There was a time when Indian audiences loved biographical films, but their love soon faded away when Bollywood came up with films like Swatantraya Veer Savarkar, The Accidental Prime Minister and others. , “Mary Kom” and so on.
On the positive side, there seems to be a renewed interest in biopics among Southern audiences, as several films with good content have recently been released, such aswarn‘,’Suralai Botru”, “Lucky Bhaskar” (based on real-life events), and even Durgai Salmanofgurup‘.
rekindled love
There was a time when movies were meant to show real-life events, but with the passage of time and reforms in the film industry, movies stopped being a showcase of documentaries and became an entertainment medium.
Nowadays, people are attracted to biopics when trying to understand history almost 5 years later, and what is special about movies is that they can take a close look at real life and help the audience feel a deep connection with history, culture and unique culture connect.
Recent success from ‘Aadujeevitham’ to ‘Amaran’
While Southern audiences crave original content rather than remakes or even real-life movies, recent trends show that they have begun to gravitate toward biopics or movies based on true events. Coming to the Malayalam film industry, there are several films based on real life events like Manjumel Boy‘And ‘Kurup’ became a super hit. Prithviraj Sukumaran‘s ‘Aadujeevitham’, despite its slow pace, was a huge hit with the audience and turned out to be a hit.
Coming to the Tamil film industry, Sivakarthikeyan, known as the next “Vijay” in the industry, took a bold step and participated in a biographical film at the peak of his career. this sivakarthikiyan The starrer “Amaran” has been well received by the audience and has now collected Rs 152.75 billion at the box office in 11 days, proving that no matter what genre it is, good content is still loved by the audience.
Amaran is a film that can break my limits: Sivakarthikeyan
Amaram is a film that broke all the barriers for Sivakarthikeyan in Kollywood, from being a young successful hero to his identification with superheroes and his entry into the big leagues with big stars , all marked by this movie. Talking about choosing “Amaran”, Sivakarthikeyan said that he felt that this film could break all his limitations and pointed out that “Amaran” besides being a war film, also focused on a The emotional journey of a soldier made him choose this project.
Prithviraj Sukumaran said Aadujeevitham is more than just a movie.
At a promotional event, Prithviraj Sukumaran, who plays the real-life character Najib in “Aadujeevitham”, said that directorialization of Blessy is more than just a film for them. Highlighting the efforts of the crew, Prithviraj said, “It has been a long journey and not an easy one; after ten years of waiting, the audience finally gets to see the fruits of our hard work and turbulence. From the time of COVID to today, Goat Life ” has been an unexpected and unforgettable journey.
Prithviraj Sukumaran further said that it was a blessing for him to be a part of veteran filmmaker Blessy’s vision and watch maestro AR Rahman bring music to life.
Prithviraj Sukumaran’s words underline the fact that South filmmakers are ready to make every effort to portray real-life characters on screen and underline the audience’s demand for the genre.
“Manjummel Boys” cannot be placed in other scenes. Director Chidambaram
Manjumel Boy director Chidambaram had earlier said in an interview that the film is based on a true story and cannot be placed in any other setting, indicating that a Bollywood remake is not possible . This highlights the attention to detail South Korean filmmakers pay to making films, especially biopics or films based on true events.
Chidambaram was not fooled by the huge revenue he was getting from Bollywood or other languages for the remake of Manjumel Boy and he was firmly determined not to sacrifice the quality of the film for big money.
According to a report in The Indian Express, Chidambaram is willing to reinterpret rather than remake Manjumel Boys outright. He also had a clear idea that if the film turned out to be fictional, it wouldn’t be well received by audiences.
Add a clever twist to real-life events
Dulgai Salman’s Kurup can be said to be one of those rare films that adds a clever twist to real-life events and captivates the audience.
Despite the questionable performance of the infamous Sukumaran Kurup in the film, the makers have added entertainment value to the film which will appeal to both general audiences and DQ fans.
Even in ‘Manjummel Boys’, Chidambaram included the iconic song ‘Kamanani Anbodu’ from Kamal Haasan’s ‘Gunaa’, which added a unique touch to this real-life incident film rather than telling the story directly to the audience, There was no improvisation whatsoever. This creative freedom helped most of the biopics in the Southern film industry to shine.
Similarly, Surya“Soorarai Pottru” in Tamil was a huge success among biographical films. Directed by Sudha Kongara, the film tells the story of Captain GR Gopinath’s life and his struggle to start his own flying company, Air Deccan.
Don’t want to look like GR Gopinath in the movie. Surya
Suriya returned to Kollywood with this film in 2020 after several flops with her previous film. His role as Nedumaaran in the film was all about bringing GR Gopinath’s dream to the screen. Surya revealed that he did not want to portray GR Gopinath in his entirety on screen because then the film would become a story about the man himself and not show the success he had achieved.
After “Soorarai Pottru”, Suriya also acted in another true-life film “Jai Bhim”, which was based on the life of Justice K. Chandru. Both the films received huge response and became Tamil blockbusters for their realistic depictions.
While these films are biographies of characters or the motions they made in Indian history, the one that stands out in this list is Lucky Bhaskar. The recently released Telugu film is a fictional story based on a bank scam that took place in 1992. payment.
We need to know why and how: Dulquer Salmaan
Lucky Bhaskar has grossed close to Rs 60 crore at the box office and talking about the film and its popularity, Dulquer explained that Lucky Bhaskar made sure to show how bank exploitation happens, This is what many people want to know. He noted that people are interested in knowing how someone breaks the rules and commits a crime. He emphasized how many people may not want to commit a crime, but always want to know why and how they commit a crime.
The small changes in these biopics make it very interesting as it delves into the story without changing the history. These details satisfy the audience’s curiosity and deepen their understanding of the common issues occurring, allowing the audience to ultimately relate.
