The Tamil remake of Article 15 will be directed by Arunraja Kamaraj.

Actor Udhayanidhi Stalin will star in the Tamil remake of critically acclaimed Bollywood movie Article 15. Helmed by Arunraja Kamaraj, the social drama will be bankrolled by Zee Studios and Boney Kapoor’s Bayview Projects LLP.

Boney tweeted, “Happy to announce remake of Article 15 in Tamil starring @Udhaystalin to be directed by Arunraja Kamraj . It’s a @ZeeStudios_ Studios & @BayViewProjOffl Projects Production. We continue the tradition of remaking strong content this time with @mynameisraahul of Romeo pictures.”

The Tamil remake of Article 15 marks the second directorial of lyricist-singer-actor Arunraja Kamaraj. He made his directorial debut in 2018 with sports drama Kanaa. The movie is Bollywood filmmaker Boney Kapoor’s second Tamil production after the hugely successful Nerkonda Paarvai, starring Ajith in the lead role.

Happy to announce remake of Article 15 in Tamil starring @Udhaystalin to be directed by Arunraja Kamraj . It’s a @ZeeStudios_ Studios & @BayViewProjOffl Projects Production. We continue the tradition of remaking strong content this time with @mynameisraahul of Romeo pictures. pic.twitter.com/s1umdVaWYH

— Boney Kapoor (@BoneyKapoor) August 22, 2020

Excited to join hands with dir @Arunrajakamaraj producer @BoneyKapoor sir @mynameisraahul @BayViewProjOffl and @ZeeStudios_ for the Tamil remake of #Article15

— Udhay (@Udhaystalin) August 22, 2020

Anubhav Sinha directorial Article 15, which dealt with the issue of casteism, starred Ayushmann Khurrana, Nassar, Manoj Pahwa, Kumud Mishra, Isha Talwar, Sayani Gupta, Sushil Pandey, Veen Harsh and Sumbul Touqeer. In her review, Shubhra Gupta wrote, “Article 15 may have an unsatisfactory element or two, but as a film, it rushes in to reclaim the grounds we have ceded. It is what is needed– a clarion call, a bugle, a calling-out– all rolled in one.”

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