Actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan's upcoming Tamil-Telugu thriller 'Thoongaavanam' is reportedly said to be the official remake of French film 'Nuit Blanche' aka 'Sleepless Night'. The film is titled 'Cheekati Rajyam' in Telugu and is being produced by Kamal himself.
The Frederic Jardin directorial 'Sleepless Night' film, released in 2011, shares a story about how a policeman has to save his son and his own reputation in a single night. 'Thoongaavanam' is also said to be the story that is based upon a single night in a bar. Haasan plays a policeman, too.
Interestingly, French stunt choreographers Gilles Conseil, Sylvain Gabet and Virgine Arnaud, who have been hired to work in 'Thoongaavanam', had also worked in the original. The stunt team recently shot a phenomenal chase sequence on the outer ring road in Hyderabad.
Haasan's good friend Rajesh Selva is directing the film, This film is highly starred with a cast of Trisha Krishnan, Prakash Raj, Sampath Raj, Kishore, Madhu Shalini, Uma Riyaz and Yugi Sethu.