"No one is making any pretence of the fact that Rambo Rajkumar belongs to the same genre that has resulted in quite a few South remakes turning out to be successful, right from Wanted to Rowdy Rathore. Incidentally both were directed by Prabhu Dheva and life is coming back full circle for the director. Shahid is clear that he wants to go totally in the direction that Prabhu has set for him", informs a source.
What makes the film further special for Shahid is the fact that in the recent past, the only South remakes to have made a killing at the box office have all featured a senior actor in the lead. This makes him the youngest ever to feature in a film belonging to this genre.
"Today if you go and see mainstream action masala movies, you see senior actors like Salman (Wanted, Bodyguard), Akshay (Rowdy Rathore) or Ajay (Singham) in there. You don't see someone who is a little fresh and younger featuring in such genre", says Viki Rajani, who is producing the film along with Sunil Lulla, "This was one factor that really excited me as it would be something new for me as well as audience."
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