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Kamal Haasan's 'Thoongaavanam' a remake of 'Sleepless Night'
Chennai, June 13
Actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan's
upcoming Tamil-Telugu thriller "Thoongaavanam" is reportedly said to be
the official remake of French film "Nuit Blanche" aka "Sleepless
Night".
"Kamal's 'Thoongaavanam' is a remake of a foreign film.
However, it's not clearly known which film it's based on as Kamal plans
to reveal the news only before the film's release," a source told IANS.
Another source told IANS that it could be the official remake of "Sleepless Night".
The
Frederic Jardin directorial film, released in 2011, shares a story
about how a policeman has to save his son and his own reputation in a
single night.
"Thoongaavanam" is also said to be the story that unfolds in a single night in a bar. Haasan plays a policeman, too.
Interestingly,
French stunt choreographers Gilles Conseil, Sylvain Gabet and Virgine
Arnaud, who have been hired to work in "Thoongaavanam", had also worked
in the original.
The stunt team recently shot a high-octane chase sequence on the outer ring road in Hyderabad.
Haasan's
long-time associate Rajesh Selva is directing the film, which also
features an ensemble cast of Trisha Krishnan, Prakash Raj, Sampath Raj,
Kishore, Madhu Shalini, Uma Riyaz and Yugi Sethu.
The film is titled "Cheekati Rajyam" in Telugu and is being produced by Kamal himself.