Several
Malayalam
hit
films
have
been
remade
in
other
Indian
languages.
The
remake
rights
of
the
Ramzan
winner
Chocolate
was
sold
at
an
astronomical
price
of
Rs.
one
crore
to
Mirchi
Movies,
a
subsidiary
of
Times
Infotainment
Media,
to
remake
the
film
in
any
Indian
language.
The
campus-based
flick,
directed
by
Shafi,
starring
Prithviraj,
Roma,
Jayasurya
and
Samvrutha
in
the
lead,
tells
the
story
of
a
young
guy
who
is
forced
to
seek
admission
in
a
women's
college.
Now
the
remake
rights
of
the
Christmas
winner
Katha
Parayumbol
have
been
sold
to
K.
Balachander"s
Kavithalaya
Productions,
who
are
working
on
a
Tamil
remake.
P.
Vasu
will
be
directing
the
film
starring
Rajinikanth
and
Pasupathy
in
the
lead.
The
original
movie,
starring
Mammootty,
Sreenivasan
and
Meena
in
the
lead,
tells
the
story
of
a
village
barber
and
his
friendship
with
a
superstar.