3 idiots : Nanpan in Tamil, Rascals in Telugu

3 Idiots - Hindi

The Hindi hit film Three Idiots is going to be remade in Tamil and Telugu languages. The Hindi version of Three Idiots had Amir Khan, Madhavan, Sharman Joshi, Kareena Kapoor and Boman Irani in the cast.

Gemini Film Circuit has acquired the remake rights of Three idiots to be made in Tamil and Telugu. The film is directed by director K. Shankar in Tamil. He is directing this film after the super duper hit movie Endhiran, still running in the house full in some cinemas.

The Tamil version of the Three Idiots is titled as Nanban. This film has Vijay, Jeeva and Srikanth in the cast. Vijay is attracting the role of Amir Khan in the original version. Jeeva is doing the role Madhavan did in Hindi 3 idiots. Srikanth will play Sharman Joshi's role. Ileana is the heroine and she will pair with Vijay. Sathyaraj is doing the role of a professor, which was done by Boman Irani.

The Telugu version will have Mahesh Babu in the leading role. Ileana does the female lead role. The Telugu version of 3 idiots is titled as Rascals.

Details of Ileana

Ileana in backless dress

Real name? Ileana D’Cruz

Date of birth? 19th August 1987

Native place? Mumbai

Brought up in? Goa

Debuted in? The Hindi film Power of One.

Hobby? Painting

Favourite hero? Hrithik Roshan and Saif Ali Khan

Favourite heroine? Kajol

Extra talent? I can sing well

If you don’t get sleep? I will read Sydney Sheldon novel.

Latest on Tamil 3 idiots

3 Idiots - Hindi film

Shankar is in the news for his next film is a remake of the Hindi film 3 Idiots. There has been much speculation about the cast and crew for quite sometime now. The current update is that Vijay, Illeana and Jeeva attached to act in the film. Now it is said that Shankar and the crew will get the ball rolling of Tamil 3 Idiots set from December 5, 2010.

It is also rumored that the team intends to do recordings in Dehradun, where the original version was shot. So it seems that it is indeed a remake ... literally!