Actor Rakshit Shetty who played the title role in Ulidavaru Kandanthe, the original version of Nivin Pauly's latest release Richie, is all impressed with the remake. While there are discussions going on social media comparing the two films,  Rakshit Shetty had found time to watch the movie. The actor took to his Facebook handle to express his excitement watching the Gautham Ramachandran's 'perspective' of Ulidavaru Kandanthe. 

"Ulidavaru Kandante is a film whose underlying theme is about perspectives. Having directed it from my perspective, I have always wondered what it'd be like to see it from another director's perspective. I enjoyed watching Richie on the big screen with the cast and crew [sic]", wrote Rakshit. 

"It takes a lot of guts to make a movie like Ulidavaru Kandante whose the soul is set in the coastal region of Karnataka and reprise it in a setting far removed from ours. Some of you have liked it and some not so much, but you can't deny the effort and passion Gautham Ramachandran has put in to make this film [sic]," he added.

"It wasn't the same for Nivin. Nivin Pauly had to play a character written by someone else unlike me. More over, Richie is a kind of a character where, if you don't follow the body language, comparison abounds and if you do then, too comments will flow in. Although, you have to hand it to Nivin for having the guts to take it on. It was Nivin who showed interest and pushed the film to go on the floor. He pursued it even after Premam became such a huge hit [sic]," Shetty added.

"I truly believe nobody could have done a better job than him and comparing it with the original is definitely not fair. My good wishes will always remain with Gautham & Nivin," he concluded his post on social media.