Mappillai,
the
1989
movie
which
starred
Rajinikanth
is
making
news
again.
The
movie,
which
was
directed
by
Rajasekar,
had
made
close
to
$
3
million
dollars
at
the
box
office.
The
music
to
this
box
office
hit
was
given
by
veteran
Ilayaraja.
Director
Suraj
is
all
set
to
remake
the
Rajinikanth
movie,
Mappillai,
with
Rajini"s
son-in-law
Dhanush.
The
movie
is
going
to
be
produced
by
Sun
Pictures
and
the
credited
cast
includes
Hansika
Motwani
and
Manisha
Koirala
and
Vivek.
Vivek,
according
to
sources
plays
a
role
which
was
not
there
in
the
original
movie.
This
comedy
flick
is
expected
to
release
by
the
end
of
this
year.
Director
Suraj
has
been
heard
saying
that
though
the
movie
shares
the
same
name
as
its
original,
it"s
different.
The
basic
plot
is
the
same
but
many
changes
have
been
done
in
its
script.
The
character
portrayed
by
Vivek
is
added
for
instance.
The
scenes
shot
between
Vivek
and
Dhanush
are
reported
hilarious
and
would
make
the
audiences
roll
over
with
laughter.
Suraj
says
that
he
is
aware
of
the
immense
responsibility
of
remaking
a
Rajini
flick
and
doing
justice
to
it
especially
as
it
stars
Dhanush.
The
music
to
this
remake
of
Mappillai
is
given
by
Mani
Sharma
who
is
well-known
for
his
art
in
Tollywood.