Piku released in May, 2015 starring Amitabh Bachchan and Deepika Padukone was a commercial hit in Bollywood. There were rumours that it will be remade in Telugu with the star actor Venkatesh and Samantha as his daughter. But there were no confirmation for many weeks that made the rumour went with air.
It has now surfaced up again that Venky is showing interest in the remake. So Daggubati Suresh Babu, the movie producer, father of Rana Daggubati and brother of Venkatesh is in talks to buy the legal rights of Piku. Suresh Babu had already produced Drushyam with Venkatesh recently. If it goes well, we could expect some announcement on the same. But will Samantha be included as his daughter in the comedy drama is not yet known.
Venkatesh and Samantha in Piku remake
Venkatesh and Samantha in Piku remake