A Bollywood story, made twice in the South under different names, both blockbusters, filled the coffers of the makers.

New Delhi. Remake’s association with cinema goes back a long way. Often makers are seen in Hindi cinema remaking South films, sometimes South makers bring the story of Hindi films to the regional screens as well. Some films that are not hits in Hindi cinema do wonders in South and something similar has been seen in South cinema as well. But did you know that a Bollywood story was released twice in the same year in the South with two different names in different languages ​​and both times turned out to be blockbusters.

You remember that Hindi film, in which Hema Malini played a double role. One has a very calm nature and the other is very intelligent. With this gesture you must have understood which movie we are talking about. We are talking about the film Sita-Gita released on 17 November 1972, written by the hit duo Salim-Javed and directed by Ramesh Sippy.

The film was a hit in 1972 and was remade in South.
Directed by Ramesh Sippy, the film was made on a budget of Rs 40 lakh and grossed over Rs 19 crore. After the film became a huge hit, southern filmmakers made it in both Tamil and Telugu languages ​​but released it under different names.

Same lead actress in both films
The same actress played the lead actress in both the films. Vanishree was seen in the role of Hema Malini, who won the hearts of people with her performance. Vanishree along with Krishna and Shobhan Babu played important roles in ‘Ganga Manga’. At the same time, in ‘Vani Rani’ Shivaji Ganesan and R. Muthuraman worked.

Blockbuster in Telugu and remake in Tamil too
The movie was released in both Tamil and Telugu languages ​​and people liked it a lot. The film was a blockbuster. First ‘Ganga Manga’ became a blockbuster in Telugu, then in 1974 it was remade in Tamil as ‘Vani Rani’ and it was also a blockbuster. The makers filled their coffers by earning many times more than their expenditure at the box office.

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