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Drishayam (2013) is one of the few Indian movies that are remade in multiple languages. It is expanding internationally. The Malayalam film, starring Mohanlal in the lead role of the famous character Georgekutty, is being remade in several countries, including Hollywood. Drishyam is a huge hit in the Malayalam industry, and two Bollywood remakes have followed suit. All parts of the franchise have been huge box office successes, particularly Drishyam 2 in Hindi, which was released last year and earned close to Rs 250 crore in India.
Being super-successful at the box office, the Malayalam movie caught the attention of many makers not only in India but abroad too! In 2014, Drishyam was remade in Kannada as Drishya. The movie starred V. Ravichandran, Navya Nair & Asha Sharath in the lead roles.
In the very same year, the movie was remade in Telugu as Drushyam. This time, the movie starred Venkatesh, Meena & Nadhiya.
And, then in 2015, the movie had a Tamil remake starring superstar Kamal Hassan, Gautami & Asha Sharath. The movie was directed by Jeethu Joseph, the maker of the original movie. And, around the same time, Drishyam’s Hindi remake was released starring Ajay Devgn, Shriya Saran & Tabu. It was directed by the late filmmaker Nishikant Kamat.
The Malayalam film, starring Mohanlal in the lead role of the famous character Georgekutty, is being remade in several countries, including Hollywood. Drishyam is a huge hit in the Malayalam industry, and two Bollywood remakes have followed suit. All parts of the franchise have been huge box office successes, particularly Drishyam 2 in Hindi, which was released last year and earned close to Rs 250 crore in India.
After so many Indian remakes, the makers went global and came up with the first international remake – the Sri Lankan remake titled Dharmayuddhaya (2017) starring Jackson Anthony, Dilhani Ekanayake & Kusum Renu.
Drishyam is the fourth Indian movie that has been remade in 7 languages, And, what makes it even more special is the fact that it’s only the second Indian movie to be remade in three foreign languages. For the unversed, Yash Chopra’s 1975 classic Deewar starring Amitabh Bachchan, Shashi Kapoor & Nirupa Roy is the first one!
Source:ITv
