Puri Jagannath directing Rajinikanth?

Ace director Puri Jagannath has recently brought back Amitabh Bachchan to his trademark role of angry man with Bbuddah Hoga Terra Baap. Now, he is trying to give the same image for Rajinikanth! Well, the director is planning to remake the same movie in Tamil with Rajinikanth in the lead role.

Grapevine is abuzz with the news that Puri Jagannath was recently in Chennai and met Rajinikanth at his residence. The filmmaker expressed his wish to remake Bbudah Hoga Terra Baap in Tamil with the superstar in the lead. But the actor has not approved it, as he has not seen the film. Moreover, the Endhiran star is yet to fully recover from the ill health.

Reports further add that Rajinikanth's upcoming film Rana is yet to start its regular shooting, which is expected to commence by September second week. It is only after the completion of this film, the superstar could start the proposed project. Hence, it is too early to talk about Puri Jagannath directorial film.

Meanwhile, Puri Jagannath is all set to direct Chiranjeevi, which is said to be the Telugu version of Bbuddah Hoga Terra Baap.