One of the most celebrated Hollywood films the world over is 'Ben Hur' directed by William Wyler and starring Charlston Heston in the titular role which released in the year 1959.
A modern remake with the state of the art technology is releasing worldwide on Friday the 19th of August with Jack Huston and Morgan Freeman as principal players directed by Timur Bekmambetov.
C.V. Kumar of Thirukumaran Entertainment has bagged the Tamil version of 'Ben Hur' 2016 and this is one more feather in his illustrious production career decked with such acclaimed films like 'Pizza', 'Kadhalum Kadanthu Pogum', 'Indru Netru Naalai' and 'Iraivi' among others. Kumar is releasing the Tamil version also tomorrow in a record number of theaters.