Topic started by fact finder (@ 203.95.68.137) on Wed Feb 27 03:11:29 .
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Due to the volume of the work,the time factor and for consistency's tamil cinema is resorting to copying from both hollywood and bollywood.....

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• From: fact finder (@ 203.95.68.137) on: Wed Feb 27 03:18:01
  
  The aim of the thread is to make a differentiation between Blatant copying and inspiration from the original.
  
  In opinion the second kind of copying can be appreciated while first has to be condemned.
  
  Reason: In the first case you are stealing somebody's else's creation..Anybody can do it.
  As far as inspiration is concerned....you need to have some creativity in you to be inspired and to make a product from that inspiration.
  
  Infact every artiste is inspired by somebody style at some stage of his career and knowingly or unknowingly incorporates it in his work
  
  
• From: fact finder (@ 203.95.68.137) on: Wed Feb 27 03:26:02
  
  To give some examples
  
  Sureshkrissna's 'Baasha' was a superb improvisation of the Hindi film 'Hum'.
  Another example is Kamal hassan's A.Shanmughi.
  Though the story line has been inspired by Mrs.Doubtfire, it is not a scene by scene remake.
  In fact no two scenes (except the initial make-up scene) is the same comparing the two movies.
  I think the effort was brilliant.
  The only sore point was that Kamal refused to admit that the kadhai-karu was borrowed.His cock and bull story about thinking of this project much before Mrs.doubtfire,sounds pretty thin..
  
  
• From: fact finder (@ 203.95.68.137) on: Wed Feb 27 03:32:11
  
  Deva can easily be called Xerox-deva.The master of the art of ee adichaan copy.
  His Akila Akila from Nerukku ner is an good example.Every beat...every sound is from Bob marley's buffalo soldier.Absolutely shameless.
  I think there is a site dedicated to Deva's copycat songs.
  But Deva also has his share of inspired numbers.
  The one I recall is the opening piece of the Annamalai Annamalai song.Though the title piece (instrumental) is copied from mozart,there is wonderful improvisation
  
  
• From: fact finder (@ 203.95.68.137) on: Wed Feb 27 03:37:58
  
  Another example of inspired improvisation will the MS Viswanathan's Siva Sambo song in N.Inikkum.
  It is a beautiful adaptation of R.D.Burman's 'Mehbooba Mehbooba' song in Sholy.
  
  Another copycat is Sirpy.None of the songs of the smash hit 'Ullaithai alli thaa' was original.
  Each song was inspired from a different album ranging from Nusrat fateh ali khan to didi....
  
  Please share more info
  
  
• From: Shakti (@ 202.56.251.36) on: Wed Feb 27 06:32:57
  
  Copying cannot be condemned totally!
  
  If u take for copying music. the whole music composition revolves around sapta swara.
  Hence we tend to feel some songs resembles some other western or hindi geeth!
  
  The thread here talks on differentiating
  Blatant copying and inspiration from the original.
  
  Inspiration cannot be called copying, cause all of us are inspired by some phenomenon in the world!
  Hence Inspiration from the original is welcomed.
  
  But blatant copying..leads to doubt one's capacity to be creative
  
  MR. ANUMALIK.
  
  can be given award for blatant copying (sorry to say or hurt any anu's fans!)
  
  Blatant copying cannot be condemned cause, if the story or theme or messege is good, it reaches many lower middle class or lower class audience,and hence makes the changes in the trend or thinking in the society.
  
  Yes, such movies can be dubbed too...but any dubbed movies fail to touch the heart, or create deep impact in our minds.
  
  But its outrageous, if any movie resorts to blatant copying, and it gets all credits for itself! The credit should reach the right person in the right way!
  
  Some suggestions for such movies which does either 100% xerox, or inspirational work would be:::
  
  When copying is resorted atleast the movie should be frank and open enough to say
  
  "Original version :-xxxxxx"
  "Inspired by:- XXX MOVIE OR AUTHOR or song"
  
  But who would do it?
  THERE ARE NO HARISCHANDRAS LIVING IN WORLD ANYMORE...RIGHT?
  
  THX,
  Shakti
  
  
  
  
  

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