List of remakes by Priyadarshan.

This is a list of all the films directed by the celebrated filmmaker, and Padmashree awarded Priyadarshan. Originally it appeared that Priyadarshan was remaking films from Malayalam. But a little research revealed that almost every piece of film released by priyadarshan is a copy, mostly from American cinema.

This list is now almost complete with a few exceptions. I would wish to complete it, hence all kinds of inputs from the readers are welcome. And of-course your input will be credited. Thanks.

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Year	Film	Language	Starring	Original work
2013	Geethaanjali	Malayalam	Mohanlal, Nishan, Keerthi Suresh	Adaptation of the 2012 Kannada film 'Charulatha’ starring Priyamani in dual roles as conjoined twins. Charulatha was a remake of the 2007 Thai horror film ‘Alone’. Two changes in Geethanjali: the twins are not conjoined, and the plot is led by a new protagonist 'Dr Sunny'.
2013	Rangrezz	Hindi	Jacky Bhagnani, Priya Anand	The much accliamed Naadodigal (Tamil, 2009) written and directed by Samuthirakani, starring Sasikumar,  and Vijay Vasanth.
2012	Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal	Hindi	Nana Patekar, Paresh Rawal, Om Puri, Shreyas Talpade.	Marykkundoru Kunjaadu (Malayalam, 2010)
2012	Tezz	Hindi	Ajay Devgn, Anil Kapoor, Mohanlal, Kunal Kapoor, Boman Irani.	The Bullet Train(Japanese, 1975).
2011	Arabeem Ottakom P. Madhavan Nayarum, Oru Marubhoomikkadha	Malayalam	Mohanlal, Mukesh, Innocent, Mamukkoya.	Main plot: Nothing To Lose (USA, 1997). Sub plots from Excess Baggage (1997), and Serendipity (2001).
2010	Aakrosh	Hindi	Ajay Devgan, Akshaye Khanna, Bipasha Basu, Paresh Rawal.	Mississippi Burning (USA, 1988).
2010	Bumm Bumm Bole	Hindi	Darsheel Safary, Atul Kulkarni, Rituparna Sengupta	Children of Heaven (Iran, 1997)
2010	Khatta Meeta	Hindi	Akshay Kumar, Trisha	Vellanakalude Nadu (Malayalam, 1988),  directed by Priyadarshan himself.
2009	De Dana Dan	Hindi	Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty, Katrina Kaif.
2009	Billu	Hindi	Shah Rukh Khan, Irfan Khan, Lara Dutta.	Official remake of Kadha Parayumbol (Malayalam, 2007), written by Sreenivasan.
2008	Kanchivaram	Tamil	Prakash Raj, Sriya Reddy, Shammu	Original. Made for award.
2008	Mere Baap Pehle Aap	Hindi	Akshaye Khanna, Genelia Dsouza, Paresh Rawal, Shobhana	A remake of the Malayalam film Ishtam by Sibi Malayil.
2007	Bhool Bhulaiyaa	Hindi	Akshay Kumar, Amisha Patel, Vidya Balan, Shiny Ahuja, Paresh Rawal, Rajpal Yadav.	Manichitrathazhu (Malayalam, 1993).
2007	Dhol	Hindi	Sharman Joshi, Tusshar Kapoor, Kunal Khemu, Rajpal Yadav, Payal Rohatgi.	Remake of In Harihar Nagar (Malayalam), Siddique-Lal.
2006	Chup Chup Ke	Hindi	Kareena Kapoor, Shahid Kapoor, Neha Dhupia, Rajpal Yadav, Sunil Shetty.	A screen-to-screen remake of the Malayalam film Punjabi House, by Rafi-Mecartin.
2006	Malamaal Weekly	Hindi	Paresh Rawal, Rasika Joshi, Om Puri, Ritesh Deshmukh, Innocent.	Waking Ned by Richard Holmes.
2006	Bhagam Bhag	Hindi	Akshay Kumar, Govinda, Paresh Rawal, Lara Dutta, Tanushree Dutta.	Subplots from Mannar Mathai Speaking (Malayalam) and Nadodikattu (Malayalam).
2005	Kyon Ki	Hindi	Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Om Puri, Jackie Shroff, Sunil Shetty, Rimi Sen	A remake of the Malayalam film Thalavattam.
2005	Garam Masala	Hindi	Akshay Kumar, John Abraham, Rimi Sen, Rajpal Yadav, Paresh Rawal.	An uncredited remake of the 1965 American film Boeing Boeing, written by Edward Anhalt and directed by John Rich, and starring  Jerry Lewis and Tony Curtis. Priyadarshan had remade this film previously in Malayalam as Boeing Boeing.
2004	Vettam	Malayalam	Dileep, Bhavna Pani.	Uncredited remake of French Kiss.
2004	Hulchul	Hindi	Akshaye Khanna, Kareena Kapoor, Arshad Warsi, Sunil Shetty, Paresh Rawal.	A remake of the Malayalam film Godfather directed by Siddique-Lal. Siddique-Lal is credited for screenplay in the opening credits. Priyadarshan had previously remade other films of Siddique-Lal without authorization or honouring the credts which has caused protests.
2003	Hungama	Hindi	Akshaye Khanna, Aftab Shivdasani, Rimi Sen, Paresh Rawal, Rajpal Yadav.	A remake of the Malayalam film Poochakkoru Mookkuthi by Priyadarshan himself.
2003	Kilichundan Mampazham	Malayalam	Written by Priyadarshan, Sreenivasan. Starring Mohanlal, Soundarya, Sreenivasan.
2003	Laysa Laysa	Tamil	Shaam, Trisha, Madhavan	A remake of the Malayalam film Summer in Bethlehem written by Ranjith.
2001	Yeh Teraa Ghar Yeh Meraa Ghar	Hindi	Sunil Shetty, Mahima Chaudhry	A remake of the Malayalam film Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam
2001	Kakkakuyil	Malayalam	Mohanlal, Mukesh, Nedumudi Venu, Jagathy, Innocent	An uncredited remake of  A Fish Called Wanda.
2000	Snegithiye / Raakilipattu	Tamil/Malayalam	Tabu, Jyothika, Sharbani Mukherjee, Lakshmi	A remake of Bindhaasth (Marathi).
2000	Hera Pheri	Hindi	Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty, Paresh Rawal, Tabu, Gulshan Grover	A remake of the Malayalam film Ramjirao Speaking by Siddique-Lal.
1999	Megham	Malayalam	Written by T. Damodaran. Starring Mammootty, Pooja Batra, Dileep.
1998	Doli Saja Ke Rakhna	Hindi	Akshaye Khanna, Jyotika, Anupam Kher, Moushumi Chatterjee.	A remake of the Malayalam film Aniyathipravu by Fazil.
1998	Kabhi na Kabhi	Hindi	Jackie Shroff, Anil Kapoor, Pooja Bhatt
1998	Saat Rang Ke Sapne	Hindi	Arvind Swamy, Juhi Chawla, Anupam Kher	A remake of the Malayalam film Thenmavin Kombathu.
1997	Chandralekha	Malayalam	Mohanlal, Pooja Batra, Sukanya, Nedumudi Venu, Sreenivasan, Innocent	An uncredited remake of While You Were Sleeping.
1997	Virasat	Hindi	Anil Kapoor, Tabu, Pooja Batra, Amrish Puri	A remake of the Tamil film Thevar Magan.
1996	Kala Pani	Malayalam	Mohanlal, Tabu, Prabhu Ganesan, Amrish Puri, Annu Kapoor.	Original. Made for award.
1994	Minnaram	Malayalam	Mohanlal, Shobana, Thilakan, Jagathy, Lalu Alex
1994	Thenmavin Kombath	Malayalam	Mohanlal, Shobana, Nedumudi Venu, Sreenivasan.
1994	Gandeevam	Telugu	Mohanlal, Balakrishna, Nageswara Rao
1993	Gardish	Hindi	Jackie Shroff, Amrish Puri, Aishwarya.	A remake of the Malayalam film  Kireedom directed by Sibi Malayil.
1993	Midhunam	Malayalam	Mohanlal, Urvashi, Sreenivasan, Innocent, Jagathy
1992	Muskurahat	Hindi	Jay Mehta, Revathi, Amrish Puri	A remake of the Malayalam film Kilukkam.
1992	Advaitham	Malayalam	Mohanlal, Revathi, Jayaram, Innocent, M. G. Soman, Srividya
1991	Abhimanyu	Malayalam	Mohanlal, Geetha, Shankar.
1991	Kilukkam	Malayalam	Written by Venu Nagavally. Mohanlal, Revathi, Jagathy.
1991	Nirnayam	Telugu	Nagarjuna Akkineni, Amala, Subhalekha Sudhakar	A remake of his own Malayalam film Vandanam, which inturn is an  uncredited remake of Stakeout.
1991	Gopura Vasalile	Tamil	Karthik	Adaptation of the Malayalam film Pavam Pavam Rajakumaran.
1990	Akkare Akkare Akkare	Malayalam	Mohanlal, Mukesh, Sreenivasan, Parvathy, Nedumudi Venu.
1990	Kadathanadan Ambadi	Malayalam	Prem Nazir, Mohanlal, Cochin Haneefa.
1989	Vandanam	Malayalam	Mohanlal, Mukesh, Girija, Nedumudi Venu, M. G. Soman.	An uncredited remake of the American film Stakeout.
1988	Chithram	Malayalam	Mohanlal, Ranjini, Lizy, Sreenivasan, Nedumudi Venu, Poornam Vishwanathan, Jagadish
1988	Aryan	Malayalam	Mohanlal, Ramya Krishnan, Shobana, Sreenivasan, Maniyanpilla Raju, M. G. Soman
1988	Mukunthetta Sumitra Vilikkunnu	Malayalam	Mohanlal, Sreenivasan, Nedumudi Venu, Ranjini, Innocent, M. G. Soman	An uncredited remake of the Hindi film Katha.
1988	Vellanakalude Nadu	Malayalam	Mohanlal, Shobhana, Lizy, Sreenivasan, Maniyanpilla Raju, M. G. Soman, Jagadish, K. P. A. C. Lalitha
1988	Oru Muthassi Katha	Malayalam	Vineeth, K. B. Ganesh Kumar, Nirosha, Thyagarajan, M. G. Soman, Innocent, Lizy
1987	Cheppu	Malayalam	Mohanlal, Lizy, Sulakshana, K. B. Ganesh Kumar	Uncredited adaptation of the 1955 American film  Blackboard Jungle, which inturn was based on a novel of the same name by Evan Hunter.
1986	Hello, My Dear Wrong Number	Malayalam	Mohanlal, Mukesh, Lizy, Sreenath, Maniyanpilla Raju, Jagathi Sreekumar, Sreenivasan	An uncredited remake of the 1959 American film North by Northwest by Hitchcock.
1986	Thalavattam	Malayalam	Mohanlal, Mukesh, Karthika, Lizy, M. G. Soman, Nedumudi Venu, Jagathi Sreekumar	An uncredited adaptation of the Oscar winning 1975 American film One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest directed by Milos Forman. And this film was based on the 1962 novel One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest by Ken Kesey.
1986	Dheem Tharikida Thom	Malayalam	Maniyan Pillai Raju, Mukesh, Lizy, Shankar, Nedumudi Venu, Sreenivasan, Jagathi Sreekumar	Uncredited remake of Happy Go Lovely (Britain)
1986	Ayalvasi Oru Daridravasi	Malayalam	Mukesh, Prem Nazir, Nedumudi Venu, Shankar, Menaka, Seema, Sukumari
1986	Mazha Peyyunnu Maddalam Kottunnu	Malayalam	Mohanlal, Mukesh, Sreenivasan, Lizy, Mammootty (guest), Jagathy
1986	Rakkuyilin Ragasadassil	Malayalam	Mammootty, Suhasini, Adoor Bhasi, Jagathi Sreekumar, Lizy
1985	Aram + Aram = Kinnaram	Malayalam	Mohanlal, Shankar, Sreenivasan, Maniyanpilla Raju, Lizy, Thilakan
1985	Boeing Boeing	Malayalam	Mohanlal, Mukesh, Lizy, Menaka, M. G. Soman, Jagathi Sreekumar, Shankar	Uncredited remake of the 1965 American film Boeing Boeing, written by Edward Anhalt and directed by John Rich, and starring Jerry Lewis and Tony Curtis. This was inturn based on the 1960 French play  Boeing-Boeing.
1985	Punnaram Cholli Cholli	Malayalam	Mukesh, Zarina Wahab, Bharath Gopi, Sreenivasan, Shankar, Rahman,
1985	Parayanumvayya Parayathirikkanumvayya	Malayalam	Written by Cochin Haneefa. Starring Mammootty, Mohanlal, Shankar.
1985	Onnanam Kunnil Oradi Kunnil	Malayalam	Mohanlal, Shankar.
1984	Odaruthammava Aalariyam	Malayalam	Mukesh, Sreenivasan, Shankar.	Uncredited remake of Chashme Baddoor.
1984	Poochakkoru Mookkuthi	Malayalam	Mohanlal, Shankar, Nedumudi Venu, M. G. Soman, Menaka	Remake of Gopal Rao Gari Ammayi (Telugu, 1980) directed by K. Vasu, written by Narasimha Murthy Adurthi, dialogues by Satyanand. Starring Jayasudha, Chandramohan, Rao Gopal Rao.
1978	Thiranottam	Malayalam	Mohanlal	Unreleased.

This is a republication. This article was originally published in March 2013.