As ‘Oththa Seruppu Size 7’, Parthiepan’s critically acclaimed directing film becomes the first Tamil film to be remade in Indonesia. Fans were overjoyed to learn that South Indian cinema is now expanding internationally. But, did you know that this isn’t the first picture to be remade in a foreign language? There have been numerous that have gained a global audience. Let’s have a look at a list of South Indian films that have been remade in other languages.
Anuraga Aralithu is a 1986 Kannada language film directed by MS. Rajasekhar and based on H.G. Radhadevi’s Kannada novel ‘Anuragada Anthahpura.’ M.S.Puttaswamy produced the film, which starred Rajkumar, Madhavi, and Geetha. The film’s success led to it being reproduced in other Indian languages, as well as in Bangladeshi Bangla as ‘Shami Stirir Juddho’ in 2002. Despite this, due to their success in Bangladesh, a few other south films were adapted in Bangladeshi Bangla.
‘Abhay’ is an Indian psychological thriller directed by Suresh Krissna and based on Kamal Haasan’s 1984 novel Dhayam. Kamal appears in two parts of the film, both of which include aspects of magic realism. The special effects in the film were also recognized with a national award. Later, American filmmaker Quentin Tarantino included an anime action sequence in his martial arts film ‘Kill Bill: Volume 1’ in 2003.
Divorce Invitation is a 2012 American rom-com written by Robert Naturman and Bala Rajasekharuni and directed by S.V.Krishna Reddy in English. It is based on his 1997 Telugu film ‘Aahvaanam.’ The film apparently earned mediocre reviews at its initial release.
Oththa Seruppu Size 7 is a thriller film written, directed, and produced by R.Parthiban under his Bioscope film Framers, featuring only one character. The film set multiple records for being written, directed, acted in, and produced by a single person. The film is presently being reproduced in Hindi, making Telugu the first Tamil film to be remade in Indonesian Bhasa.
