Vijay
is trying to revive his fortunes in Tamil
after a pretty bad 2006. His team up with
Prabhu Deva, debuting as director in Tamil,
for the film Pokkiri has already received
positive vibes from the industry and is
getting ready for Pongal 2007. By this time
all readers would be aware of the fact that
Pokkiri is a remake of the Telugu superhit
by the same name. But it is not going to
be just a remake! Interested, read on.
When
one says that the movie will not be
‘just’ a remake of the
original, what does it mean? This
time it means that the remake is going
to be one step above the original.
‘Not easy’ are the first
two words that come to mind. To improve
upon something that was close to perfection
is not at all an easy task. But the
cast and crew of Pokkiri are out to
make it happen and leading from the
front is Vijay himself.
He has reportedly stored the entire
Telugu original on his laptop and
carries it with him all the time.
Before each shot is taken, he watches
the corresponding scene from the Telugu
original and studies how it had been
taken.
He
then discusses with his director different
ways in which the shot can be improvised.
It sure is hard work and it looks like
it will pay of. There might be skeptics
who tell that a remake can only be inferior
to the original. All those skeptics might
do well to remember that Ghilli was a
remake of the Telugu hit Okkadu. Compare
the movies and judge for yourself. Incidentally
Ghilli too was a Vijay starrer.
