‘Rakshasudu’ Movie Teaser: The teaser suggests it will be faithful towards its original.

Ratsasan, the 2018 Tamil crime thriller which had actor Vishnu Vishal and Amala Paul playing the lead roles, is now being remade into Telugu.

Director Ramesh Verma Penmetsa helming the film, the remake has Bellamkonda Srinivas and Anupama Parameswaran as the main protagonists. Titled Rakshasudu, the movie is all set to hit theatres in July.

The makers of Rakshasudu released the teaser of the movie on May 31. From the minute-long teaser, the Telugu version seems to be a faithful remake of the original. With only a few Tollywood actors reprising roles from the Tamil version, director Ramesh has kept most of the star cast intact.

The Telugu version too has music by Ghibran, whose work was appreciated by one and all, while the lyrics have been penned by Sri Mani. Produced by A Studios, Abhishek Pictures is handling the worldwide release of the movie.

While the initial buzz was that Sudheer Babu may reprise the role of Vishnu Vishal in the Telugu remake, he opted out of the project, with Bellamkonda Srinivas replacing the actor.

Ratsasan, was a psychological thriller about a psycho serial killer out at the town was a surprise hit.

Directed by Ramkumar of Mundasupatti fame, Ratsasan also had Suzane George, Sanjay, Kaali Venkat, Ramdoss and Kumar in supporting roles.