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Tamil superstar Vijay recently became the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. And his rumoured beau Trisha Krishnan, is suddenly back in the news because of it. But today we are not talking about that. We are talking about a 21 year old film of Trisha’s that was a massive hit. And what Bollywood did to it when they remade it.
Which film made Trisha Krishnan a star?
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The 2005 Telugu film Nuvvostante Nenoddantana was Trisha’s biggest hit. She starred opposite Siddharth. The film was a romantic comedy that connected with audiences and did very well at the box office.
What happened when Bollywood remade it?
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In 2013, director Prabhu Deva made a Hindi remake called Ramaiya Vastavaiya. It starred Girish Kumar, Shruti Haasan, and Sonu Sood. The film was made on a budget of around Rs 38 crore. It collected only Rs 25 crore and turned out to be a clear flop.
Did anything work for the Hindi remake?
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The film did not work in theatres. But its songs became popular. It also found a bigger audience on TV later and became a cult watch on television.
Was it remade in other languages too?
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Nuvvostante Nenoddantana was remade in nine languages including Tamil, Kannada, Punjabi, Bengali, Oriya, Bangladeshi, and Nepali. None of them matched the original.
