Bollywood turns to Tollywood again – 5 remakes coming soon

Remakes of popular South Indian films is not new in Bollywood (Hindi cinema). There has been a trend to remake hit Telugu films, which has proven to garner more attention by reaching a wider audience.

Here are 5 Telugu films that are getting a Hindi revamp. In case you do not wish to wait for the remake, you can watch the originals on digital streaming platforms now!

Note: The synopsis for each film is as per the description provided on Google.

Jersey [2019]

Cast: Nani, Shraddha Srinath
Director: Gowtam Tinnanuri
Steaming Platform: Zee5
Hindi Remake: Director – Gowtam Tinnanuri | Cast – Shahid Kapoor, Mrunal Thakur, Pankaj Kapur
Synopsis: Arjun, a talented but failed cricketer, decides to return to cricket in his late thirties driven by the desire to represent the Indian cricket team and fulfill his son’s wish for a jersey as a gift.


Hit [2020]

Cast: Vishwak Sen, Ruhani Sharma, Murli Sharma
Director: Sailesh Kolanu
Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Video
Hindi Remake: Director – Sailesh Kolanu | Cast – Rajkummar Rao
Synopsis: A mystery-thriller about a police officer, Vikram who is grappling with a personal tragedy, but must put his feelings aside and focus on the investigation of a missing girl named Preethi.


Mathu Vadalara [2019]

Cast: Sri Simha, Satya
Director: Ritesh Rana
Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Video
Hindi Remake: Official confirmation awaited
Synopsis: A comedy-thriller about two delivery agents Babu and Yesu, who decide to adopt unlawful methods to make quick money. However, Babu ends up killing an old lady and lands in trouble.


Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo [2020]

Cast: Allu Arjun, Pooja Hegde, Tabu, Jayaram, Murli Sharma
Director: Trivikram Srinivas
Streaming Platform: Netflix
Hindi Remake: Director – Rohit Dhawan | Cast – Kartik Aaryan
Synopsis: An comedy-drama about a hardworking middle-class man Bantu, who grows up being constantly subjected to his father’s scorn. However, when he learns of his real parentage, he decides to carve a place for himself within the family he truly belongs to.


Brochevarevarura [2019]

Cast: Sree Vishnu, Rahul Ramakrishna, Priyadarshi, Nivetha Thomas, Nivetha Pethuraj, Satyadev Kancharana
Director:Vivek Athreya
Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Video
Hindi Remake: Director – Abhishek Nama | Cast – Karan Deol [official confirmation awaited]
Synopsis: A comedy-thriller about three students, who fail their exams and waste their time, befriend Mitra in their college. They devise a plan to help her but it leads to various problems.

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