Remaking
a
successful
film
is
always
a
risky
affair.
It
would
be
hard
for
the
makers
of
the
film
to
run
away
from
the
obvious
comparisons
with
the
original.
Less
often
we
have
seen
remakes
of
successful
films
maintaining
the
same
qualities
of
the
original.
Here,
we
list
some
of
the
remakes
of
Malayalam
films,
which
went
on
to
be
as
good
as
the
originals.
Take
a
look.
Boeing
Boeing
–
Garam
Masala
Priyadarshan
remade
his
own
film
Boeing
Boeing
into
Hindi.
The
film
was
titled
as
Garam
Masala
and
had
Akshay
Kumar
and
John
Abraham
reprising
the
roles
done
by
Mohanlal
and
Mukesh
in
the
original.
The
Hindi
remake
was
as
good
as
the
original
and
did
perfectly
serve
the
entertainment
needs
of
the
viewers.
Poochakkoru
Mookkuthi
–
Hungama
Poochakkoru
Mookkuthi
was
the
first
directorial
venture
of
Priyadarshan
and
he
himself
decided
to
remake
the
film
in
Hindi.
The
Hindi
version
was
titled
as
Hungama
and
the
film
received
generally
positive
reviews
and
went
on
to
become
a
hit.
Bodyguard
–
Kaavalan
Dileep
starrer
Bodyguard
was
remade
to
Tamil
as
Kaavalan,
with
Vijay
in
the
lead
role.
Siddique,
who
directed
the
original
handled
the
Tamil
remake
as
well.
The
film
did
win
great
reviews
and
provided
a
big
hit
for
Vijay,
after
a
brief
break.
Drishyam
–
Papanasam
Drishyam,
the
biggest
blockbuster
in
the
history
of
Malayalam
films,
got
remade
to
a
number
of
other
languages.
But,
only
the
Tamil
version
of
the
film
starring
Kamal
Haasan
stayed
loyal
to
the
original
version.
Chattakkari
–
Julie
Chattakaari,
directed
by
K
S
Sethumadhavan
was
one
of
the
notable
Malayalam
films
of
the
1970's.
The
director
himself
remade
the
film
in
to
Hindi
as
Julie.
Lakshmi
was
retained
as
the
female
lead.
The
Hindi
version
of
the
film
won
rave
reviews
and
fetched
many
awards.
Take
a
close
look
at
the
above
list
and
you
would
get
to
know
that
most
of
the
remakes
in
the
above
list
have
been
directed
by
the
makers
of
the
original
version
itself.
Well,
when
the
same
person
remakes
the
film,
the
risk
factor
is
comparatively
lesser.
Well,
more
and
more
Malayalam
films
are
being
remade
to
other
languages.
That
definitely
is
a
big
boost
for
an
industry
like
Mollywood.
Next
in
the
pipeline
is
the
Telugu
version
of
Malayalam
superhit
film
Premam,
which
had
Nivin
Pauly
in
the
lead
role.
The
Telugu
version
of
the
film
has
Naga
Chaithanya,
Shruthi
Haasan,
Anupama
Parameswaran
and
Madonna
Sebastian
in
the
lead
roles.
We
have
to
wait
and
see
whether
the
Telugu
remake
of
the
film
would
do
justice
to
the
original.