'Premam' director Alphonse Puthren would have cast Dhanush if it was remade in Tamil

Filmmaker Alphonse Puthren, in a recent media interview, revealed that Dhanush would be right choice for Premam's Tamil remake. He furr disclosed that initially, makers of Premam were planning to release movie in Tamil. However, since film reportedly ran in Tamil Nu atres for more than 250 days and h a good atrical run, y shelved idea. 

Premam, starring Nivin Pauly, Anupama Parameswaran, Sai Pallavi, and Monna Sebastian in le, narrates three phases of George's (Nivin Pauly) life. Alphonse Puthren directorial that released in 2015 won rave reviews from audience. Premam was produced by Anwar Rasheed under his banner Anwar Rasheed Entertainments. 

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Interestingly, Dhanush has worked with Premam's heroines Anupama Parameswaran, Sai Pallavi, and Monna Sebastian in various movies. While Anupama Parameshwaran me her Kollywood debut with Dhanush and Trisha starrer Kodi, Monna Sebastian was seen in a cameo appearance in Dhanush's directorial debut Power Paandi. Meanwhile, Sai Pallavi and Dhanush recently starred opposite each or in Balaji Mohan's Maari 2. 

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For unkwn, Alphonse Puthren's Premam recently got a Telegu remake with Naga Chaitanya reprising Nivin Pauly's role. Premam's Telugu remake was a box office success but was highly criticised for its casting. remake directed by Chandoo Mondeti reportedly collected about Rs. 37 crores at box office. 

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Meanwhile, Alphonse Puthren, who is on a hiatus is reportedly pursuing music. Reportedly, Alphonse Puthren was supposed to start work on a bi-lingual with Mammootty and Arun Vijay in le. However, film got shelved due to its budget. In an old interview, Alphonse revealed that movie was supposed to be me on a large scale, so budget was about Rs. 15 crores. 

Meanwhile, on work front, Dhanush is awaiting release of Jagame Thandhiram. movie, starring Dhanush, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Joju George in le is touted to be a gangster-drama. Dhanush and Aishwarya Lekshmi starrer is directed by Karthik Subbaraj and bankrolled by S Sasikanth under his production banner Y t Studios. Besides upcomer, Dhanush has a slew of movies at different sts of production.