Ishq is one of the hit films in first half 2012 in Telugu.Jayaprada’s sister’s son, A Rajasekhar, who had earlier directed Vishal, Nayanthara starrer Sathyam, is all set to direct the Tamil remake of Nithin, Nitya Menen starer Ishq.

The makers are trying to rope in Nithya Menen to reprise the female lead role. Vikram Kumar, who directed the Telugu version, is going great guns in Tollywood. He’s all set to direct ANR, Nagarjuna and Naga Chaitanya in a new film tentatively titled Threyam and it’s going to hit the floors later this year.