Filmmaker Boney Kapoor’s maiden Tamil production Nerkonda Paarvai, starring Ajith in the lead, debuted in Singapore on Tuesday. Boney Kapoor took to Twitter to express his happiness. “I am truly blessed. 9 am IST today Premiere Show of Nerkonda Paarvai will start in Singapore. I have managed to fulfil my wife Sridevi Kapoor’s dream (sic),” he wrote.
According to reports, while shooting for the 2012 film English Vinglish, Ajith had promised Sridevi he will do a film with her husband Boney. Ajith had suggested remaking the Amitabh Bachchan and Taapsee Pannu-starrer Pink, and Sridevi loved the idea.
Pink tells the story of three women who are sexually harassed by a group of men who come from a wealthy and influential background. An old, reclusive lawyer comes out of his self-imposed professional exile to take on their case. The women have to deal with the aftermath of the incident and face constant scrutiny for their choices both in and out of the courtroom. Ajith will essay the role of the lawyer. The trailer for Nerkonda Paarvai had dropped some time back.
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Directed by H Vinoth and produced by Boney Kapoor and Zee Studios, Nerkonda Paarvai marks Ajith’s 59th film. It stars Shraddha Srinath, Abhirami Venkatachalam, and Andrea Tariang, who was also in the Hindi version, in lead roles, with Vidya Balan and Kalki Koechlin making special appearances. The cast also includes Arjun Chidambaram, Adhik Ravichandran, Ashwin Rao and Sujith Shankar.
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