Mollywood Retake: What If Kamal Haasan's Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu Is Remade In Malayalam?
Who will replace Kamal Haasan, Jyothika, Kamalinee Mukherjee, Daniel Balaji, Prakash Raj, etc., if Gautham Menon's Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu is remade in Malayalam?
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By Akhila Menon
Vettaiyaadu
Vilaiyaadu
is
the
2006-released
crime
thriller
which
had
Kamal
Haasan
in
the
lead
role.
The
movie
was
written
and
directed
Gautham
Menon,
was
one
of
the
biggest
Tamil
blockbusters
of
the
year.
Jyothika
and
Kamalinee
Mukherjee
essayed
the
female
leads
in
Vettaiyaadu
Vilaiyaadu,
which
featured
Kamal
Haasan
in
the
role
of
DCP
Raghavan.
The
movie
is
produced
by
Manicam
Narayanan
for
7th
Channel
Communications.
Let
us
see
who
would
fit
into
the
characters
of
Vettaiyaadu
Vilaiyaadu,
if
it
is
made
in
Malayalam
now....
Mohanlal
as
DCP
Raghavan
Mohanlal
is
the
obvious
choice
for
the
role
of
DCP
Raghavan,
the
intelligent
police
officer
who
goes
in
search
of
two
serial
killers.
The
complete
actor
can
do
total
justice
to
the
role,
which
has
both
serious
and
romantic
angles.
PS:
Gautham
Menon
had
originally
offered
the
role
of
Raghavan
to
Mohanlal.
But
the
actor
turned
down
the
offer
due
to
date
issues.
Nayantara
as
Aaradhana
The
role
of
Aaradhana,
the
independent
single
mother
who
is
going
through
a
painful
divorce
from
her
abusive
husband,
and
later
falls
in
love
with
Raghavan,
was
well-portrayed
by
Jyothika
in
the
original.
If
Vettaiyaadu
Vilayaadu
is
being
remade
in
Malayalam,
Nayantara
will
be
the
perfect
choice
for
the
role.
Kamalinee
Mukherjee
as
Raghavan's
Late
Wife
Kamalinee
played
the
role
of
Kayalvizhi,
the
late
wife
of
Raghavan
in
Vettaiyaadu
Vilaiyaadu.
If
the
movie
is
being
remade
now,
the
actress
herself
can
reprise
the
role,
as
her
pairing
with
Mohanlal
was
well-appreciated
in
Pulimurugan.
Vinay
Forrt
as
Amudhan
Sukumaran
Vinay
Forrt,
the
super-talented
actor
will
be
a
great
choice
for
the
role
of
Amudhan
Sukumaran,
one
among
the
serial
killers
who
challenges
DCP
Raghavan
to
find
them.
The
actor
can
surely
do
justice
to
this
character,
which
has
been
considered
as
one
of
the
best
antagonist
roles
of
Tamil
cinema
till
date.
Rajeev
Pillai
as
Ilamaran
Anandan
The
role
of
Ilamaran
Anandan,
second
serial
killer
and
the
best
buddy
of
Amudhan
Sukumaran,
was
played
by
Salim
Baig
in
the
original.
Rajeev
Pillai
will
be
a
good
choice
for
the role, if
the
movie
is
being
remade
in
Malayalam.
Saikumar
as
Police
Commissioner
Arokiya
Raj
The
role
of
police
commissioner
Arokiya
Raj,
played
by
Prakash
Raj,
was
a
brief
yet
important
one
in
the
movie.
Saikumar
will
make
a
great
choice
for
the
character,
if
Vettaiyaadu
Vilaiyaadu
is
remade
in
Malayalam
now.
Interestingly,
director
Gautham
Menon
initially
planned
the
movie
as
his
Malayalam
directorial
debut.
The
film-maker
approached
Mohanlal
to
play
the
central
character
DCP
Raghavan,
and
the
actor
initially
agreed
to
do
the
project.
But,
Mohanlal
opted
out
of
the
project
later,
citing
date
issues.
Gautham
Menon
later
decided
to
do
the
project
in
Tamil
and
approached
Kamal
Haasan
to
play
the
role
of
ACP
Raghavan.
he
later
reworked
on
the
script
after
Kamal
said
yes
to
the
offer.
The
project
was
initially
titled
as
Thadayaara
Thaaka,
but
the
team
later
changed
it
into
Vettaiyaadu
Vilaiyaadu.
Gautham
later
roped
in
Jyothika,
the
leading
lady
of
his
blockbuster
movie
Khakka
Khakka,
to
essay
the
female
lead
in
the
movie.
Kamalinee
Mukherjee
made
a
brief
appearance
as
Raghavan's
late
wife
in
the
movie,
which
had
Daniel
Balaji,
Prakash
Raj,
Salim
Beig,
etc.,
in
the
pivotal
roles.
The
movie
has
still
been
considered
as
one
of
the
best
works
of
Gautham
Menon
till
date.