Actor Ajith is riding the high wave after delivering back-to-back blockbuster successes this year with the rural family entertainer, Viswasam, and the courtroom drama, Nerkonda Paarvai. His Nerkonda Paarvai produced by Boney Kapoor’s Bayview Projects LLP banner and under director H. Vinoth was an official remake of the smash hit critically acclaimed 2016 Bollywood film, Pink, which had Amitabh Bachchan and Taapsee Pannu in the lead roles. ‘Thala’ Ajith was cast in Nerkonda Paarvai and was announced to be reprising Amitabh Bachchan’s role with his performance since then going on to be hailed by critics and fans alike as one of the finest presentations in the actor’s illustrious career till date. That said, it has now been officially announced that Boney Kapoor will be joining hands with reputed producer Dil Raju in remaking Pink in Telugu with superstar Pawan Kalyan in the role that was essayed first by Amitabh Bachchan and later by Ajith Kumar.

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The Pink/Nerkonda Paarvai Telugu remake will be directed by Sriram Venu, who previously helmed films like Oh My Friend starring Siddharth, Shruti Haasan and Hansika Motwani in 2011 and Nani and Sai Pallavi starrer, Middle Class Abbayi, in 2017. The Telugu Pink remake to be produced jointly by Boney Kapoor’s Bayview Projects LLP and Dil Raju’s Sri Venkateswara Creations banners will incidentally be Pawan Kalyan’s first film since his Agnyaathavaasi, released early last year after which the star ventured into active politics for his Jana Sena Party. It now remains to be seen which version of the film will be remade in Telugu considering Amitabh Bachchan’s role in Pink was heavy on drama while Ajith’s performance also included the star getting an action block and plenty of mass moments.

 

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