Amidst the talk of ‘Jana Nayakan’ being a remake, know the 16 remake films of Thalapathy Vijay’s 34 year career, in which many were blockbusters. There are also two Bollywood remakes.
There is talk about ‘Jana Nayakan’, which is considered to be Thalapathy Vijay’s last film, that it is a remake of Telugu superhit ‘Bhagwant Kesari’. Although the makers have not officially confirmed it, this news has sparked a new debate about Vijay’s remake films. Interestingly, in his 34-year long career, Vijay has worked in about 16 remakes or films inspired by other films. These include remakes of Malayalam, Telugu, Hindi and Hollywood films. Let us know about all those films of Vijay, which achieved different types of success at the box office.
Vijay did this remake in the 1990s
| No. | Movie | box office verdict | original film | Hero of the original film |
| 1 | ‘I Love You’ (1997) | blockbuster | Aniyathipraavu (Malayalam) | Kunchako Boban |
| 2 | Ninaithen Vandhai (1998) | superhit | Pelli Sandadi (Telugu) | Srikanth |
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Vijay was seen in these remakes in the 2000s
| No. | Movie | box office verdict | original film | Hero of the original film |
| 3 | Priyamanavale (2000) | superhit | Pavitra Bandham (Telugu) | Venkatesh |
| 4 | Friends (2001) | blockbuster | Friends (Malayalam, 1999) | Jayaram |
| 5 | Badri (2001) | Hit | Thammudu (Telugu, 1999) | Pawan Kalyan |
| 6 | Youth (2002) | Hit | Chirunavvutho (Telugu, 2000) | Venu |
| 7 | Vaseegara (2003) | average | Nuvvu Naaku Nachav (Telugu, 2001) | Venkatesh |
| 8 | Ghilli (2004) | blockbuster | Okkadu (Telugu, 2003) | Mahesh Babu |
| 9 | Aathi (2006) | flop | Athanokkade (Telugu, 2006) | Nandamuri Kalyan Ram |
| 10 | Pokkiri (2007) | blockbuster | Pokkiri (Telugu, 2006) | Mahesh Babu |
| 11 | Villu (2009) | flop | Soldier (Hindi, 1998) | bobby deol |
In 2010, Vijay made waves with these remake films.
| No. | Movie | box office verdict | original film | Hero of the original film |
| 12 | Kaavalan (2011) | superhit | Bodyguard (Malayalam, 2010) | Dilip |
| 13 | Velayudham (2011) | Hit | Azad (Telugu, 2000) | Nagarjuna Akkineni |
| 14 | Nanban (2012) | blockbuster | 3 Idiots (Hindi, 2009) | aamir khan |
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These remake films of Thalapathy Vijay came in the decade of 2020
| No. | Movie | box office verdict | original film | Hero of the original film |
| 15 | Leo (2023) | blockbuster | A History of Violence (Hollywood, 2003) | viggo mortensen |
| 16 | Jan Nayakan (2026) | NA | Bhagwant Kesari (Telugu, 2023) | Nandamuri Balakrishna |
Disclaimer: This list of Vijay’s films includes some direct remakes and some inspired by the original film. The article has been prepared on the basis of information available on the internet. Asianet News Hindi does not officially confirm this.