The news is that actor Rakshit Shetty’s debut directorial film Ulidavaru Kandante (UV) will be remade in Tamil and Malayalam. The rights for the film have been bought by producer K Manju who is interested in making the films in other languages. The 2014 UV was a critically acclaimed film and is still in the news because of its style. In fact, actor Prakash Raj who recently watched the film had tweeted,’Just saw this Kannada film ulidavaru kandanthey. This actor-director Rakshith Shetty is a treat to watch. A very promising young talent ..’ (sic)
It has also come to us that Rakshit, who made UV in Kannada, will not be directing the Tamil and Malayalam versions but will only be supporting the project. “Firstly, directing the whole film and that too in two languages might get boring for me. Second, I don’t think I can really do justice to my films in Tamil and Malayalam as it is not my mother tongue. I am glad, my movie is being considered for remakes and adaptations and the director and producer will choose the cast accordingly,” he says.
Rakshit himself is currently busy with Rikki which will be followed up with Ekka Raja Rani. He will also start the promotional activities for his much-awaited film Vaastu Prakara directed by Yogaraj Bhat. “Though I have a queue of films that will keep me busy for the next couple of years, I would like to talk about them one by one as I don’t like to confuse the audience,” he says.
The latest news is that Rakshit has gone on board for Hemanth M Rao’s Godhi Banna Sadharna Mykattu which is slowly creating excitement among the industry folks as well as viewers who have just gotten a look at the trailer. Apparently debut director Hemanth had discussed the story with Rakshit some time ago and the actor felt that the content was good enough for him to sign the project. “Recently, I watched the trailer, which is making a lot of buzz and that convinced me,” reveals Rakshit.”I am confident about the story and Hemanth’s abilities and am also looking forward to working with Anant Nag,” he says. Hemanth is overwhelmed with the fact that he has interesting actors on board. “I am glad that the promos have been well received and that has made a popular actor like Rakshit join the project,” says the first-time director.