Mollywood Retake: What If Mani Ratnam's Agni Natchathiram Is Remade In Malayalam?
Who will replace Prabhu, Karthik, Amala Akkineni, etc., if Mani Ratnam's Agni Natchathiram is remade in Malayalam?
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By Akhila Menon
Agni
Natchathiram,
the
1988-released
drama
film
played
a
huge
role
in
laying
the
foundation
to
Mani
Ratnam's
star
status
in
Tamil
film
industry.
The
movie
narrated
the
strained
relationship
of
two
half-brothers,
played
by
Prabhu
and
Karthik.
Amala
Akkineni
and
Nirosha
playing
the
female
leads
opposite
Prabhu
and
Karthik
respectively
in
Agni
Natchathiram,
which
was
scripted
by
Mani
Ratnam
himself.
Vijayakumar,
Sumithra,
Jayachithra,
SN
Lakshmi,
etc.,
appeared
in
the
supporting
roles.
Let
us
see
who
would
fit
into
the
characters
of
Agni
Natchathiram,
if
it
is
made
in
Malayalam
now....
Dulquer
Salmaan
as
Gautham
The
role
of
Gautham,
the
short-tempered
police
academy
trainee
who
struggles
to
accept
his
father's
bigamy
and
fails
to
make
peace
with
his
half-brother
Ashok,
was
played
by
Prabhu
in
the
movie.
If
the
movie
is
remade
in
Malayalam,
Dulquer
Salmaan
will
be
the
best
choice
for
the
role.
Nivin
Pauly
as
Ashok
Ashok
is
a
ruthless,
unemployed
young
man
who
is
extremely
frustrated
with
the
fact
that
he
is
the
illegitimate
son
of
his
father
Vishwanath.
The
role,
which
was
played
by
Karthik
in
the
original,
is
tailor-made
for
Nivin
Pauly.
Siddique
as
Vishwanath
Vishwanath
is
a
middle-aged
man
who
struggles
in
between
in
his
two
wives
and
fails
to
be
a
good
father
to
both
his
sons.
Vijayakumar
played
the
character
to
near
perfection
in
the
original.
If
Agni
Natchathiram
is
ever
remade
in
Malayalam,
Siddique
is
the
only
choice
for
the
role.
Keerthy
Suresh
as
Anjali
Amala
Akkineni
played
the
role
of
Anjali,
the
bubbly
girl
who
brings
a
breath
of
fresh
air
into
Gautham's
complicated
life,
in
Agni
Natchathiram.
Keerthi
Suresh
will
be
a
good
choice
for
the
role
of
Anjali,
if
the
movie
is
remade
in
Malayalam
now.
Nirosha
as
Anitha
The
role
of
Anitha,
who
initially
attracts
Ashok
with
her
charm
and
later
makes
falls
head
over
heals
in
love
with
him,
was
played
by
Nirosha
in
the
original.
Anu
Emmanuel
will
be
perfect
for
the
role,
if
the
movie
is
remade
in
Malayalam
now.
Agni
Natchathiram,
which
was
a
major
critical
and
commercial
success,
ran
for
about
200
days
at
the
theatres
all
over
Tamil
Nadu.
The
songs
composed
by
Isaignani
Ilaiyaraaja
emerged
as
the
chartbusters
of
1988.
The
movie
earned
two
Filmfare
Awards
South,
including
the
trophies
for
Best
Tamil
Movie
and
Best
Actor
Tamil
(won
by
Karthik
who
played
Ashok).
Agni
Natchathiram
also
won
three
Tamil
Nadu
State
awards.
Interestingly,
Mani
Ratnam's
formed
assistant
Bejoy
Nambiar
is
reportedly
all
set
to
remake
Agni
Natchathiram
in
Hindi,
with
Dhanush
and
Harshvardhan
Rane
reprising
the
roles
played
by
Karthik
and
Prabhu
respectively.
Agni
Natchathiram
was
earlier
remade
in
Hindi
under
the
title
Vansh,
with
Siddharth
Ray
and
Sudhesh
Berry
in
the
lead
role.
The
movie
was
also
dubbed
and
released
in
Telugu,
under
the
title
Gharshana.