Ishtam (2012 film)

Ishtam is a Tamil romance film directed by Prem Nizar, starring Vimal and Nisha Aggarwal. A remake of the Telugu film Yemaindi Ee Vela 2010, it is released onMay 2012 and received very poor reviews.

Yemaindi Ee Velas remake rights were bought by Balaji Real Media and newcomer Prem Nizar, an erstwhile assistant of director Chakri Toleti was chosen as the director. Ishtam marks an makeover for Vimal, who hitherto played a rural youngster in films like Pasanga, Kalavani and Eththan, featuring him as a modern, citybased man. Kajal Aggarwals sister Nisha Aggarwal, who played the female lead in the original, was signed to reprise her role, making her debut in Tamil cinema. The film was launched by midAugust 2011, and filming was completed by late September 2011 in a single schedule.The music is composed by S. Thaman who composed the original film. Oru Megam and Dhinnaku Dhin were reused from Thamans own compositions from Telugu films Kick and Mirapakaay respectively. ........

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