Close on the heels of the seasoned star Venkatesh stepping into the shoes of B-town star Salman Khan in the remake of Bodyguard, is the B-town star himself possibly reprising Venky’s role pretty soon.
Word has it that Venkatesh has agreed to do an “action-oriented” movie with director Meher Ramesh and shooting is expected to commence from January 25, once the two heroines of the film are finalised. Interestingly, popular writer Kona Venkat, who penned this wholesome entertainer, is a close friend of Salman Khan and has worked with him in films like Veer and Ready. He casually narrated this exciting storyline to Salman and he was quite impressed with it. “Writer Kona Venkat is a master in churning out comic-capers like Dhee and Ready. He has penned an action film after quite a gap and narrated it to Salman in one of their meetings. Salman showed keen interest in doing the remake,” says a source in the production house.
Although, producer Parachuri Prasad feels that it’s too early to talk about it, he agrees that the script has enough potential to justify Salman’s larger-than-life image. After tasting success with the remake of Ready and missing out reprising Dookudu, Salman seems determined to do another T-town remake, to sustain his enviable winning streak.
Bhagyaraj in a cameo
Leading Tamil actor-director K. Bhagyaraj will be seen in a cameo role in Mem Vayasuku Vacham. “He plays a conscience keeper in the film and makes lovers understand the meaning of true love,” says the producer. The director’s money-spinning scripts made him quite popular in T-town with hits such as Abbaigaru and Sundara Kanda that carved a niche for him in filmdom. Now, he is preparing the field for a grand entry as an actor. People are waiting to see how this turns out.
