Ten Sandalwood Movies Which Are Remade In Other Languages

Remakes are a trend which is followed in all decades. Especially in South Indian Film Industry, a majority of the movies are remade from other languages. It is not always true that if a movie is a hit in one language, it will be a hit in the other languages where it is made too. Many movies fail in remakes mainly because the expectations of each language audience are different from the other language audiences. It is left to the director how he makes the remade movie a success. It is not only Hindi movies which are remade in South Indian languages, but Sandalwood films are also remade in many Indian languages. Let us see a small list of these movies.

1. 'Naagarahaavu'

This is ’s directional venture. The story was released in Kannada in the year 1972. This movie shows the relationship between a teacher and a student. This movie was also the debut movie of the two great actors Dr.Vishnuvardhan and Ambareesh. The movie was remade in Hindi by Puttanna himself and was named “Zahreela Insaan”. It was also remade in Telugu and Tamil.

2. Mallammana Pavada

This was also directed by Puttanna Kanagal. It starred Dr.Rajkumar and B.Saroja

Devi in the main roles. It was a story of a woman who releases her husband from his cruel step-mother. Many films based on this theme were made after this film. The 1993 Kannada film “”, the 1981 Hindi film “”, the 1992 Hindi film “Beta”, the 1987 Tamil movie “Enga Chinna Rasa”, and the 1993 Telugu movie “Abbaigaru” are inspired by this movie.

3. 'Antha'

This movie set a new trend in the Kannada Film Industry. It starred Ambareesh and Lakshmi in the main role. It was remade in Hindi and was named as “Meri Awaaz Suno”. Both the languages were directed by S.V.Rajendra Babu.

4. Parasangada Gendethimma

This was a comedy genre film directed by Maruti Sivram. It was a story based on the impacts of civilization. It was the sequence when a village boy marries a city girl. It starred Lokesh in the lead role. It was remade into a Tamil language film and was renamed as Rosapoo Ravikaikari.

5. Ramapurada Ravana

It starred , Geetha, and Aarathi in the main roles. It was directed by Rajachandra in the year 1984. The film was remade in Tamil and was named as “Naam Iruvar”. It is a complete entertainment.

6. Anuraga Aralithu

Anuraga Aralithu is a famous movie which became popular for its background score. It starred Dr.Rajkumar, Geetha, and Madhavi in the main roles. It was remade in the Telugu language as “” which was a most-needed break-through for Telugu actor Chiranjeevi. It was also remade in Hindi as Ladla.

7. Tappida Thaala

This film mainly focuses on the difficulties a person faces after getting into a life on a wrong path. It was directed by K.Balachander. It starred Rajinikanth and Savitha in the lead roles. It was released in Tamil and Kannada simultaneously.

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