One among the many Tamil blockbusters that were announced for a remake was the 2014 smash hit, Jigarthanda, which has been titled Valmiki in Telugu and is gearing up for a worldwide release on September 20. Director Harish Shankar helmed Valmiki with Varun Tej reprising Bobby Simha’s role while Tamil actor Atharvaa is all set for his acting debut in Telugu and will be seen portraying Siddharth’s character in Jigarthanda. The film also includes Super Deluxe fame Mirnalini Ravi as the female lead in Lakshmi Menon’s role while actress Pooja Hegde is making a guest appearance with music being scored by Devi Sri Prasad followed by Ayananka Bose handling the cinematography and Ram and Gopi Achanta producing it under their banner 14 Reels Entertainment banner. With only a few days more left for its theatrical release, the Valmiki trailer has now been released.

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Jigarthanda went on to become one of the biggest blockbusters in 2014 with director Karthik Subbaraj tasting major box office success with Bobby Simha securing the Best Supporting Actor National Award and Vivek Harshan winning the Best Editing National Award. Many expect Valmiki too to succeed as the Tamil original with Varun Tej’s role said to be the major highlight in the film.

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Check out the action-packed Valmiki trailer below: