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Vikram’s Deivathirumagal and its striking similarities with a host of films
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| Vikram in Deivathirumagal and Sean Penn in I am Sam . Can you see any similarity between the two pictures? If not, read on |
Vikram’s Deivathirumagal comes under fire for its striking similarities with a host of films
Critics and viewers alike have lapped up Vikram’s Deivathirumagal, and the boxoffice collections too have been heartening. AL Vijay, one of the most promising directors in Kollywood, has proved his class again. Many say it is one of Vikram’s best films. In short, Deivathirumagal is a film not to be missed.
But how original is the premise and the film? Dig a little deeper, it becomes clear the film has been “heavily inspired” by Hollywood film I am Sam, starring Sean Penn. The list does not end there. Some sequences have been lifted, or shall we say inspired, from Dustin Hoffman’s Rainman as well. There is more: Deivathirumagal drew inspiration even from the Bollywood film, Main Aisa Hi Hoon that featured Ajay Devgn, Sushmita Sen and Anupam Kher. (Another blatant copy?)
The common denominator of all the mentioned films is that the film’s key protagonist is a grown-up person, but with an IQ below five.
To specify scenes, I am Sam had a similar scene, where the protagonist and his friends visit a shop to buy a shoe for the little one. Likewise, in Rainman, Hoffman would suddenly stop walking on a pedestrian crossing when the signal turns from green to red.
The common denominator of all the mentioned films is that the film’s key protagonist is a grown-up person, but with an IQ below five.
To specify scenes, I am Sam had a similar scene, where the protagonist and his friends visit a shop to buy a shoe for the little one. Likewise, in Rainman, Hoffman would suddenly stop walking on a pedestrian crossing when the signal turns from green to red.
Vikram was seen doing the same while proceeding to the court in the company of lead actress Anushka.
Released in 2005, Main Aisa Hi Hoon had a similar premise.While Ajay was the adult with developmental disability, his daughter (played by Baby Rucha Vaidya) was a five-yearold child living with her dad after her mother (Esha Gopikkar) had deserted them both. In the Tamil film, the girl’s mom dies.
Released in 2005, Main Aisa Hi Hoon had a similar premise.While Ajay was the adult with developmental disability, his daughter (played by Baby Rucha Vaidya) was a five-yearold child living with her dad after her mother (Esha Gopikkar) had deserted them both. In the Tamil film, the girl’s mom dies.
Anupam Kher, the affluent dad of Esha, suddenly stages a dramatic entry (just like Sachin Khedekar in Deivathirumagal) claiming the custodial rights of his grand daughter. A legal battle ensues.
A female advocate enters, who goes all out to defend her client who is a hapless, helpless father. Sushmita Sen plays the role in Hindi,while Anushka Shetty does in Tamil.
A female advocate enters, who goes all out to defend her client who is a hapless, helpless father. Sushmita Sen plays the role in Hindi,while Anushka Shetty does in Tamil.
Coming to the film’s music, composer GV Prakash has been applauded for his soul-stirring background score.
But it emerges even the music has been ripped off from elsewhere.
The young prodigy is said to have lifted from Roger Miller’s track titled Whistle Stop that was composed back in 1973.
But it emerges even the music has been ripped off from elsewhere.
The young prodigy is said to have lifted from Roger Miller’s track titled Whistle Stop that was composed back in 1973.
As if this is not enough, it is also being reported that another song from the film Jagada Thom… has reportedly been borrowed from Amaan Ali Khan and Ayaan Ali Khan’s album The Truth!
Is Deivathirumagal merely an inspiration or a complete rip-off? We leave it to you to have the final word.
R S Prakash, Bangalore Mirror 24-7-2011
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Sri Lanka's Killing Fields by Channel 4 [Full Video - 50 Minutes]
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Screened live on Channel 4 on Tuesday, 14 June 2011.
A special investigation by Channel 4 featuring devastating new evidence of alleged war crimes in Sri Lanka is screened at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, as pressure mounts for action.
The documentary is an hour-long investigation into the final weeks of the Sri Lankan civil war and features damning new evidence of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Titled Sri Lanka's Killing Fields, Jon Snow presents the investigation which was shown to the United Nations Human Rights Council on Friday.
Disturbing footage in the film includes the apparent extra-judicial massacre of prisoners by government forces, the aftermath of targeted shelling of civilian hospitals and the bodies of female Tamil fighters who appear to have been sexually assaulted.
Also examined in the film are atrocities carried out by the Tamil Tigers.
A special investigation by Channel 4 featuring devastating new evidence of alleged war crimes in Sri Lanka is screened at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, as pressure mounts for action.
The documentary is an hour-long investigation into the final weeks of the Sri Lankan civil war and features damning new evidence of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Titled Sri Lanka's Killing Fields, Jon Snow presents the investigation which was shown to the United Nations Human Rights Council on Friday.
Disturbing footage in the film includes the apparent extra-judicial massacre of prisoners by government forces, the aftermath of targeted shelling of civilian hospitals and the bodies of female Tamil fighters who appear to have been sexually assaulted.
Also examined in the film are atrocities carried out by the Tamil Tigers.
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