On the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi, producer Boney Kapoor announced that his next project will be the Tamil remake of hit Bollywood film, ‘Article 15’. Starring Udhayanidhi in the lead role, the film will be jointly produced by Boney Kapoor’s Bayview Projects LLP, Zee Studios and Raahul’s Romeo Pictures. Ayushmann Khurrana’s ‘Article 15’, which released in 2019, received good response from critics and audience alike. The film follows the story of a honest police officer who fights against discrimination in rural India. Arunraja Kamaraj, who made his debut as a director in Tamil ‘Kanaa’, will be directing the Tamil remake of the film. The project is likely to go on floors by the end of this year once things get back to normal.
On Saturday (August 22), Boney Kapoor took to social media to announce the same. He wrote, “Happy to announce remake of Article 15 in Tamil starring @Udhaystalin to be directed by Arunraja Kamraj. It’s a @ZeeStudios_ Studios & @BayViewProjOffl Projects Production. We continue the tradition of remaking strong content this time with @mynameisraahul of Romeo pictures (sic).” Raahul of Romeo Pictures, in a statement, said, “Following a successful endeavour here in the Tamil film industry, we are very much delighted to announce that our new project will be the official remake of Article 15 with Udhayanidhi Stalin playing the lead role. After considering the idea to remake the project, we initially approached director Arunraja Kamaraj, whose directorial debut Kanaa garnered fabulous response even outside Tamil territories to helm this project.” He added, “After conversing on the aspects of regional adaptations, he suggested that Udhayanidhi Stalin will be the right choice to play the protagonist as he can easily emote and breathe more life into the character. We are now ready to get-go with the project and will be making announcements regarding others in the cast and crew soon.”
Happy to announce remake of Article 15 in Tamil starring @Udhaystalin to be directed by Arunraja Kamraj . It’s a @ZeeStudios_ Studios & @BayViewProjOffl Projects Production. We continue the tradition of remaking strong content this time with @mynameisraahul of Romeo pictures. pic.twitter.com/s1umdVaWYH— Boney Kapoor (@BoneyKapoor) August 22, 2020
‘Article 15’ was directed by Anubhav Sinha. The film also featured Nassar, Manoj Pahwa, Kumud Mishra and Isha Talwar in prominent roles. Meanwhile, Boney Kapoor is also producing Ajith’s upcoming film, ‘Valimai’, directed by H. Vinoth. In one of his earlier interviews, he said, “’Valimai’ is a commercial entertainer with high emotional quotient. We are planning to release the film on Diwali 2020.” Bollywood actress Huma Qureshi will be seen playing Ajith’s romantic interest in the film.
