What's the difference between plagiarism and inspiration in the world of films? I think Nayagan is an inspiration from Godfather while Vetri Vizha is an attempt of plagiarism! Here's a list of LESSER KNOWN tamil movies and the corresponding English movies from which they have been copied/inspired. I trust your skills of discretion to come to a conclusion.
Whistle - Urban legends.
Manasukkul Matthappu - One flew over the Cuckoo's nest.
Naalaiya Manidhan -Bride of Frankenstein.
Moodu Pani -Psycho.
Julie Ganapathy -Misery.
Vaa Arugil vaa -Child's Play.
Kuzhandhaiyum Deivamum- The Parent Trap.
Makkal En Pakkam - Rage of the Angels (Sheldon's book).
Time - While you were sleeping.
SooraSamharam -Witness.
Ghajini -Memento.
Vetri Vizha -Bourne Identity.
Mazhalai pattaalam-Yours,mine and ours.
MayaBazaar(95)- Ghost.
And here's de welcome addition from Mr. Connoisseur:
Pachai kili muthu charam - Derailed
Shanthi Nilayam - Sound Of Music
Vegam -Cellular
Panchathandiram-Very bad things
My dear maarthaandan-Coming to America
Magalir mattum - 9 to 5.
Anbe sivam - planes, trains & automobiles
Avvai sanmugi - Mrs. Doubtfire
Nammavar-Lean On Me
Tenali - Patch Adams
Vettayadu vilayadu-Red Dragon
Arunachalam- Brewster's Millions
Whistle-I know what you did last summer
Rishi has the climax from Nick in Time
Vaaranam aayiram-Character
Asuran-Predator
The Life of David Gale story is similar to Virumandi
Ayirathil oruvan - Captain Blood
Well, if you don't remember Manasukkul Matthaappu,it's the Prabhu,Saranya and Sarath Babu flick set in a mental asylum where they electrocute Prabhu.
Naalaiya manidhan and Adhisaya Manidhan are movies similar to 'The Bride of Frankenstein'- the former has Ajay Ratnam transformed into an inhuman form after death; the latter has Gautami being chased around by the ghost or whatever you call it.
Makkal en pakkam-remember the Ambika,Satyaraj,Rajesh starrer where Ambika plays a lawyer, Satyaraj-a gangster and Rajesh as a corrupt politician...
Soorasamharam has Kamal Haasan and Nirosha in the lead.
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interesting facts... I have never seen any of those english films but heard tht Ghajini is inspired/copied from memento... Will try to take a look at some of those english ones and see whether they do luk similar wid the tamil stuff...
sure!!! n add to de list if u can!
Oh good facts...
Pachai kili muthu charam - Derailed
Shanthi Nilayam - Sound Of Music
Vegam -Cellular
Panchathandiram-Very bad things
My dear maarthaandan-Coming to America
Magalir mattum - 9 to 5.
Anbe sivam - planes, trains & automobiles
Avvai sanmugi - Mrs. Doubtfire
Nammavar-Lean On Me
Tenali - Patch Adams
Vettayadu vilayadu-Red Dragon
Arunachalam- Brewster's Millions
Whistle-I know what you did last summer
Rishi has the climax from Nick in Time
Vaaranam aayiram-Character
Asuran-Predator
The Life of David Gale story is similar to Virumandi
Ayirathil oruvan - Captain Blood
Nadodi Mannan and Uthama Puthiran owes it to Alexander Dumas books(Man in the Iron Mask)and a complete spoof of all that combined was Immsai Arasan
There are many more,I do not maintain a list...
These are the Hindi Version of a few i know
Judwa - Double Dragons
Baadshah -Nick in time and Rush Hour
N.B:I do not wanna pull vijay into this as it comes under remake and nothing to do with inspiration or plagirism :-) nor Vijayakanth who remakes with inspiration from Tom and Jerry
wow!!!! right person, right question... i'll add ur list to mine!
n captain padam.. aiyo paavame!!! :)
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