Tollywood Directors Targeting Bollywood Heroes Now!
Gautham Thinnanuri who made his mark with 'Jersey' has directed the Hindi version too
It is not just our star heroes who are enjoying the pan-Indian craze lately as we have a lot of our Telugu directors making their way into Bollywood. We have seen Sandeep Reddy Vanga making his debut with 'Arjun Reddy' here and remaking the same in Hindi as 'Kabir Singh'. He made blockbuster 'Animal' with Ranbir Kapoor. Gautham Thinnanuri who made his mark with 'Jersey' has directed the Hindi version too. Rajamouli became a huge brand in Bollywood post 'Baahubali' and his upcoming film 'RRR' is arriving with a huge buzz. Puri Jagannadh tried his luck with 'Liger' as well.
VV Vinayak too directed 'Chatrapathi' Hindi remake and Sailesh Kolanu remade his own 'HIT' in Bollywood. There are a few more directors who are getting added to this list. The first name is Prasanth Varma. After making interesting flicks like 'Awe!', 'Kalki', 'Zombie Reddy' and others, he shot to fame with 'Hanu-Man'. The film was a pan-Indian hit and he is now gearing up to make a big movie with top hero Ranveer Singh. Mythri Movie Makers will be bankrolling it and the film is expected to be a period action drama. 'Rakshas' is expected to be the title and the shooting is expected to start soon. Also, Prasanth has 'Jai Hanuman' in his hands as well.
Gopichand Malineni who is known for commercial entertainers like 'Don Seenu', 'Balupu', 'Winner', 'Pandaga Chesko', 'Veera Simha Reddy' and 'Krack' is now making his way into Bollywood. After his much-awaited project with Ravi Teja got shelved, the director is all set to work with senior hero Sunny Deol who made a strong comeback with 'Gadar 2' last year. Gopichand has a knack for mixing commercial elements with stylish action. The pre-production works are going on and the shooting is expected to start soon. Mythri Movie Makers are expected to be the producers.
There are reports of 'Maharshi' and 'Brundavanam' fame Vamsi Paidipally working with Shahid Kapoor as well. Apparently, he narrated a storyline and Shahid liked it and Goldmines production company will be bankrolling it. These reports are yet to be confirmed. Along with him, Sai Rajesh who surprised everyone with 'Baby' in Telugu is expected to remake it in Hindi as well. As we know, the remake rights have already been bought and SKN confirmed that Said Rajesh will be directing the remake as well. A star kid from Bollywood is expected to be launched through this remake.