Amazon Prime Video bags the streaming rights of Pawan Kalyan’s Bheemla Nayak

Pawan Kalyan’s much-anticipated movie Bheemla Nayak has partnered with popular OTT platform Amazon Prime for its digital premiere. The movie is a remake of Ayyappanum Koshiyum, released in 2020 before the Covid-19 pandemic. The movie, starring Biju Menon and Prithviraj, was lauded by critics and fans. The news of Pawan Kalyan and Rana Daggubati starring in the remake has certainly raised hopes for the movie.

In the Malayalam version, Ayyapan Nair, a strict but kind police officer is deprived of his house, family and uniform because of Koshy Kurien (played by Prithviraj). The movie depicts their struggles as the fight between oppressed and oppressor and the rich and the poor.

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It is said that Bheemla Nayak will focus more on Ayyappan, played by Biju Menon in the original. Actor Rana Daggubati stars as the antagonist in the role of the wealthy ex-havildar. Nithya Menen is cast in place of Gowri Nanda and will play the wife of Bheemla Nayak. Sai Pallavi was considered for the role but opted out due to schedule clashes.Aishwarya Rajesh is expected to play Rana Daggubati’s wife. A teaser featuring Pawan Kalyan was released a few days ago amid much fanfare. The teaser shows him in dhoti, thrashing goons left and right.

The movie is directed by Saagar K Chandra and written by Trivikram Srinivas, director of movies like Ala Vaikunthapurramulo, Julayi, Attarintiki Daredi etc. The movie is Pawan Kalyan’s consecutive remake after Vakeel Saab, the remake of the Hindi hit Pink and his second release in Amazon Prime after the same.