5 Kannada Remakes Considered As All Time Blockbusters And Classics Post 2000

Remaking a successful film is always a risky affair and repeating the success is a big gamble as there is no guarantee of the result. Remakes are like walking on the edge of a knife as the team has to set the right casting of actors, make important changes to the local nativity and be faithful to the original story. Here are some of the 5 remakes of Kannada cinema post-2000 which are considered as the All Time Classics And Blockbusters:

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Vishnuvardhan's 'Yajamana' is a remake of Vijayakant's 'Vanathaipol'. 'Yajamana' went on to become a huge blockbuster breaking records at the box office and is considered a classic in Kannada. This family drama about the unity of 4 brothers with Vishnuvardhan in the dual role, appealed to the families in Karnataka making the audience throng the theatres. Additionally, the audio of the film was a huge hit before its release helping the film immensely.

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Upendra's 'Buddhivantha' was a remake of the old Tamil classic 'Ratha Kanneer'. This was a huge challenge for Upendra as a writer and actor to remake this old classic to the modern sensibilities of the audience and Upendra won the gamble like a boss proving his mettle as a writer and actor. 'Raktha Kanneeru' set the box office on fire for the awesome portrayal of Upendra as an arrogant millionaire atheist returned NRI who has his own mindset and attitude towards everything in the world. The dialogues of Upendra were a huge rage where Upendra spewed naked truth about the society and human mindset through satire and comedy touches.

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'Apthamitra' is a remake of the Malayalam classic 'Manichithrathazhu'. When remade in Kannada as 'Apthamitra', director P Vasu had to rework the screenplay and make many changes to the Kannada version. With the casting of superb actors like Vishnuvardhan, Ramesh Aravind and Soundarya, the audience accepted the film like never before making it the biggest blockbuster at the time of release breaking old records at the box office. The Kannada audience loved the film so much and watched it repeatedly making it a huge success. Vishnuvardhan and Soundarya gave an outstanding performance and remained evergreen in their career.

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Ganesh's 'Cheluvina Chittara' was a remake of the Tamil blockbuster 'Kadhal'. None had expected this remake would go on to create madness during its release. This love story between a mechanic and a school girl created a sensation and kind of controversy also influencing school girls to fall in love seeing the film. None had expected 'Cheluvina Chittara' would create magic as the film had a tragic climax which is hardly accepted but surprisingly the tragic climax had a huge impact on the audience who were shocked by the end and worked in the favor of the film becoming a classic and blockbuster.

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'Bulbul' was a remake of the Telugu blockbuster 'Darling'. Darshan was so refreshing in the romantic entertainer. Keeping aside his action-hero image full of fights and mouthing punch dialogues, the audience loved seeing Darshan in this cool role doing comedy and yearning for his love. The film not only appealed to fans but also to the family audience with some amazing foot-tapping songs. The movie became a huge blockbuster and is considered as one of Darshan's best films.

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