We completely ruined it: Rana Daggubati on Tamil remake of ‘Bangalore Days’

Actor Rana Daggubati’s candid revelation about the Tamil remake of Anjali Menon’s Malayalam blockbuster ‘Bangalore Days’ has sparked discussion online. Rana admitted that the team “ruined the film” when they remade it in Tamil.

He revealed that although he was initially drawn to Dulquer Salmaan’s character, he was offered Fahadh Faasil’s role in the remake. Rana also recalled what his co-star Arya had told him during the shoot.

Speaking in an interview with Sudhir Srinivasan on his YouTube channel as part of promotions for his new film ‘Kaantha’, Rana said:

“Dulquer and I were schoolmates. The first performance of his that I really loved was his role in ‘Bangalore Days’. We remade it in Tamil and completely ruined it. I still remember what Arya told me during the shoot — ‘Machaa, look at Dulquer and Nivin, they’re young boys. But we look like middle-aged men leading retired lives.’”

The Tamil version, ‘Bangalore Naatkal’, directed by Bhaskar, starred Rana Daggubati, Arya, Bobby Simha, Parvathy Thiruvothu, and Lakshmi Rai. Rana played Fahadh Faasil’s role, Arya reprised Dulquer’s character, and Bobby Simha took on Nivin Pauly’s part. The remake failed at the box office, unable to replicate the success of the Malayalam original or its Hindi version.

Meanwhile, Dulquer Salmaan’s upcoming film ‘Kaantha’ is set to release on November 14 in five languages, including Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam. Set in the 1950s Madras film industry, the period drama aims to capture the golden age of Indian cinema.

The film, starring Dulquer alongside Samuthirakani, Bhagyashree Borse, and Rana Daggubati, is jointly produced by Dulquer’s Wayfarer Films and Rana’s Spirit Media.