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7 times when Rajinikanth gave superhit remakes of Amitabh Bachchan's film

Speed News Desk 4 October 2017, 13:53 IST

7 times when Rajinikanth gave superhit remakes of Amitabh Bachchan's film

Bollywood's Shahanshah, Megastar, star of the millennium and there are many tags that are used for Big B, Amitabh Bachchan. Not only Bollywood, even South film industry is a fan of Amitabh Bachchan's stardom and films. South's biggest star Rajinikanth is also a big fan of Amitabh's personality and films.

The influence of Amitabh's talent is so strong that Rajni sir has made many remakes of Big B's super hit films in South also. The best part is that all the remakes were also hit like the original ones.

Here is a list of 7 Rajinikanth starring south remake films of Amitabh Bachchan:

1. Deewar (1975) - Thee (1981)

Yash Chopra directed this film which was a story of two brothers who had a conflict of ideologies. Besides, Amitabh, Shashi Kapoor, and Nirupama Roy played leading roles in the film.

2. Amar Akbar Anthony (1977) - Ram Robert Rahim (1980)

Manmohan Desai's film was a story of three brothers Amar, Akbar and Anthony. Amitabh played the role of Anthony in the film. But Rajini played the role of Ram in the remake version.

3. Don (1978) - Billa (1980)

Amitabh Bachchan's hit film Don was remade in Tamil as Billa and Rajinikanth portrayed the role of a gangster in the film.

4. Kasme Vaade (1978) - Dharmathin Thalaivan (1988)

Superstar Rajinikanth's film Dharmathin Thalaivan was a remake of Amitabh Bachchan's film Kasme Vaade and in this film also Rajini played the role of Big B.

5. Lawaaris (1981) - Panakkaran (1990)

Rajinikanth's Panakkaran was a superhit remake of Big B's superhit film Lawaaris.

6. Namak Halaal (1982) - Velaikkaran (1987)

One of the best comedy films of Amitabh Bachchan turned a hit remake for Rajinikanth as Velaikkaran.

7. Mard (1985) - Maaveeran (1986)

Amitabh Bachchan's hit film Mard which released in 1985 was a box office hit and when Rajinikanth made the same film in Tamil as Maaveeran, that time also it was a great hit in Tamil.

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