We often see people criticizing Bollywood for remaking South Indian movies, no doubt Bollywood recently remade plenty of South Indian movies in Hindi, but this is quite common in film industries.
India is a diverse country and we have many languages for each language, we have a Language-based Film Industry, and not all People in India understand a single language, so Remakes work in every industry, a Good film gets remade in Multiple Languages, If you Look at the career of Rajinikanth, you will find many Amitabh Bachchan’s films as Tamil Remake starring Rajinikanth. Rajinikanth remade all the Amitabh’s 70s,80s hit films in the Tamil language.
Nowadays films are released in multiple languages, and you will find the dubbed version easily of South Indian films.
We have already covered a list of Films remade in Multiple Languages, but today we are doing a list of Films Copied by the South Indian Film Industry from Bollywood.
List of South Indian Remakes of Bollywood Films
We are sharing the list of South Indian films remade from Hindi films, These films are the exact copy of Bollywood films with different star casts and languages.
1.Haathi Mere Saathi (1971)
Tamil : Nalla neram
2. Phool Aur Patthar (1966)
Tamil : Oli vilakku Malayalam : Puthiya velicham
3. Do Ankhen Barah Haath (1957)
Tamil : Pallandu vazhga Telugu : Maa daivam
4. Baazigar (1993)
Tamil : Samrat Telugu : Vetagadu Kannada : Nagarahavu
5. Don (1978)
Tamil : Billa,Yugandhar Malayalam : Shobaraj
6. Victoria No. 203 (1972)
Tamil : Vairam Telugu : Andaru dongale
7. Bawarchi (1972)
Tamil : Samayalkaran
8. Ghayal (1990)
Tamil : Bharathan
9. Koshish (1972)
Tamil : Uyarndhavargal
10.Yadon Ki Baarat (1973)
Tamil : Naalai namadhe Telugu : Annadamnula anubandham
11. Namak Haraam (1973)
Tamil : Unakkaga naan
12. Roti Kapada Aur Makaan (1974)
Telugu : Jeevana poratam
13. Haath Ki Safai (1974)
Telugu : Manushulu chesina dongalu
14. Deewaar (1975)
Tamil : Thee Telugu : Magadu
15. Amar Akbar Anthony (1977)
Telugu : Ram robert rahim Malayalam : John jaffer janardhanan
16. Inkaar (1977)
Telugu : Dongala veta
17. Muqaddar Ka Sikandar (1978)
Telugu : Prema tarangalu
18. Be-Imaan (1972)
Tamil : En magan
19. Trishul (1978)
Tamil : Mr. bharath
20. Kasme Vaade (1978)
Tamil : Dharmathin thalaivan Telugu : Chesina basalu
21. Suhaag (1979)
Telugu : Satyam shivam
22. Gol Maal (1979)
Tamil : Thillu mullu Kannada : Aasegobba messegobba Malayalam : Simhavalan menon
23. Naseeb (1981)
Tamil : Santhippu Telugu : Trimurtulu
24. Namak Halaal (1982)
Tamil : Velaikaran
25. Khud-Daar (1982)
Tamil : Padikkadavan
26. Hero (1983)
Telugu : Vikram Kannada : Ranadheera
27. Mard (1985)
Tamil : Maaveeran
28. Meri Jung (1985)
Tamil : Oru thayin sabhatham Telugu : Vijrumbhana Kannada : Yuddha kaanda
29. Arjun (1985)
Tamil : Sathya Telugu : Bharatamlo arjunudu
30. Mr. India (1987)
Tamil : En rathathin rathame Kannada : Jai karnataka
31. Khudgarz (1987)
Tamil : Annamalai Telugu : Prana snehitulu , Kondapalli raja Kannada : Gokarna
32. Samadhi (1972)
Telugu : Nindu manishi
33. Aankhen (1993)
Telugu : Pokiri raja
34. Darr (1993)
Kannada : Preethse
35. Damini (1993)
Tamil : Priyanka
36. Krantiveer (1994)
Kannada : Parodi
37. Droh Kaal (1994)
Tamil : Kuruthipunal
38. Ghatak (1996)
Telugu : Aapthudu
39. Pardes (1997)
Telugu : Pelli kanuka
40. Ishq (1997)
Kannada : Snehana preethina
41. Ziddi (1997)
Tamil : Dharma
42. Soldier (1998)
Tamil : Villu
43. Sarfarosh (1999)
Telugu : Astram
44. Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (2003)
Tamil : Vasool raja MBBS Telugu : Shankar dada M.B.B.S Kannada : Uppi dada M.B.B.S
45. Khakee (2004)
Telugu : Satyameva jeyate
46. Bunty Aur Babli (2005)
Telugu : Bhale dongalu
47. Khosla Ka Ghosla! (2006)
Tamil : Poi solla porom
48. Carry On, Munna Bhai (2006)
Telugu : Shankar dada zindabad
49. Johnny Gaddaar (2007)
Malayalam : Unnam Telugu : Kamini
50. Jab We Met (2007)
Tamil : Kanden kadhalai
51. 3 Idiots (2009)
Tamil : Nanban
52. A Wednesday (2008)
Tamil : Unnaipol oruvan Telugu : Eeenadu
53. Love Aaj Kal (2009)
Telugu : Teen maar
54. Delhi Belly (2011)
Tamil : Settai
55. Pyaar Ka Punchnama (2011)
Telugu : Green signal
56. OMG: Oh My God! (2012)
Telugu : Gopala gopala Kannada : Mukunda murari
57. Bol Bachchan (2012)
Telugu : Masala
58. Kahaani (2012)
Telugu : Anaamika
59. Dabangg (2010)
Tamil : Osthe Telugu : Gabbar singh
60. Aa Gale Lag Jaa (1973)
Tamil : Uthaman Telugu : Manchi manushulu
61. Aaina (1993)
Tamil : Kalyana vaibogam Telugu : Aayanaki iddaru Kannada : Yaare nee abhimani
62. Band Baaja Baaraat (2010)
Tamil : Aaha kalyanam Telugu : Jabardasth
63. Aasha (1980)
Telugu : Anuraga devata
64. Adalat (1976)
Tamil : Vishwaroopam Telugu : Sivamettina satyam
65. Amanush (1975)
Tamil : Thyagam Telugu : Edureeta Malayalam : Ithaa oru manushyan
66. Anamika (1973)
Telugu : Kalpana
67. Ankush (1986)
Tamil : Kavithai paada neramillai Kannada : Ravana rajya
68. Aradhana (1969)
Tamil : Sivakamiyin selvan Telugu : Kannavari kalalu
69. Avtaar (1983)
Tamil : Vaazhkai Telugu : O thandri teerpu Malayalam : Jeevitham Kannada : Kaliyuga
70. Seeta Aur Geeta (1972)
Tamil : Vani rani Telugu : Ganga manga
71. Benaam (1974)
Kannada : Thirugu baana
72. Brahmachari (1968)
Tamil : Enga mama Telugu : Devudu mamayya
73. China Town (1962)
Tamil : Kudiyirundha koyil Telugu : Bhale thammudu
74. Chor Machaye Shor (1974)
Telugu : Bhale dongalu
75. Daag: A Poem of Love (1973)
Telugu : Vichitra jeevitham
76. Dharm Aur Qanoon (1984)
Tamil : Ezhuthatha sattangal77.
77. Guddi (1971)
Tamil : Cinema paithiyam
78. Do Yaar (1972)
Tamil : Kuppathu raja Telugu : Iddaru iddare
79. Friendship (1980)
Tamil : Sattam
80. Dus Numbri (1976)
Telugu : KD No. 1
81. Dushmun (1971)
Tamil : Needhi Telugu : Khaidii babay
82. Ek Se Badhkar Ek (1976)
Telugu : Mugguru muggure
83. Gunga Jumna (1961)
Tamil : Iru thuruvam
84. Johny Mera Naam (1970)
Remade as Tamil : Raja Telugu : Eduruleni Manishi Kannada : Apoorva sangama
85. Himalay Ki Godmein (1965)
Tamil : Pudhiya bhoomi Telugu : Dr. babu
86. Hum Dono (1961)
Telugu : Ramuni mechina ramudu
87. Insaf Ka Tarazu (1980)
Tamil : Neethi devan mayakkam Telugu : Edi nyayam edi dharmam
88. Jalwa (1987)
Telugu : Trinetrudu
89. Do Anjaane (1976)
Telugu : Maavari manchitanam Kannada : Aaseya bale
90. Nagin (1976)
Tamil : Neeya Telugu : Devathalara deevinchandi
91. Anuraag (1972)
Malayalam : Raagam
92. Kati Patang (1970)
Telugu : Punnami chandrudu
93. Geet (1970)
Telugu : Aradhana
94. Chhoti Bahen (1959)
Telugu : Aada paduchu
95. Paigham (1959)
Tamil : Irumbu thirai
96. Junglee (1961)
Telugu : Saradaa ramudu
97. Kashmir Ki Kali (1964)
Telugu : Srungara ramudu
98. Woh Kaun Thi? (1964)
Tamil : Yaar nee Telugu : Ame evaru?
99. Waqt (1965)
Telugu : Bhale abbayilu Malayalam : Kolilakkam
100. Pink (2016)
Telugu: Vakeel Saab, Tamil : Nerkonda Paarvai
So, before criticizing Bollywood for copying south Indian films, just look at the list of films Bollywood films remade in south India. These are just 100 Hindi films remade in South India, the list is long we can not cover all of them in one article.
