![]() Madhubala was the female lead in this movie but when B.R. During the period of temporary blindness, he visualized some unseen colours of life which resulted into the making of his colourful Navrang (1959).ĭilip Kumar initially refused to be part of Naya Daur (1957) but then, his friend Ashok Kumar, who heard and loved the story, convinced him to accept it. Shantaram battled with a bull and hurt his eyes and affected his vision. The film portrays a young jail warden, Adinath, who rehabilitates six deadly prisoners released on parole into persons of virtue. Shantaram’s Do Aankhen Barah Haath (1957) was inspired by the story of an ‘Open Prison’ experiment in Satara. “Ichak dana…” and “Mera joota hai japani…" were rewritten in the languages of various countries and sung as local songs. Raj Kapoor’s Shree 420 (1955) was a tremendous hit in India and overseas, especially in Russia, Egypt, Middle-East etc. One can find echoes of “Hariyala sawan shol bajata aaya…” from Do Bigha Zameen in “Ghanan ghanan ghir aayee…” from Lagaan. Years later, Reena Roy too, rejected Filmfare’s Best Supporting Actress trophy for Apnapan (1978), citing that her role was leading and not supporting.īimal Roy’s Do Bigha Zameen (1953) remains a landmark film that has influenced several films including Lagaan (2001). ![]() Vyjayanthimala, who finally did the role refused to accept Filmfare’s Best Supporting Actress Award for Devdas, stating that her role was as important as Paro’s. What ensues is a battle of wits between the cops and Georgekutty, whose meticulous aĬhandramukhi’s role in Bimal Roy’s Devdas (1955) was rejected by Nargis, Bina Rai and Suraiya. Georgekutty becomes the focus of an investigation when the Inspector General’s son goes missing in his locality. Georgekutty is an uneducated cable TV provider who is extremely street smart and crime-literate due to his insatiable appetite of consuming crime movies and series. In a flashback we see how Georgekutty played brilliantly by Mohanlal creates the perfect visual (Drishyam) for the world to see as he hides a crime to protect his family. The movie was released 2 months after the start of its principal photography and instantly became a blockbuster.ĭrishyam is a very carefully crafted story which begins with an uneducated but smart man accused of murder sitting in a police station. ![]() The shooting started without the movie’s protagonist who joined after 10 days and actually completed shooting for the movie quicker than planned. Mammootty declined and Mohanlal signed the movie but got chicken pox before the movie’s first day of shooting. He wrote a very tight script with Mammootty in mind to be shot and released in a period of 2 months. The idea of Drishyam came to Joseph when he heard about a legal battle between two families in the 90s. Jeethu Joseph had already become a well renowned writer director of suspense thrillers with 4 hit Malayalam movies under his belt before he unleashed his finest mystery onto the world. Starring - Mohanlal, Meena, Ansiba Hassan, Esther Anil, Asha Sarath and Siddiqueīudget/Box Office - INR 3.5 Crore/INR 75 CroreĪwards - Filmfare South Award and International Film Festival of India for best Film ![]() The original masterpiece which became an award winning and cash making machine across multiple countries and film industries was the highest grossing Malayalam movie of all time “Drishyam”. Not many know that this Chinese blockbuster is actually a remake of an Indian movie which had already been successfully remade in 4 Indian languages and in Srilanka. A sequel to this Chinese blockbuster and a Malaysian remake are currently in production. "Sheep without a Shepherd” is a 2019 Chinese blockbuster which earned $192M globally and received tremendous critical acclaim for its story and performances.
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