Drishyam. Jeethu Joseph, who will be directing the Tamil version too, said that with many stars including Rajnikanth, Kamal Haasan and Vikram expressing their interest to act in the movie, the decision to cast Kamal Haasan was a tough one. The movie would start shooting from June, 2014.