Mohanlal made a formidable streak at first of the yr together with his movie Thudarum. The crime thriller carried out exceptionally properly on the field workplace and earned vital popularity of a number of causes. And now, as soon as once more, the movie is within the information, however for all of the improper causes.
Thudarum faces plagiarism accusation by filmmaker
Director Sanal Kumar Sasidharan, in an elaborate social media submit, pressed allegations of copying towards the makers of Thudarum. He revealed how the complete screenplay of Mohanlal-Shobana’s movie was lifted from his personal unreleased venture, Theeyattam.
He added that whereas he had written this screenplay in 2020, the makers of Thudarum have ended up copying its skeleton, however did miss out on replicating the core theme of his work.
In his phrases, “I noticed the film Thudarum. It’s made by stealing the skeleton of my screenplay, Theeyattam, which I wrote in 2020. The core of it, nevertheless, stays protected; both as a result of they lacked the intelligence to know its essence, or as a result of they intentionally averted it of their try and rewrite it unrecognisably.”
Filmmaker accuses Mohanlal starrer of stealing even a dialogue from his screenplay
That’s not all. Transferring ahead in his social media submit, Sanal Kumar argued that whereas the makers of the Mohanlal starrer try and anonymously rewrite an authentic screenplay, they missed out on eradicating a vital dialogue that was nonetheless a part of his script.
He revealed, “An important dialogue from my screenplay, ‘Konnaal paapam thinnaal theerum’ is used on this movie regardless of being utterly pointless. Even knowledgeable thieves, expert at stealing with out leaving a hint, can neglect themselves attributable to sure whims. I felt the usage of this dialogue was one such slip-up.”
Extra about Thudarum
The Malayalam crime thriller featured Mohanlal within the lead, alongside actors resembling Shobana, Prakash Varma, G. Suresh Kumar, Binu Pappu, Sreejith Ravi, Thomas Mathew, and others in key roles.
Talking about its field workplace assortment, the movie grossed a whopping Rs. 200 crores or extra worldwide, roughly, on the finish of its theatrical run.
The movie was later launched on the OTT platform Jio Hotstar, the place it once more obtained a terrific response.
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