Telugu superstar Ravi Teja is all set to step into Akshay Kumar's role in Telugu remake of 'Special 26'.

Confirming the news, Ravi said, "The Telugu-Tamil producer Thyagarajan who is actor Prashanth's father has bought the South Indian rights for two notable Hindi films Vikas Bahl's 'Queen' and Neeraj Pandey's 'Special 26'. He wants me to play Akshay Kumar's role in the Telugu version of 'Special 26'."

The actor, who is currently shooting for the sequel of the regional version of 'Kick' says, "Akshay and I even look similar physically. This is not true with Salman Khan who did the remake of my 'Kick'. We are completely different actors. But Akshay and I are similar. When he did 'Rowdy Rathod' he was gracious enough to say he couldn't do the things that I did in the original. Hopefully I can do at least some of the things that Akshay did in 'Special 26'."

Even though he will play Akshay's character in the film, he shares that the remake will be slightly different from the original.

"Special 26' was a raw and real film. It is very different from what Akshay usually does.I can't afford to be different. My fans would never forgive me. Audiences like me doing action and comedy. I am a jovial person from childhood and so I remain. I like to laugh my way through my work. And that attitude reflects in my roles."