South Indian Movie Remakes That Became Hollywood Blockbusters

Producer: Bhaswati Sengupta Editor: Aparna Singh | April 26, 2025

Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003)

Suresh Krissna’s directorial Alavandhan was remade by American filmmaker Quentin Tarantino as Kill Bill: Volume 1.

Divorce Invitation (2012)

Divorce Invitation was a remake of Telegu film Aahvanaam. The film was directed by S.V. Krishna Reddy and was written by Robert Naturman and  Bala Rajasekharuni. 

Sheep Without A Shepherd (2019)

Malayalam film Drishyam was remade in Chinese as Sheep Without A Shepherd.  

U Turn (2020)

U Turn, a Kannada film was remade by the same name in Filipino in 2020.

Oththa Serppu Size 7 (2019)

Reportedly the Tamil release is currently being made in Indonesia.