‘Singham’ & Why Bollywood Loves ‘South’ Films

Singham, which releases on 22 July, is the remake of its Tamil namesake Singam. Ajay Devgan plays the role of the tough-as-nails cop in the Hindi film while Suriya was the policeman in the Tamil version. Koimoi.com takes a look at some other south Indian films which inspired Bollywood:

Ready – remake of Ready (Telugu)

Salman Khan’s latest hit Ready was a remake of a Telugu film with the same name.

Wanted – remake of Pokiri (Telugu)

Even Salman’s return as the raw action star in Wanted, was a remake of the Telugu Pokiri.

Ghajini – remake of Ghajini (Tamil)

Aamir Khan’s love-action story Ghajini not only imported the story from the Tamil movie with the same name, it also got south Indian actress Asin in Bollywood!

Billu – remake of Katha Parayumbol (Malayalam)

Even Shah Rukh Khan’s amplified super-star persona in Billu was a retelling of the Malayalam film Katha Parayumbol.

Bhool Bhulaiyaa – remake of Manichitratazhu (Malayalam)

Akshay Kumar’s Bhool Bhulaiyaa took inspiration from the Malayalam film Manichitratazhu.

Sunday – remake of Anukokunda Oka Roju (Telugu)

Ajay Devgan starred in another south remake, Sunday. And it was with Rohit Shetty as director! The comedy film was a remake of the Telugu film Anukokunda Oka Roju.

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