The remake rights of director Vetrimaaran’s Visaaranai have been purchased by director Priyadarshan. “The Hindi remake rights for Visaranai have been bought by director Priyadarshan. As of now, that’s the confirmed news”. a DNA report quoted Vetrimaaran as saying.
Visaranai, a cinematic adaptation of a novel, Lock-up, is about four men, who are wrongly indicted in a robbery case and tortured by the police. The film stars Attakathi Dinesh, Aadukalam Murugadoss, Pradeesh Raj, Ajay Ghosh, Samuthirakani, Kishore, Anandhi and Misha Ghoshal in important roles.