Last
week
saw
the
release
of
the
Telugu
remake
of
Phoonk
in
Hyderabad
entitled
Raksha.
Says
Ramu,
"We
waited
three
weeks
after
the
Hindi
release.
We
released
the
Hindi
version
only
in
Hyderabad
and
not
the
rest
of
Andhra
Pradesh.
Raksha
isn't
a
dubbed
version
of
Phoonk.
It's
a
totally
original
remake
of
the
story
starring
Jagpati
Babu
and
Kalyani."
The
Telugu
Raksha
is
very
different
from
the
Hindi
Phoonk.
Says
Ramu,
"We
made
many
changes
between
the
Hindi
and
Telugu.
Raksha
is
more
emotional.
It's
more
of
a
family
drama
directed
by
newcomer
Vanshi.
I
left
the
Telugu
entirely
to
Vanshi.
Raksha
is
doing
as
well
as
Phoonk."
This
is
the
first
time
a
Ram
Gopal
Varma's
film
has
been
made
as
a
bi-lingual.
Now
the
Telugu
version
of
Phoonk
will
be
dubbed
into
Tamil.
Story first published: Wednesday, September 24, 2008, 14:51 [IST]