Ranveer Singh has teamed up with South film director S Shankar for the remake of the 2005 film Anniyan. The film is yet to be named and shooting is anticipated to begin in mid-2022. The Bollywood remake of Anniyan is the first project of Ranveer Singh with film director Shankar, who is known for films like Enthiran, 2.0, and Sivaji The Boss.
Ranveer Singh announced the same today, on April 14 via an Instagram post. Sharing the information, he posted a picture of him with S. Shankar and film producer Jayantilal Gada. He captioned, “Proudly announcing my collaboration with the pioneering visionary of Indian cinema, the maverick master craftsman SHANKAR, powered veteran film producer Dr. Jayatilal Gada.”
The psychological thriller featured Vikram in a role of a man who has Multiple Personality Disorder. The character works as a lawyer but turns into a vigilante at night. The film was dubbed in Hindi named Aparichit and Aparichitudu in Telugu. Anniyan has won a National Film Award for the Best Special Effects.
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Happily announcing the remake, director S Shankar said, “For it to be made into a Hindi film, Anniyan needed a maverick, charismatic showman like no other to play the part. I found this in the mercurial Ranveer Singh because he is a once-in-a-generation actor who has shown us that he can immortalize a character through his stellar performance.”
Director Shankar further added, “I’m thrilled to make Anniyan for the pan-Indian audience and I’m confident that this powerful story will strike a chord in the hearts of all. In Dr. Gada, Ranveer and I have found an ideal producer who believes in the vision we have to change the nativity of content for audiences across the country.”
The unnamed movie will be produced by Dr. Jayantilal Gada of Pen Studios and co-produced by God Bless Entertainment.