Originally Posted by GuessMe

I have been thinking for a while to start a thread to find out malayalam movies copied from other languages, books etc...We know Priyadarshan is a veteran in this. But the truth is there are many unknown faces too, people who are too careful to avoid popular movies and lift from the unpopular ones. Let us find out some of them.

Our main resource can be IMDB. Using search feature in IMDB, you can find out details of almost all hollywood movies. Some Indian movies are also listed but most of them are incomplete. Using IMDB search you can even search the story of hollywood movies. Therefore if you have any doubt on a malayalam film, using IMDB search, input some of the key terms involved in the story and search. If you are lucky, you will find the right one.

Over the last few years, I have used IMDB effectively and located many malayalam movies which have resemblance to hollywood movies. I shall post my findings here. But you should also join. If you know any hollywood, bollywood movie, book, drama etc which might have an influence on a particular malayalam movie, please reply to this thread. Let's catch the copy cats.

Some member names are from the "other" forum. I am not sure if I should remove them. After all credit should be given wherever it is due.

Guess Me
1. Manju Poloru Penkutty (2004) copied from Crime and Punishment in Suburbia (2000)
2. Malootty (1992) copied from Everybody's Baby (1989)
3. Sasneham Sumithra (2004) copied from Rebecca (1940)
4. Mookkilla Rajyathu (1991) copied from The Dream Team (1989)
5. Balu Mahendra's Olangal (1982) copied from Man, Woman and Child (1980) (novel by Erich Segal)
6. Oru Maravathoor Kanavu (1998) partially inspired from Jean de Florette (1986)
7. Nadiya Kollappetta Rathri (2007) inspired (Kavya's murder) from Agatha Christie's Elephants Can Remember (1972)

Sooraj
1. Udayananu Tharam (2005) copied from Bowfinger (1999)

Attenborough
1. Nirnayam (1995) copied from The Fugitive (1993)
2. Bhargava Charitham Moonam Khandam (2006) copied from Analyse This (1999)
3. Police (2005) copied from Tango & Cash (1989)
4. Thooval Sparsham (1990) copied from Three Men and a Baby (1987)
5. James Bond (1999) copied from Baby's Day Out (1994)
6. Thalavattom (1986) copied from One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

Velayudhan
1. Pachakuthira (2006) copied from Rain Man (1988)
2. Kakkakuyil (2001) copied TO Golmaal (2006)
3. Chandralekha (1997) copied TO Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega (2000)
4. Summer in Bethlahem (1998) copied TO Lesa Lesa (2002)
5. Junior Senior (2005) inspired from Yes Boss (1997)
6. Shivam (2003) inspired from Shool (1999)

Vinu
1. Thuruppu Gulan (2006) partially copied from Dulhe Raja (1998)
2. Boeing Boeing (1985) copied from Boeing Boeing (1965)
3. Vadakkumnathan (2006) partly inspired from A Beautiful Mind (2001)

skumar32
1. Cheppu (1987) copied from Class of 1984 (1982)
2. Akashadoothu (1993) copied from Who Will Love My Children? (1983)

sanu_krish
1. Hridayathil Sookshikkan (2005) copied from Meet The Parents (2000)

asish
1. Mukundetta Sumithra Vilikkunnu (1988) copied from Katha (1983)
2. Alakadalinakkare (1984) copied from Vidhaata (1982)
3. Mr. Butler (2000) copied from Gopala Gopala (1996)
4. Sreekrishnapurathu Nakshathrathilakkam (1998) copied from Theen Bahuraniyan (1968)

moovybuf
1. Kakkakuyil (2001) copied from A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
2. Kaliyattom (1997) inspired from Shakespeare's Othello
3. Vettom (2004) copied from French Kiss (1995)

Bhagavan
1. Nayattu (1980) copied from Zanjeer (1973)
2. Veendum Chila Veettukaryangal (1999) copied TO Waqt (2005)
3. Ee Shabdam innathe Shabdam (1985) copied from Death Wish (1974)
4. Yodha (1992) copied from Golden Child (1986)
5. Olympiyan Anthony Adam (1999) copied from Kindergarten Cop (1990)
6. Pattabhishekam (1999) copied from Larger Than Life (1996)
7. Padayottam (1982) copied from Alexander Dumas's epic novel The Count of Monte Cristo
8. New Delhi (1987) inspired from Irving Wallace's novel The Almighty
9. Rajavinte Makan (1986) inspired from Sidney Sheldon's novel Rage of Angels

Saji
1. Uncle Bun (1991) copied from Uncle Buck (1989)

Nettooran
1. Classmates (2006) inspired from A Wedding in December (2005) (novel by Anita Shreve)

CoLonEL mAhadEv
1. Ramji Rao Speaking (1989) copied from See the Man Run (1971)

Nawasnawas
1. Hello My Dear Wrong Number (1986) copied from North by Northwest (1959)

Sootran
1. Mannar Mathai Speaking (1995) copied from Vertigo (1958)
2. Vyooham (1990) copied from Lethal Weapon (1987)
3. Chitrashalabham (1998) copied from Anand (1971)
4. Simhavalan Menon (1995) copied from Gol Maal (1979)

Maayavi
1. Kauthuka Varthakal (1990) copied from Worth Winning (1989)
2. Meghamalhar (2001) copied from Brief Encounter (1945)

Originally Posted by navarannan