Amidst the speculations that he copied the story of Agnyaathavaasi from a French film, reports emerge that top director Trivikram Sreenivas has planned to direct his first official remake.On the eve of senior hero Venkatesh’s birthday last month, an official announcement came from Harika & Hassine Creations banner that they would bankroll a project in the combination of the senior hero and Trivikram. Latest reports suggest that the film is the official remake of hit Bollywood film, ‘Jolly LLB 2’, featuring Akshay Kumar in lead role.
Couple of months ago, reports emerged that producer Radha Krishna of Harika & Hassine banner acquired the Telugu remake rights of ‘Jolly LLB 2’. Then, it was highly speculated that he bought the remake rights on the advice of Pawan and that the ‘Gabbar Singh’ star will play the lead in the remake. But, it has now come to light that it was Trivikram who told Radha Krishna to buy the remake rights, and he chose to direct Venky in the film.
Trivikram is currently awaiting the release of Agnyaathavaasi. Next, he will direct NTR Jr in a high budget film. ‘Jolly LLB 2’ remake, the first official remake to be directed by Trivikram, will roll in the second half of this year.It may be noted that comedian turned hero Sapthagiri has already remade ‘Jolly LLB’ in Telugu as ‘Sapthagiri LLB’.
