The producers for the Tamil and Kannada remakes of Hindi entertainer Queen have cast Elli AvrRam, while the other lead role has been zeroed to Shibani Dandekar for its Telugu and Malayalam versions. The producer also added saying they will lend “freshness” to the remake of the movie.
Earlier, Amy Jackson was to play the role of Lisa Haydon from the original movie Queen in all four of its southern versions. But Amy had walked out of the film citing her non-availability of dates
Producer Manu Kumaran stated: “We have made several changes to the script and the films are going to be different in each language. We had planned on Amy Jackson initially, but it became clear that the character demanded a specific look and feel. Elli AvrRam and Shibani Dandekar will bring the much-required freshness to the movies.”
He is upset over Amy’s claims. “For Amy to say that it didn’t work out creatively is completely wrong as she didn’t meet any of the two directors who are making these 4 movies,” adds Kumaran.
The makers of the film will start their first scheduled shooting in France. Starring Kajal Aggarwal, Tamannaah Bhatia, Parul Yadav and Manjima Mohan in leads in their respective languages, the film will sequentially be shot at various other locations adding a tinge of some southern element to its film.
