South Indian film directors who won hearts with their Bollywood outings

Entertainment By Prabhatha Rigobertha 12/09/2023 Read the article

In the last few years, more South Indian film directors have been working with Bollywood stars. Following are some prominent South Indian film directors who went North.

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Atlee’s hindi debut Jawan starring Shah Rukh Khan has already become a bigger blockbuster than Pathaan (2023). His presentation of the actor is something that’s never seen before.

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Wanted (2009) starring Salman Khan marked the debut Bollywood directorial of Prabhudeva. It was a remake of Pokiri (2006). It gave Salman the commercial hit he needed to get back.

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AR Murugadoss remade the Suriya-starrer Ghajini (Tamil, 2008) in Hindi with the same name and with Aamir Khan as the protagonist.

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Puskhar-Gayatri remade their film Vikram Vedha (2017) in 2022 with Hrithik and Saif. It was a success because of the moral ambiguities analysed through the Vikram and Betaal analogy.

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Sandeep Reddy Vanga remade Arjun Reddy (Telugu, 2017) as Kabir Singh (2019). Kabir Singh starring Shahid Kapoor was a huge hit but the uproar was also equally big.

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Before Dil Se (1998), Mani Ratnam was already a known thanks to Roja (1992) and Bombay (1995. His next, Guru won critical appreciation and is a memorable solo outing of Abhishek Bachchan.

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Ram Gopal Varma scored a hit with his debut Satya (1998), a cult classic. Ram Gopal Varma also directed the romantic-comedy Rangeela (1995) with Aamir Khan and Urmila.

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