There are many films in INDIA which are remade (or copied without copyrights) from Hollywood films. But we have not heard about the vice versa. My topic is focusing on 'Vice-versa'. Let me take the script and characters played in 'Kuruthipunal' and 'The Departed'.
Kuruthipunal deals with the story of the police officers fighting against terrorism. 'The Departed' deals with the story of the police officers fighting against 'Mafia'.
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Kuruthipunal starts with the two police officers (Kamalhassan as Adhi Narayanan and Arjun as Abbas) training two police officer (Anand and Shiva) to join in terror group naming the operation as 'Operation Dhanush'. Work of the officers joined terror group is to send information about the plan of them and head of the terrorist named 'Badri'(played by Nassar).While Anand is sending information to Adhi and Abbas ,he is caught by terrorists and he kills himself by taking 'Cyanide'. Terrorists come to know there is one more snooper from police is in their gang.
Meanwhile Adhi Narayanan catches Badri (Head of Terrorist) when he tries to plant a bomb in railway station. Narasimham is a police officer under Adhi works for Badri to snoop the police. Srinivasan head of Adhi/Abbas is also works for terrorist group. With twists in the story, Badri escapes from Jail and kills Abbas and threatens Adhi he will kill his wife and son if he is not telling about 'Operation Dhanush'. In climax, Badri comes know Shiva is part of operation Dhanush and Adhi kills Badri and askingShiva to kill him, so that Shiva can take up position of Badri and find the root of terrorist group. Finally Shiva kills Badri and telling terrorists that he killed Adhi because Adhi killed Badri to become leader of terrorist
'The Departed' starts with the Frank Costella (Nicholson) lead of Mafia training Colin Sullivan (Matt Damon) to join the police. In other scene, Billy Costigian (Leonardo Dicaprio) is asked by two police officers Oliver Queenan (Sheen) and Sean Dignam(Wahlberg) to join Mafia gang as undercover agent. Colin joins the police and Billy joins the Mafia. After some twists, Frank comes to know some undercover-agent is in his gang and Oliver comes to know some one from mafia is in his team. In one stage,Oliver is killed by Mafia and Frank is killed by Colin. Billy finally finds Colin is trained by Frank and asking him to come to a private place with Billy's identification file in police that proves Billy is a police. When Colin comes there, Billy catches him and takes him to police, but Billy is killed by another police officer Barrigan (Dale) who is also part ofFrank team. Colin kills the police officer Barrigan to hide his identity that he was part of Frank team. In climax, Colin is killed by Sean when he comes to know Colinwas part of Frank team.
Let me take the similarity between these two films.
Adhi and Abbas trains Anand and Shiva to join the terrorist group.Oliver and Sean trains Billy to join the Mafia.
Narasimham and Srinivasan is part of terror group works in police. Colin and Barrigan is part of Mafia gang works in police. Both the story revolves around the police officers snooping the anti-government forces (Terrorist group and Mafia gang).
Kuruthipunal is the official entry into 68th Academy Awards (Oscars) under 'Best Foreign Language Film' in 1995.'The Departed' is the remake of 2002 'Infernal Affairs' Honk-Kong film. I think since Kuruthipunal is the official entry from India to Oscars, this might be the place where director or writer inspired to take similar type of movie. Anyway if people watch this movie and finds the similarity of story line with Kuruthipunal, then we can say even Hollywood is inspired by Kollywood.
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The Tamil Cinema has given us lots of amazing movies to enjoy since its inception. The old Tamil movies especially have excelled in every aspect and are highly recommended for all the movie fans of Tamil cinema out there. If you are also looking for some the classic Tamil golden movies, then you have come to the right place. Here is a handpicked list that highlights the top 10 old Tamil film classics that you definitely cannot miss.
Part 1. Top 10 Old Tamil Movies List
When you think of timeless regional entertainment, Tamil movies are one of the best places to start from. Tamil old classic movies have everything that makes them evergreen entertainers with the right amount of action, emotions, and storyline. So, here are the classic Tamil movies that you should definitely consider watching. If you also want to catch up with new releases, you can check the full list of Tamil new movies.
1. Anjali
This movie is from the year 1990 and was directed by none other than Maniratnam. The lead roles were played by Raghuvaran, Revathi, Master Tarun, Baby Shruthi Vijaykumar and Baby Shamili. This film sheds light on the challenges that are faced by a child with special needs. The movie went on to win many acclaimed awards and was also dubbed in different languages.
2. Guna
This film is also from the nineties. It released in 1991 and is a romantic drama directed by Santana Bharathi. The story was written by Sab John. The actors playing the lead roles in this movie are Kamal Hassan and Roshini. This movie was Roshini’s debut in the Tamil film industry. The plotline revolves around a mentally challenged man, and how a girl who was kidnapped by him, falls in love with him. It perfectly showcases Stockholm syndrome in an artistic manner.
3. Roja
This film needs no introduction. Being a South Indian film, this movie went on to become a blockbuster in Bollywood as well. Everybody knows how critically acclaimed this movie was. The film belongs to the romantic thriller genre. The lead actors were Aravind Swamy and Madhoo. It released in the year 1992 and was directed by Maniratnam. It was further dubbed in other languages as well.
4. Pithamagan
The title translates to “Son of Ancestors” in English. It is a crime drama that released in 2003. It was written and directed by Bala. The storyline revolves around a small boy that was raised in the graveyard and comes in contact with a conman. It shows the sad reality of prisoners being lured into committing crimes. The lead actors were Vikram and Suriya with the female leads being Sangeetha and Laila.
5. Mahanadi
It is a typical drama that was directed by Santana Bharathi and was written by Kamal Hassan and Ra.Ki.Rangarajan. The lead actors were Kamal Hassan, Sukanya and Cochin Haneefa. The plotline revolves around a widower who is conned and how he takes his revenge with the conman. The film was also able to showcase some gripping realities of the Indian Society to its audience.
6. Bombay
This romantic drama was directed by Maniratnam and starred Arvind Swamy and Manisha Koirala as the lead actors. The movie revolves around the events that took place during the Babri Masjid clashes. This movie tried to show the religious tension that was posing a huge threat to the country at that time. The music in the movie was composed by A.R. Rahman which was critically acclaimed. It was remade in Hindi as well.
7. Kuruthipunal
It is a neo-noir action thriller that was directed by P.C. Sreeram. The lead roles were played by Kamal Hassan, Arjun and Nassar. This movie was a remake of the Hindi film, DrohKaal. The music was composed by Mahesh Mahadevan as well. The plotline revolves around two police officers who decide to curb terrorism. This film also represented India at the 68th Academy Awards in the category of Best Foreign Language Film.
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8. Hindustani
This is another Kamal Hassan starrer and happens to be a Tamil-Hindi bilingual vigilante film. The movie released in the year 1996. It was written and directed by Shankar and was produced by A. M. Rathnam. Kamal Hassan is seen to be starring in a dual role along with Manisha Koirala, Urmila Matondkar, Sukanya and Goundamani.
9. Michael Madana Kamarajan
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The film belongs to the comedy genre and was released for the first time in the year 1990. It was written by Kamal Hassan and the dialogues were penned by Crazy Mohan. Directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao, the movie has a long list of the cast with the main leads as Kamal Hassan with Urvashi, Rupini and Khushboo playing the female leads.
10. Mudhalvan
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The film needs no introduction, as the entire nation has virtually seen and heard of this movie. This one belongs to the political thriller genre and was released in 1999. It was written, produced, and directed by S. Shankar. The lead roles were played by Arjun, Manisha Koirala, and Raghuvaran. The music of this film was composed by A.R. Rahman and won many awards.
Tamil cinema has never failed in delivering good movies time and time again. The credit goes to some of its legendary directors, producers and actors. Go ahead and give these Tamil old hit movies a watch, as they are an integral part of the Indian regional cinema.
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updated by Chief Editor on Mar 17, 2020