Maaveeran & Mandela Are Copied From These Two Films? Blue Sattai Maran Accuses Director Madonne Ashwin

Maaveeran & Mandela Are Copied From These Two Films? Blue Sattai Maran has said that both the films directed by Madonne Ashwin are copied from other language films. He also revealed the names of the films.

Lokesh Kanagaraj's Best Friend Madonne Ashwin

Madonne Ashwin is a close friend of director Lokesh Kanagaraj. He entered the film industry by making short films without being an assistant director. He directed Mandela with Yogi Babu as his first film. The film, which was made in the political satire genre, received great response and won the National Award.

After the huge success of Mandela, he directed the second film Maaveeran with Sivakarthikeyan. The film was released on the July 14th. Along with Sivakarthikeyan, Mysskin, Saritha, Yogi Babu, Aditi Shankar and others acted. The film was made in the fantasy genre and was well received by the fans. Many appreciated Sivakarthikeyan's performance in the film.

Apart from the response from movie buffs and film critics, the film has also received a good response at the box office. Accordingly, the film team officially announced yesterday that Maveeran has collected 75 crore rupees worldwide so far. SK fans are also hoping that Maaveeran will soon join the 100 crore club just like his previous films Doctor and Don.

It is important to note that the recently released SK film Prince was also a flop. So this film Maaveeran was bound to be a hit. Madonne Ashwin has made it possible through his story.

Copied From Swing Vote Stranger than Fiction?

In such a situation, popular film critic Blue Sattai Maran has said that Madonne Ashwin's two films Mandela and Maaveeran have been copied. He shared a tweet, "Swing Vote 2008- Mandela. Stranger than Fiction 2006 - Maaveeran. Swing Vote 2008, starring Kevin Costner. It is an American comedy-drama film about an entire U.S. presidential election determined by the vote of one man.

Ernest "Bud" Johnson (Kevin Costner) is a dimwitted, jobless, apolitical man from Texico, New Mexico, coaxed by his twelve-year-old daughter Molly (Madeline Carroll) to take more of a serious approach to life. As the election is close, Bud's vote becomes critical to allocating New Mexico's electoral college votes.

The popular vote is tied for the two major candidates in New Mexico, leaving Bud to decide the next president of the United States. He gets wooed by both candidates, the incumbent Republican and the opposing Democrat. both gain Bud's respect. The film ends with Bud casting his vote as Molly watches with a smile on her face, though for whom he voted is never revealed."

It is also said that Madonne Ashwin has altered the story called Apartment and presented with commercial flavours. Apartment was written by Priyadarshan's assistant director Binu Subramanian.