If you’re somebody who has been watching Malayalam films for a while now, your first introduction to Mollywood should possible have been the evergreen Bangalore Days. The movie starring Dulquer Salmaan, Nivin Pauly, Fahadh Faasil, Nazriya Nazim, and Parvathy Thiruvothu, was an immediate success and solely went on to garner extra love because the years glided by.
Throwback to when Rana Daggubati opened up about failed Bangalore Days remake
Owing to the movie’s large reception, Bangalore Days was later remade in Tamil as Bangalore Naatkal. In a 2020 interview with IANS, speaking in regards to the remake, Rana Daggubati spoke about the way it was not an incredible thought in hindsight.
Talking about the identical, the Baahubali actor stated, “I used to be a part of the Tamil remake of Bangalore Days. The movie did terribly on the field workplace and I want we hadn’t remade such a phenomenal movie.”
He additional added that the primary purpose for the remake was his greed to play the character of Fahadh Faasil from the unique movie.
Bangalore Naatkal, the Tamil remake of Bangalore Days starred Arya, Bobby Simha, Sri Divya, Prakash Raj, and others in vital roles. Arya reprised the position of Dulquer, whereas Bobby Simha and Rana performed Nivin Pauly and Fahadh Faasil’s roles from the unique. Sri Divya performed the position of Nazriya from the unique. The movie additionally featured Parvathy Thiruvothu, who reprised her position from the Malayalam superhit.
Bangalore Naatkal additionally starred Samantha Ruth Prabhu in a cameo look.
Regardless of preserving the story of Bangalore Days, the remake did not seize the essence of the unique. The viewers on the time felt that Bangalore Naatkal didn’t achieve showcasing the feelings of a tight-knit group of cousins and their many feelings.
As is the case with remakes, many started drawing comparisons to the unique, and Bangalore Naatkal fizzled out shortly on the field workplace.
The movie was directed by Bommarilu Bhaskar and produced by Prasad V. Potluri and Dil Raju. Consequentially, it took 5+ years for Bhaskar to ship a comeback with Most Eligible Bachelor, starring Akhil Akkineni and Pooja Hegde. The movie’s music was composed by Gopi Sundar. Acclaimed movie director Ok.V. Guhan was accountable for dealing with the frames of the Tamil movie.
In the meantime, you may watch the unique model of Bangalore Days on the OTT platform, Disney+ Hotstar.