Mohanlal is the greatest actor and highest paid actor in malayalam film industry, He is the main pillar of a small industry f...
Mohanlal is the greatest actor and highest paid actor in malayalam film industry, He is the main pillar of a small industry from southern India. He owns, and breaks his own records of box-office collections and had a huge fan base all over the world.
Here are the 25 Mohanlal films that copied /inspired from English movies and other languages,
1. Yoddha - The Golden Child
Yoddha is a 1992 film directed by Sangeeth Sivan. Mohanlal plays Thaiparambil Ashokan and The supporting cast include Madhoo, Jagathy Sreekumar,and Urvashi. Yodha copied from the 1986 American film 'The Golden Child', directed by Michael Ritchie and starring Eddie Murphy in lead roles.The both films reveals the rescue of a kidnapped boy who have mystical powers.
2. Hello My Dear Wrong Number - North by North West
Hello My Dear Wrong Number is a 1986 Malayalam film directed by Priyadarshan . It stars Mohanlal, Maniyanpilla Raju, Jagathy Sreekumar, Lizy and Menaka. The film copied from the 1959 English film North by North West, directed by Alfred Hitchcock and it stars Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, and James Mason.
3. Boeing Boeing - Boeing Boeing
Boeing Boeing is a 1985 film written and directed by Priyadarshan. It stars Mohanlal,Mukesh,Lizzy in lead roles.The film is based on the 1965 movie of the same name 'Boeing Boeing'. The english film directed by John Rich and it starring Tony Curtis and Jerry Lewis. The film revolves, A playboy flirt with 3 girls in an apartment and it consequences.
4. Chandralekha - While You Were Sleeping
Chandralekha is a 1997 malayalam comedy film written and directed by Priyadarshan . It stars Mohanlal, Sreenivasan in lead roles. It is considered as the one of the best comedy film in Malayalam . The film based on the 1995 English film While You Were Sleeping directed by Jon Turteltaub.
5. Kakkakuyil - A Fish Called Wanda
Kakkakuyil is a 2001 Malayalam comedy film written and directed by Priyadarshan . It stars Mohanlal and Mukesh, in pivotal roles. The film based on A Fish Called Wanda 1988 comedy film directed by Charles Crichton. It stars Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline and Michael Palin in lead roles.
6. Uncle Bun - Uncle Buck
Uncle Bun is a 1991 Malayalam film written and directed by Bhadran, and starring Mohanlal in the title role,.The film is a remake of the 1989 film Uncle Buck directed by John Hughes and starring John Candy and Amy Madigan.
7. Udayananu Tharam - Bowfinger
Udhayananu Tharam is a 2005 Malayalam film directed by Rosshan Andrrews. The film stars Mohanlal, Meena, Sreenivasan, Jagathy Sreekumar, and Mukesh. Udhayanu Tharam inspired from 1999 American comedy film Bowfinger, directed by Frank Oz.
8. Thalavattam - One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
Thalavattam is a 1986 Malayalam film directed by Priyadarshan, starring Mohanlal, M. G. Soman and Karthika. Thalavattam inspired from 1975 English film One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest directed by Miloš Format. The film stars Jack Nicholson in lead role. The both films based on the 1962 novel by the same name.
9. Olympian Anthony Adam - Kindergarten Cop
Olympian Anthony Adam is a 1999 film written and directed by Bhadran. It stars Mohanlal and Meena, with Jagathy Sreekumar, and Nassar in supporting roles. The film based on the 1990 Hollywood film Kindergarten Cop directed by Ivan Reitman and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger in title role. The both films storyline reveals, A cop working as a teacher in a school for an under cover police investigation.
10. Nirnayam - The Fugitive
Nirnayam is a 1995 medical thriller film directed by Sangeeth Sivan. The film features Mohanlal and Heera Rajgopal in lead roles. The film inspired from the 1993 English film The Fugitive that was directed by Andrew Davis and stars Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones.
11. Hallo - Cellular
Hallo is a 2007 Malayalam directed by Rafi and Mecartin . The film stars Mohanlal, Parvathy Melton, Jagathy Sreekumar, Siddique in lead roles. Hallo based on the 2004 English film Cellular directed by David R. Ellis. The film stars Chris Evans, Jason Statham, Kim Basinger and William H. Macy in the lead roles.
12. Pranayam - Innocents
Pranayam is a 2011 Malayalam romantic film directed by Blessy. The film features Mohanlal, Jaya Prada, and Anupam Kher. The film based on the 2000 Australian film Innocence, directed by Paul Cox. The film revolves two separated lovers who meet again after several years and fall in love again.
13. Vandanam - Stakeout
Vandanam is a 1989 Malayalam comedy film directed by Priyadarshan. The film stars Mohanlal, Mukesh, Girija Shettar. The film copied from 1987 English film Stakeout that directed by John Badham and starring Richard Dreyfuss, Emilio Estevez, Madeleine Stowe and Aidan Quinn.
14. Life is Beautiful - Dead Poets Society
Life Is Beautiful is a 2000 Malayalam film directed by Fazil. It stars Mohanlal, Samyuktha Varma, and Geetu Mohandas. It is remake of Dead Poets Society.Dead Poets Society is a 1989 English film directed by Peter Weir and starring Robin Williams.
15. Karmayodha - Taken
Karmayodha is a 2012 Malayalam thriller film directed by Major Ravi. It features Mohanlal. The film loosely based on 2008 English film Taken, directed by Pierre Morel. It stars Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen in lead roles.
16. Minnaram - The Sound of Music
Minnaram is a 1994 Malayalam film features Mohanlal and Shobhana. The film directed by Priyadarshan, and adaptation of the 1995 English film The Sound of Music, directed by Robert Wise.
17. Cheppu - Class of 1984
Cheppu is a 1987 Malayalam film, directed by Priyadarshan and starring Mohanlal. The film is the adaptation of the 1982 film Class of 1984, directed by Mark L. Lester
18. Arabeem Ottakom P. Madhavan Nairum - Nothing To Lose
Arabeem Ottakom P. Madhavan Nayarum aka Oru Marubhoomikkadha, is a 2011 film directed by Priyadarshan. The film stars Mohanlal, Mukesh, Raai Laxmi and Bhavana. The film based on the 1997 English film Nothing to Lose, starring Tim Robbins and Martin Lawrence. The film was directed by Steve Oedekerk.
19. Ninnishtam Ennishtam - City Lights
Ninnistham Ennishtam is a 1986 film, directed by Alleppey Ashraf. The film stars Mohanlal, Priya, Sukumari and Jagathy Sreekumar in the lead roles. This is the adaptation of Charlie Chaplin's 1931 silent classic film City Lights. The story follows the guy who falls in love with a blind singer girl.
20. Pappan Priyapetta Pappan - Heaven Can Wait
Malayalam. Pappan Priyappetta Pappa is a 1986 film directed by Sathyan Anthikad and written by Siddique–Lal. It stars Mohanlal, Rahman, Thilakan in lead roles. The film based on the 1978 English film
Heaven Can Wait, directed by Warren Beatty and Buck Henry. The film revolves, about a young man being mistakenly taken to heaven by his guardian angel, and the resulting complications of how this mistake can be undone, given that his earthly body has been cremated.
21.Grand Masters - Alphabet Murders
Grandmaster is a 2012 film written and directed by B. Unnikrishnan. The film stars Mohanlal as Chandrasekhar, an IPS officer who begins investigating a series of murders cases on a strange order. The based on the 1965 English film The Alphabet Murders directed by Frank Tashlin and starring Tony Randall. Both films based on the 1936 novel The A.B.C. Murders.
22. Alexander The Great - The Rainman
Alexander the Great is a 2010 malayalam film directed by Murali Nagavally. The film features Mohanlal, Bala and Jagadeesh in lead roles. It is the adaptation of 1988 English film Rainman, directed by Barry Levinson.
23. Mukunthetta Sumitra Vilikkunnu - Katha
Mukunthetta Sumitra Vilikkunnu 1988 Malayalam comedy film directed by Priyadarshan. It stars Mohanlal, Sreenivasan, and Ranjini.The story is the adaptation of the 1983 Hindi film Katha directed by Sai Paranjpe. It features Naseeruddin Shah, Farooq Shaikh and Deepti Naval in the main roles. The both films based on the Marathi Play titled Sasa Aani Kasav.
24. Shobhraj - DON
Shobhraj is a 1986 Malayalam action thriller film directed by J. Sasikumar and starring Mohanlal and Madhavi. The film is a remake of the 1978 Hindi film Don written by Salim-Javed and starring Amitabh Bachchan.
25. Drishyam - The Perfect Number
Drishyam is a 2013 malayalam film directed by Jeethu Joseph and features Mohanlal, Meena, Kalabhvan Shajon, Aasha Sharath and Siddique in lead roles. The film was the first 50 Million grossed movie in Malayalam Cinema history. Drishyam widely remade in several languages in India and China. The film loosely similar to 2012 Korean film The Perfect Number and the origin adaptation of the Novel Suspect X.
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