Vijay's 'Puli' to release in Hindi too

Vijay and Shruti Haasan in 'Puli'.

Chennai: Producer Pahlaj Nihalani has reportedly snapped the pan-India rights for the Hindi dubbed version of Tamil star Vijay-starrer Puli, which is slated for worldwide release on October 1.

"The deal was signed last week. Nihalani has acquired the Hindi theatre rights of the film and plans to release it in nearly 2,000 screens. All the versions of the film will have a simultaneous release on October 1," a source from the film's unit told IANS.

Directed by Chimbu Deven, Puli is a mythological fantasy drama also starring Sridevi, Shruti Haasan and Hansika Motwani.

The film, which has music by Devi Sri Prasad, has also been dubbed in Telugu.

Nihalani is also the present chairperson of the Central Board of Film Certification.

(With agency inputs)