Akshay Kumar begins shooting for Hindi remake of ‘Soorai Potru’

The remake will be directed by Sudha Kongara, and produced by Vikram Malhotra, Suriya and Jyothika.

The remake will be directed by Sudha Kongara, and produced by Vikram Malhotra, Suriya and Jyothika.

Akshay Kumar on Monday announced that he has started filming for his next film, the Hindi remake of Tamil film “Soorarai Potru”.

The remake will be directed by Sudha Kongara, who also helmed the Suriya-starrer original, which premiered on Prime Video in November 2020.

Akshay took to Twitter to announce the commencement of the shoot and also asked his fans to leave suggestions for the title of the project.

“With an auspicious coconut breaking and a small prayer in our hearts, we begin filming our yet untitled film which is about dreams and its power. If you have any title suggestions, do share and share. Definitely your best wishes,” the actor wrote along with a video from the sets with co-actors Radhika Madan and Kongara.

“Soorarai Potru (Praise to the Brave)” revolves around Nedumaran Rajaangam or “Mara”, who prepares the common man to fly and in the process, with the help of his family, friends and sheer willpower, becomes one of the world’s most Capitalized industry. Power. It was partly inspired by events in the life of Captain GR Gopinath, the founder of Air Deccan.

Abudantia Entertainment led by Vikram Malhotra and 2D Entertainment led by Suriya, Jyothika Sadana and Rajsekar Pandian will partner in the Hindi film. Akshay also tagged Captain Gopinath, Malhotra, Suriya and Jyothika in his post.

The Hindi remake was announced in July last year.