Dileep's last year super hit Lion is to be remade in Tamil. The film will have Sarathkumar playing the role of Dileep in the original. The film titled Namnadu will be produced by Kanakaratna movies, who has recently made super hit movie Pokkiri.

Malayalam actress Karthika will appear in the female lead, which also have Riyaz Khan in a prominent role. The film which started its shooting last week will have music by Srikanth Deva.