Four-time national award winning Tamil filmmaker Cheran's Porkkaalam, depicting love across decades and unfolded through reading of a letter, is going to be remade in Hindi soon.

"The response I got after the movie was screened at the ongoing Mumbai International Festival was overwhelming. A lot of producers walked upto me and offered assistance to come out with a Hindi version of the Tamil hit," its director Cheran told PTI.

Porkkaalam (Treasure) deals with the love story of a father, revealed to a son through letters. It starts in 2009 and goes back to decade of 70s.

Basically it deals with love unfolding in two different decades, the 39-year-old director said. The project is in its initial stages, he said, therefore nothing further could be revealed.

Also, Cheran said, it is always better if the same director remakes his movie in other language. "When a movie is made for commercial success by some one else, the soul of the movie is missing," he said.

"Therefore, the same person, who is well-versed with the tone and texture of the original version should also make it in other languages."


"A case in point is my movie Autograph. Though it was a huge success in Tamil, its Telugu version, made by some one else, did not do well at all. Also, it did not appeal to the people as it was a frame-to-frame copy," Cheran said.

He further said remaking the movie at times is easier than going in for a bilingual version of the same. "Contexts and references are culture-specific. Hence, they may not carry the same meaning in other language," he added.

Comparisons with recent Hindi blockbuster Love Aaj Kal do not deter the noted Tamil filmmaker from going ahead from his venture.

"The theme may be same. But I am sure our story and treatment is entirely different," he said.

Cheran is a Tamil film director and actor, who has a reputation for directing and producing culturally strong films. His movies are characterised by their realism and the strong social messages that they convey.

He has won the National Award four times, one for Vetri Kodi Kattu (which won Best Film of 2000 dealing with social issues) and one for Most Entertaining Film in 2004 for Autograph. Thavamai Thavamirundhu (2005) grabbed the national award for best film on Family Welfare. The fourth award he bagged was for Aadukalam (Playground).

Porkkaalam was screened at MAMI in the Indian Frame section where the best 15 Indian movies released in past one year find a place.