After delivering a smashing hit Samantha starrer 'Oh Baby!’, Suresh Productions, Guru Films and Kross Pictures have joined forces for the official remake of the South Korean action-comedy film 'Midnight Runners'. D. Suresh Babu, Sunitha Tati and Hyunwoo Thomas Kim are producing the movie. Regina Cassandra and Nivetha Thomas have played the lead roles in the movie helmed by the very talented director Sudheer Varma of Swamy Ra Ra fame.

The makers of the film announced the title on the occasion of actress Nivetha Thomas' birthday. It is reported that 'Saakini Daakini' has wrapped up shooting as it enters into the post-production phase. The makers are planning to release this investigative thriller before Sankranthi.

Recently, the release date poster for the film was unveiled. It sees the daredevil ladies Regina and Nivetha giving serious gaze. Like the pink tinge to the middle letters of the title, the pink light on the ladies enhances the intensity. The dressing and the getup of the actresses are very analogous. Nivetha Thomas shared the poster on her official Twitter and wrote, "vasthunnam! #SaakiniDaakini #SDonSep16th ". Check it out: 

vasthunnam! #SaakiniDaakini #SDonSep16th @sudheerkvarma @SunithaTati @ReginaCassandra @i_nivethathomas @sbdaggubati @SureshProdns@gurufilms1 @MikeyMcCleary1 @rip_apart @kross_pictures @vijaydonkada pic.twitter.com/b4f6qNMnd7

— Nivetha Thomas (@i_nivethathomas) August 16, 2022

Saakini Daakini is an adaptation of the Korean movie 'Midnight Runners'. The movie is the narrative of two students at a police academy and how they bust a gang of human traffickers. The Korean action comedy was released in the year 2017 and featured two male actors in the lead. But, the Telugu remake of the film has been scheduled for a theatrical release on 16 September 2023. The story of Midnight Runners has global appeal and the content will connect to Telugu audiences. Richard Prasad cranks the camera, while Mikey McCleary scores music and Viplav Nyshadam is the editor.