Dil Raju is all set to produce the remake of 96 with Sharwanand and Samantha. Before the project was announced, there seem to be a clash of opinion about the film between Sam and the producer.

Soon after watching the movie 96, and even before there was a plan to remake the film 96 in Telugu, the actress Samantha has made a comment that the film should not be remade. Now, she is acting in the remake as the heroine.

In a recent press meet, the remake producer Dil Raju opened up on the same saying that Samantha commented about it even before they considered doing a remake. He said that he took a lot of care in the script work. Dil Raju revealed that he approached the original director and discussed a lot of things in the script.

He is producing a remake project for the first time in his career and is confident of making it a big hit.

Tamil star hero Vijay Setupathi and the star heroine Trisha Krishnan have played the lead roles in the recently released Tamil movie 96. The film has become a big hit in Tamil and now there is a huge demand for the remake rights of the film in different languages. Even though there is a huge craze around the remake of the movie in Telugu, the project was not confirmed yet.

But, the makers are remaking the film in Kannada now. The makers are considering the project as a prestigious one in Kannada and have confirmed the title as 99. 96 movie has become 99 in Kannada.

Golden Star Ganesh and Bhavana will be seen in the lead roles of the film. Pretham Gabbi is the director of the movie. Arjun Janya is the music director of the film.