Karan Johar acquires rights to Pranav Mohanlal's Hridayam; film to be remade in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu

Hridayam features Pranav Mohanlal, Darshana Rajendran, and Kalyani Priyadarshan in the lead roles.

In interesting news, Karan Johar announced that his home banner Dharma Productions and Fox Star Studios have acquired the rights to the recent hit Malayalam film, Hridayam. Not only in Hindi, the film will also be remade in Tamil and Telugu languages by the filmmaker. The original film, directed by Vineeth Srinivasan, featured Pranav Mohanlal, Darshana Rajendran, and Kalyani Priyadarshan in the lead roles.

The statement read, "Dharma Productions and Fox Star Studios have acquired the rights to a beautiful coming-of-age love story, Hridayam (Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu) from the world of Malayalam cinema. We extend our gratitude to Mr. Visakh Subramaniam and Merryland Cinemas. Stay tuned for more updates!"

Karan shared the note and wrote, "I am so delighted and honoured to share this news with you. Dharma Productions and Fox Star Studios have acquired the rights to a beautiful, coming-of-age love story, #Hridayam in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu – all the way from the south, the world of Malayalam cinema. Thank you @visakhsubramaniam & @cinemasmerryland for this huge win. I can't wait for you to see it! More updates incoming, stay tuned! @apoorva1972 @dharmamovies @foxstarhindi #FoxStarStudios."

From carefree college days to becoming a professional wedding photographer, Hridayam the coming-of-age story, illustrates the colours of Arun Neelakandan's (Pranav Mohanlal) eventful life.

On January 21, 2022, Hridayam was launched in theatres all around the world. The film was a critical and commercial triumph, grossing more than Rs 50 crore worldwide.

The film's post-theatrical digital distribution was acquired by Disney+ Hotstar, and it premiered on February 18, 2022.

Since the announcement, people can't wait to know who will be stepping into the shoes of Pranav, Darshana, and Kalyani for the lead roles. Apart from the storyline, the music albums of Hridayam are hit chartbusters and are among the favourites of many.

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