Mariyadai is Doddamanushya

Mariyadai, the upcoming Tamil film featuring Vijayakanth in a double role�is to�be remade in to Kannada, say informed sources. The�Kannada version�is titled Doddamanushya; Dr. Vishnuvardhan will be playing the lead role.

Noted director S. Narayan will�direct this film produced by H.A. Rahman. The Tamil version (Mariyadai) will be released in March. So�the�Kannada version will be made only if the�Tamil version is a success, say the same sources. But all the pre-production work and�preparations for shooting have already begun, it is heard.

Many producers are�opting to obtain the remake rights of other language films since the state government eased the entertainment tax by 10% in the recent budget. But this is could be the first time that a Kannada producer is deciding to remake a film that is�yet to�release.