A
day
after
ace
filmmaker
Shankar
announced
the
Hindi
adaptation
of
his
2005
Tamil
psychological
action
thriller
Anniyan
with
Ranveer
Singh
stepping
into
Vikram's
shoes,
the
Tamil
film's
producer
Aascar
Ravichandran
has
reacted
sharply
to
the
announcement.
Expressing
his
displeasure
over
the
Hindi
remake,
Ravichandran
issued
a
statement
in
which
he
is
utter
shocked
with
the
announcement
and
claimed
that
he
had
purchased
the
entire
story
rights
from
the
writer
Sujath
(alias
late
Rangarajan)
and
is
the
whole
and
sole
owner
of
the
rights
of
the
storyline.
The
producer
further
wrote
in
his
statement
that
any
adoption,
remaking
or
copying
the
main
plot
of
Anniyan
without
his
permission,
is
totally
illegal.
Ravichandran
claimed
that
he
had
provided
Shankar
the
opportunity
to
direct
Anniyan
after
his
not-so-successful
film
Boys.
While
blasting
the
filmmaker,
Ravichandran
alleged
that
Shankar
is
trying
to
reap
the
accolades
of
his
film
Anniyan
by
associating
himself
and
the
adaptation
of
the
Hindi
version
of
the
same.
Further,
in
his
statement,
Ravichandran
even
threatened
legal
action
against
the
2.0
director.
Earlier,
Shankar
had
confirmed
that
he
is
teaming
up
with
Ranveer
Singh
for
the
Hindi
remake
of
Anniyan
and
said,
"For
it
to
be
made
into
a
Hindi
film,
Anniyan
needed
a
maverick,
charismatic
showman
like
no
other
to
play
the
part.
I
found
this
in
the
mercurial
Ranveer
Singh
because
he
is
a
one-in-a-generation
actor
who
has
shown
us
that
he
can
immortalise
a
character
through
his
stellar
performance.
I'm
thrilled
to
make
Anniyan
for
the
pan-Indian
audience
and
I'm
confident
that
this
powerful
story
will
strike
a
chord
in
the
hearts
of
all.
In
Dr.
Gada
(Jayantilal
Gada),
Ranveer
and
I
have
found
an
ideal
producer
who
believes
in
the
vision
we
have
to
change
the
nativity
of
content
for
audiences
across
the
country."
On
the
other
hand,
Ranveer
Singh
had
called
it
a
'dream
come
true'
and
said
that
he
is
ready
to
give
this
role
every
single
ounce
of
his
being.
The
yet-to-be-titled
film
is
scheduled
to
go
on
the
floors
in
mid
2022.