Will Naga Chaitanya in Premam match up to Nivin Pauly in the Malayalam original?

Naga Chaitanya’s Malayalam remake Premam, has been confirmed for a 9 September release. Directed by Chandoo Mondeti, Premam has Naga Chaitanya and Shruti Haasan replacing Nivin Pauly and Sai Pallavi from the Malayalam blockbuster. Anupama Parameshwaran and Madonna Sebastian will retain their roles from the original. According to Deccan Chronicle, the shooting of the movie has come to an end and the makers are busy with post-production. Also, the audio launch is expected to be scheduled for the last week of August. There’s been a lot of excitement around the Premam remake. It reached fever pitch as Chaitanya unveiled the poster on Tuesday (9 August) night. The romantic comedy revolves around the protagonist Vikram, who meets various women in the different stages of his life, and finally finds the one who is right for him. Although Chaitanya has acted in movies like Autonagar Surya and Bezawada, in which he portrayed a mass star image, with this new poster for Premam, the actor has moved away from his chocolate boy look to a more rugged, macho one. [caption id=“attachment_2946500” align=“alignnone” width=“825”]  A still from the original ‘Premam’ (Malayalam, 2015); (inset) Naga Chaitanya[/caption] With only one month for the release and the trailer not unveiled yet, fans are eagerly expecting a glimpse of the movie during its audio launch. The 2015 romantic comedy Premam went on to become one of the biggest hits in the Malayalam film industry, with Nivin Pauly and Sai Pallavi’s chemistry drawing praise from fans. Ever since this remake was announced, fans have been wanting to see how the Malayalam original will be translated into this new version. Interestingly, Naga Chaitanya has worked in a remake earlier as well: his first release Ye Maaya Chesave was a remake of the Tamil film Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa. It would be interesting to see if Naga Chaitanya’s version manages to match up to the magic the original Premam created among Malayalam audiences. Chaitanya’s Sahasam Swasaga Sagipo with Gautham Menon too has been in the post-production phase for a while now and the film is simultaneously been made in Tamil as well as Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada with Silambarasan as the hero. The trio has been a hit ever since Ye Maaya Chesave and VTV went on to become huge hits. According to International Business Times, Janatha Garage, Junior NTR and Mohanlal’s much awaited action flick too is expected to hit the theaters in the first week of September.