Suriya's latest film 'Thaana Serndha Koottam' is slated for the Pongal release. The makers planned to release the Telugu dubbing version 'Gang' simultaneously. Sankranthi season is very important for Telugu films, biggies like 'Agnyathavasi'.. 'Jai Simha' are slated for the festival release. Though it is very difficult to get theaters for Suriya film, they are releasing it on Sankranthi.
The filmmakers released the teaser of 'Gang' a few days ago and it has received a mixed response from the audience. Suriya dubbed his voice for the first time in Telugu but it is not impressive. Apart from these things, there were reports in the media that the movie is a remake of super hit Bollywood film 'Special 26'.
'Gang' director Vignesh Shivn recently issued a clarification the remake news. He accepted that their film is a remake of 'Special 26'. He said that the producers have acquired the remake rights of the film to avoid legal issues but he clarified that 'Gang' is not a true copy. He said that he has only taken the main theme of 'Special 26', and changed all the elements to suit the tastes of South audience.. that's the reason why they are not promoting it as a remake.