Tamil OTT Blockbuster 'Soorarai Pottru' To Be Remade In Hindi

Mumbai, July 12, 2021: After taking the OTT world by storm, Suriya's monster hit, Soorarai Pottru is all set to be remade in Hindi. Suriya's production house, 2D Entertainment, joins hands with Vikram Malhotra's Abundantia Entertainment to produce the Hindi version of this critically acclaimed and widely appreciated film.

"The love and appreciation that was showered on Soorarai Pottru was unprecedented. From the minute I heard this story I felt this has to be a pan India film because the soul of it is such. It gives me immense pleasure to partner with Abundantia Entertainment, who have always made quality content, to tell the inspiring story of Captain Gopinath in Hindi", Suriya said in a statement.



Abundantia Entertainment has made some well-received and critically acclaimed films such as Airlift, Toilet: Ek Prem Katha, Sherni, Shakuntala Devi, among others. It has the mega 'Ram Setu' and Amazon Prime show 'The End' in the works. And now, with the Soorarai Pottru remake, the production house makes sure the list gets richer.

Sudha Kongara, who directed the original Tamil version, will also be helming the Hindi remake too. "I was instantly drawn to the story of Soorarai Pottru, the story of Captain Gopinath, an adventurous maverick and an inspiring entrepreneur who epitomized the New India of the 90s. I'm grateful for all the love we have received so far and look forward to telling this unique and amazing story in Hindi. I hope this official Hindi remake also gets the same love as the original", Sudha said in a statement.

Soorarai Pottru is a biopic drama film, partly inspired by events from the life of Simplifly Deccan founder G. R. Gopinath. It was selected as one among ten Indian films to be screened under the Best Foreign Film category at the 78th Golden Globe Awards. The film was made available for screening at the 93rd Academy Awards but was not nominated. Apart from Suriya, the movie also starred Paresh Rawal, and Aparna Balamurali with Urvashi, Mohan Babu, and Karunas amongst others in supporting roles.



The cast and crew for the Hindi remake are yet to be finalized. Meanwhile, Shahid Kapoor was rumored to be approached to play Suriya's role in the Hindi remake, ever before the film release on Amazon Prime Video. It was reported that the makers approached Shahid for the lead role and he was said the going through the script.

Interestingly, the makers of Soorarai Pottru also released the dubbed Hindi version of the film as - Udaan, a few months after the film was released.

Thrilled and honoured to announce that we have joined hands with 2D Entertainment to remake the globally acclaimed #SooraraiPottru in Hindi. Extra special that Sudha Kongara, who directed the original, will helm the Hindi film as well! #PraiseTheBrave #SooraraiPottruInHindi pic.twitter.com/fCkIUKSWRe

— Abundantia (@Abundantia_Ent) July 12, 2021

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