Aptha Rakshaka roaring success Rajnikanth

Kannada superstar Vishnuvardhan's 200th and last film.

Aptha Rakshaka is storming the box office ever since its release on February 19 in nearly 120 screens across Karnataka. It is expected to gross more than Rs. 40 crores in 100 days. If the run continues, Aptha Rakshaka will overtake Mungaru Male, which is the highest grosser in Sandalwood so far. Aptha Rakshaka, the sequel of Apthamitra (which was remade in Tamil as Chandramukhi with superstar Rajinikanth in the lead), is directed by P. Vasu and Gurukiran has scored the music.

The film stars Dr. Vishnuvardhan, Vimala Raman, Lakshmi Gopalaswamy, Bhavana, Sandhya, Komal Kumar, Srinivasamurthy, Avinash and others. The producer is Krishna Prajwal. Meanwhile, the director has started to work on his next project titled Puli Vesham with R.K. in the lead role. The film is expected to narrate the journey of an innocent youth from village to city. There are two leading ladies in the film and Srikanth Deva will create the music. 

There are widespread reports that a Tamil remake is planned by Superstar Rajinikanth and he will play the role played by late Kannada superstar Vishnuvardhan in Aptha Rakshaka. These rumours started after Superstar Rajinikanth along with producer Ramkumar and Prabhu watched the preview of Aptha Rakshaka in Chennai. Director P. Vasu has already confirmed that he is planning to remake Aptha Rakshaka in Tamil and the Superstar will be his first choice for the lead role. So now the big question is: Will Rajni appear in the remake of Aptha Rakshaka?