Dhilip-Mamta Mohandas starrer “Passenger’ happened to be one of the biggest grosser of this year in Mollywood box office. The film was acclaimed as an exceptional thriller winning rave reviews.

Well, the film will be soon remade in Tamil as director K. Balachandar of Kavithalaya Productions as acquired the rights. Sources have revealed that director Selvah of “Naan Avanillai’ fame will direct the film with Sathyaraj and Ganesh Venkataram in lead roles.

Sathyaraj will take on the role of Srinivasan while Ganesh Venkataram does the role of lawyer (performed by Dhilip) and female lead is yet to be confirmed. The Malayalam version had Mamta Mohandas performing journalist’s role and wife of Dhilip. The Tamil remake has been tentatively titled as “Muriyadi’…

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