Director Harish Shankar who previously directed Allu Arjun's DJ – Duvvada Jagannadham confirms that he will be directing the Telugu remake of blockbuster Tamil film Jigarthanda.
Speaking to the media about this project Harish said, "Yes, I am remaking Jigarthanda in Telugu. Producers Ram Achanta and Gopi Achanta are producing the movie under 14 Reels Entertainment banner. We are planning to start the production from Pongal."
There are speculations that Varun Tej will be playing Bobby Simha's character while either Raj Tharun or Naga Shaurya will most probably play Siddharth's role in Telugu. Harish took to his Twitter space to deny this rumour - "Not true pls follow my twitter handle before posting anything in twitter at least."