HBD Kamal Haasan: 5 Kannada remakes of the legend’s classic films you must watch right now!
Today versatile actor Kamal Haasan is celebrating his 68th birthday. Kamal Haasan is a household name for the Kannada audience as well, thanks to his Kannada films 'Kokila' and 'Rama Shama Bhama', among others. On Kamal Haasan’s birthday, let's take a look at 5 of his classic films remade in Kannada cinema.
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Maro Charitra / Love Story
K Balachander's 'Maro Charitra' is one of the greatest love stories ever made in Telugu cinema’s history. The film ran for years together in South India without being dubbed. Every aspect of the filmmaking made 'Maro Charitra' an unforgettable classic. Kamal Haasan and Saritha lived in their roles as true lovers who sacrifice their life. The Kannada remake was released in 2005 with Mayur Patel and Tanu Roy in lead roles, however, it failed to get the classic right.
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Kalyanaraman / Sriramachandra
'Kalyanaraman' had Kamal Haasan playing a dual role, with the younger brother role being the highlight who appears as a ghost throughout the second half with a buckle tooth. This entertaining film was a blockbuster in Tamil with all the commercial ingredients. The Kannada remake, 'Sriramachandra' had Ravichandran doing Kamal's role. The remake was a success thanks to Ravichandran's hilarious performance as the ghost brother and music director Hamsalekha's classic songs.
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Swathi Muthyam / Swathi Muthu
K Vishwanath's Telugu film 'Swathi Muthyam' is one eternal classic in the history of Telugu cinema with Kamal Haasan acing the role of Sivayya who is autistic. Kamal Haasan's towering performance, K Vishwanath's deft handling and Ilaiyaraaja's music all made 'Swathi Muthyam' an unforgettable classic. Later the film was remade in Kannada as 'Swathi Muthu' with Sudeep and Meena reprising Kamal and Radhika roles. The remake in Kannada, came out very well earning good appreciation and doing very well at the box office.
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Thevar Magan / Thandege Thakka Maga
'Thevar Magan' written and produced by Kamal Haasan, went on to become a classic in Tamil Cinema. The film bought together thespian Sivaji Ganesan and Kamal Haasan after a long gap that raised the hype to see the two acting giants on the big screen. The film took upon existing caste pride and emphasized humanity and education to the people than caste pride. This film was remade in Kannada as 'Thandege Thakka Maga' in 2006 with Ambareesh and Upendra reprising the father-son roles in Kannada which failed to recreate the original magic.
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Sathi Leelavathi/Rama Shama Bhama
Veteran director Balu Mahendra had dished out an edge-of-the-seat comedy classic in Tamil with Kamal Haasan and Ramesh Aravind in 'Sathi Leelavathi' which was a sleeper hit and later remade in Hindi as 'Biwi No 1'. Coming to the Kannada remake, Ramesh Aravind and Kamal Haasan came together to recreate their magic for the Kannada audience and the result was fantastic with Kamal and Ramesh improvising the remake for contemporary times. This resulted in the film becoming a blockbuster hit at the box office and the ‘Ulaga Nayagan’ having the audience in split with his Hubbali accent.
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