But he also needs to play a romantic, and that’s a problem for SK, as he gets nervous around girls. He gets an opportunity to act, the role demands that he dresses up as a female nurse. “Padithaal velai dhaan kidaikkum, nadithaal naade kidaikkum” - this is what he says when someone asks him why he wants to act. The plot revolves around SK (Sivakarthikeyan), who wants to become an actor. But these inspirations and influences come together as a whole, and the competent manner in which this is done keeps us entertained. The film is a rejig of elements that we have seen in other films earlier - like Tootsie, Avvai Shanmughi, Minnale, and Sivakarthikeyan’s own Maan Karate. So, it is no wonder we get a sense of familiarity when we watch Remo. You know what you are going to get when you walk in, and the slick packaging ensures that these movies satisfy our need to be diverted out of our dreary daily chores. Review: In some ways, Sivakarthikeyan’s films have become the McDonald’s of movies.
It was remade in Odia as Sister Sridevi (2017).Synopsis: An aspiring actor dresses up as a female nurse to bag a role in a film, and more importantly, woo the love of his life. The film was dubbed into Telugu under the same title, and was released on 25 November 2016. It became a commercial success grossing ₹140 crore, amidst the budget of ₹50 crore. However, the film faced criticism for glorifying stalking and the way in which Keerthy Suresh’s character was written for the film. The film received mixed reviews from critics, praising Sivakarthikeyan’s acting in the role of a female nurse, and the efforts he took for donning the make over. The film had a worldwide theatrical release on 7 October 2016, coinciding with the occasion of Dusshera festival. The film’s title Remo was announced in February 2016. Principal photography of this film, took place on 25 October 2015, in Chennai, and continued till 2 August 2016 Filming was held in Chennai, Vizag and Pondicherry. The project was started, with the announcement of technical crew on 1 July 2015. The film was initially scheduled to release on 14 March 2015, but was briefly delayed due to the script completion, and finalizing the cast and crew. Raja, who earlier worked as a creative producer for Sivakarthikeyan, in his movies Varuthapadatha Vaalibar Sangam, Maan Karate, Kakki Sattai and Rajini Murugan. Earlier he started his career a promotion consultant, for movies Boss Engira Baskaran, Enthiran and Jilla. The film follows, SK (played by Sivakarthikeyan) an aspiring actor, who decides to don as a female nurse, to test his acting skills and also to win the hearts of his lady love, who is a doctor by profession. The soundtrack album and background score has been composed by Anirudh Ravichander, and the soundtrack received positive response, upon release. Sreeram, and editing work was done by Ruben. Academy-award-winning sound designer Resul Pookutty, was also a part of the film. Ravikumar, Saranya Ponvannan and Sri Divya portray supporting roles. The film stars Sivakarthikeyan and Keerthy Suresh in the leading roles, while Sathish, Rajendran, Aadukalam Naren, Anson Paul, K. Raja under his production banner 24AM Studios. Remo is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy drama film written and directed by Bakkiyaraj Kannan, in his directorial debut and produced by R.