Ganga-the bodyguard audio on Oct 1

Remakes do have their part to play, in fact a major factor, in Tollywood. Ganga the Bodyguard with Venkatesh in the lead role is getting ready for pre-Diwali release.

The audio release of the film, with Trisha in the female lead role, is scheduled for October 1.

The film is a remake of the Malayalam film Bodyguard which was saw success in the Tamil and Hindi versions as well.

Venkatesh, who had played the role of a cop in many films and more recently in Eenadu, the remake of A Wednesday in which he played the role Police Commissioner (Anupam Kher), will be seen in this film as the bodyguard of Trisha.

The bodyguard and the heroine fall in love as the story unfolds in the film produced by Bellamkonda Suresh under the banner of Sri Sai Ganesh Productions and directed by Gopichand.