Top Ten Sandalwood Movies Based On Real Life

Films draw inspiration from real life; certain sandalwood films are based on real life. This is a list of the top 10 films based on real life.

1. Myna

A real life murder became the plot of the 2013 Kannada film Myna. This movie was very well received by the viewers and the critics just couldn’t stop raving about it. And the Filmfare Award for Best Film is a befitting testimony to its success.

2. Cyanide

Former Prime Minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi, was the primary focus of this film. This 2006 film opened to good reviews and went on to fetch the Best Actress award for Tara. The film was also good in technical side. It is no doubt that it is a milestone in Kannada cinema.

3. Attahasa

The infamous smuggler Veerappan came to life on screen through Attahasa. This directorial venture of A M R Ramesh had Kishore giving a fantastic performance as Veerappan. It is a bilingual and came to Tamil Nadu theaters as Vanayuddham.

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Veerappan caught the fascination of Ram Gopal Varma Ram Gopal Varma is a famed Indian film director an >> Read More... also, and this 2015 film is based on the events of Veerappan’s life, but mainly from a cop’s point of view.

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The gangland of Bengaluru became the subject of Aa Dinagalu, a 2007 film. It was well received by the critics and went on to fetch several awards.

6. Dandupalya

What is Dandupalya? It is an infamous gang, and the events happening here is the backdrop for this film. This Pooja Gandhi-Raghu Mukherjee starrerreceived a promising response by both critics and audience. It saw the Telugu theaters as Dandupalyam and was well received in AP while the Tamil dubbed version Karimedu was appreciated by the critics.

7. Bettanaghare

Real life crimes have always attracted the Sandalwood filmmakers and Bettanaghare is one such attempt. The underworld cousins Bethanagere Shankara and Bethanagere Seena were the inspiration of this 2015 film. The movie too was well received by the audience.

8. Om

This Upendra’s directorial venture, starring Shiva Rajkumar Shiva Rajkumar is the populous Kannada actor, who >> Read More... , is yet another fictional portrayal of Bengaluru’s underworld. The film was a blockbuster and had many re-releases. This movie went on to win many awards including best actor for Shivanna. Later Shiva Rajkumar and Upendra collaborated in a couple of successful movies.

9. Kariya

And yes you heard it right…this is yet another film based on rowdyism. This film ran for a whopping 700 days, and it was released a couple of times. And yes, it was a hit both the times it was released. Challenging Star Darshan played a young gangster in this 2003 movie.

10. Deadly Soma

Well, this list ends up with yet another underworld film. Deadly Soma, a 2005 movie, deals with the life of a youngster from a humane family who yields to the criminal world. This film was appreciated by the audience.