Victory Venkatesh seems to be unmoved by media criticism on naming him as ‘Remake Hero’ because for his back to back remake films of ‘Drishyam’ and ‘Gopala Gopala’ made from Malayalam hit ‘Drishyam’ and Bollywood hit ‘Oh My God.’ When media tried to question him on this, he simply said ‘I don’t care whether people call me a ‘Remake Hero’ because when I get a right subject, I pick it up without worrying on whether it is a remake or direct film.
It was Kamal Hasan who suggested my name for ‘Drishyam’ but once he got to know that I am doing the film, he was happy. He thought that I would be the best choice for this subject. Very recently, he suggested me to start experimenting with new kinds of films. In fact, Kamal is a big influence for any actor.’