Here are 7 Famous Bollywood Movies You Probably Didn’t Know Were South Movie Remakes. Before Vikram Vedha, Bollywood had a history of remaking South Asian films. The trend started in the 2000s with popular South Indian remakes like Kick, Rowdy Rathore, and Ghajini featuring leading Bollywood actors. However, you might have guessed that some of the blockbusters of the 1990s and early 2000s were based on South American flicks.
7 Famous Bollywood Movies You Probably Didn’t Know Were South Movie Remakes; including Hera Pheri
We are reminiscing about the movies we loved as kids without realizing that they are Hindi remakes of popular South Indian movies. Some of them are literal remakes, while others are major adaptations of Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu films.
#1.Tere Naam
The popular film Tere Naam starring Salman Khan was a remake of Vikram-starrer Sethu, a 1999’s Tamil film. Bala directed the original film, which was remade in several languages, including Hindi, by Satish Kaushik. The films were based on the real-life incident of a friend of Bala’s who fell in love, lost his mind, and ended up in a mental asylum.
#2.Hera Pheri
Few people are aware that the beloved cult comedy Manipulation is actually a South Indian adaptation. Ramji Rao Speaking, a 2000 remake of the 1989 Malayalam film, is considered one of the greatest Bollywood comedies ever created by director Priyadarshan.
#3.Nayak: The Real Hero
S. Shankar helmed and penned Nayak: The Real Hero, a political action drama film, ensemble features include Anil Kapoor, Rani Mukerji, Amrish Puri, Paresh Rawal, and many more. After the film was released, it was a huge success at the box office, along with getting positive feedback from the critics. Even a few funny dialogues from the film are used as memes. Do you know that this film was adopted from 2001’s Arjun Sarja and Manisha Koirala starrer Mudhalvan, a Tamil language film?
#4.Garam Masala
Garam Masala, a Priyadarshan-written and directed film released in 2005, starred Akshay Kumar, John Abraham, Paresh Rawal, Rimi Sen, and more. Do you know this comedy film was owned by 1985‘s Malayalam film Boeing Boeing, which was also remade from 1965‘s same-name film?
#5.Raja Babu
David Dhawan‘s Raja Babu, starring Govinda, Karisma Kapoor, and Shakti Kapoor, is a 1990’s film that no one could have guessed at the time was a remake of a South Indian film. After all, it was a remake of the 1992 Tamil film Rasukutty, Hindi remake was released in 1994.
#6.Housefull
One of the most popular comedy franchises in Bollywood is Sajid Khan‘s Housefull series. However, the major plot of the first installment, starring Deepika Padukone, Riteish Deshmukh, Akshay Kumar, and Lara Dutta, was adapted from the 1998 Tamil drama Kathala Kathala.
#7.Judwaa
Judwaa, another David Dhawan‘s film, was a remake of the 1994 Telugu film Hello Brother, starring Nagarjuna Akkineni, and more. Judwaa also had a sequel with Varun Dhawan, The 1992 Hong Kong action comedy Twin Dragons, also starring Jackie Chan, also made an impact on the Tamil film industry.
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