Critically acclaimed film ' Special 26 ' performed surprisingly well at the box-office. Becoming the mass favourite, has encouraged actor turned filmmaker Thaigarajan to opt for its four remakes in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada languages.
The South-Indian adaptation of ' Special 26 ' will star south actor Prashanth in Akshay's role, while Prakash Raj and Satyaraj will be seen in Manoj Bajpai and Anupam Kher 's role.
' Special 26 ' is based on a true story of con-mans from 1980s, who used to loot the rich men disguising their identity as Income tax officers.