The smashing success of Neeraj Pandey’s ‘A Wednesday’ -- starring Naseeruddin Shah and Anupam Kher in leading roles -- has motivated veteran South Indian actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan to remake it in two languages.

Kamal has confirmed that he would soon come up with the remake of the last year’s Hindi blockbuster in Tamil and Telugu.

Kamal would be playing the role that Naseeruddin Shah portrayed in the original.

In the bilingual film, Anupam Kher's character would be enacted by Malayalam superstar Mohanlal.

Urging his fans to refrain from celebrating his birthday on November 7, as he was "deeply hurt by the killing of Tamils in Sri Lanka", Kamal Haasan asked them to 'redirect' their energy and enthusiasm towards human compassion.

The South superstar said that he would feel proud if his birthday can be used as a tiny fulcrum to leverage public opinion against the genocide. Expressing solidarity with the Tamils in Sri Lanka, Kamal said: "Many are dying for a reason so unbelievably simple. They speak the same language - Tamil - as I do."

Ace actor-director Kamal Haasan has announced that his upcoming flick ‘Marmayogi’ will be produced under his banner in association with Pyramid Saimira.

Kamal Haasan said, “We have signed an agreement with Pyramid Saimira and any news to the contrary is a slur on our bonafide partnership. Media reports contrary to this business deal struck between Raj Kamal Films International and Pyramid Saimira Group are inaccurate and immature.”

Kamal Hassan is looking forward to direct the tri-lingual film “Marmayogi”, in which he would also play the lead role. This major tri-lingual project will also be made in native English.

Kamal Hassan informed that for the present venture, Raaj Kamal Films International has signed an agreement with Pyramid Saimira Group. The date to launch this multi-dollar project will be announced soon. Earlier, Hassan’s “Dasavanthram” had been received well at the box-office.

After Dasavatharam, the multi-talented star Kamal Haasan has begun pre-production work on his new flick ‘Marmayogi.’

Kamal is not only starring in this film, but he is also directing and producing it. It is a big budget film, and he is in search of a few suitable corporates to fund the recent project.

‘Marmayogi’ is said to be a historical adventure romantic movie with an ‘A’ list of actors. Kamal is trying to rope in a Bollywood starlet for his film, and the hum is that Kajol might get a call in this regard.

The music of the film will be composed by ace music director AR Rahman. The rest of the cast and crew are being worked out.

The name ‘Kamal Hasan’ needs no introduction. Everyone knows that he is one of the best, methodical and multitalented actors of the Indian cinema, whether it is Bollywood, or Kollywood (Tamil film industry).

Kamal Hasan has carved his name all over the world through his vast acting style, directorial capability, high production values, lifetime achievements and precious contribution to the Indian cinema.

The actor, who acted each role with serenity and keenness, has turned 53 on Wednesday.

The four times National Film Award winner hero had started his career as a child performer with ‘Kalathoor Kannamma’ and did several stage shows initially. Now his list contains over two hundred Indian movies.