Jawan’s Prevue, directed by Atlee Kumar, released on Monday. With its release today, the Shah Rukh Khan-starring movie generated a tonne of talk and became a social media craze. Nayanthara and Vijay Sethupathi also play major roles in the movie, which is the first time SRK and the Tamil director have worked together. Following the prevue release, movie buffs found numerous parallels between Shah Rukh Khan’s appearance and the film Jawan and classics like The Dark Knight, Baahubali, and Aparichit.
For those who are unaware, director Atlee has already faced accusations of plagiarism. not just once, but multiple times. You did read that correctly. Let’s look at the four instances in which Atlee was charged with plagiarism in light of today’s release of Jawan Prevue.
Bigil is Thalapathy’s 63rd movie. In the 2019 release, Nayanthara and Vijay are the main actors. An arrogant young man who gives up on his dream of becoming a football player when his father is slain is the centre of the movie’s plot. It was said that Shiva’s short film about a women’s football squad was the source for Bigil’s story. Shiva, a filmmaker, also complained to the Writer’s Association.
Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Thalapathy Vijay played the leads in the Atlee-directed movie from 2017. The director was charged with plagiarising Rajinikanth’s Moondru Mugam’s plot. Atlee and Vijay collaborated once more on Mersal. The plot centres on a doctor who is wrongfully imprisoned for the murder of a colleague.
Raja Rani is Atlee’s first feature film as a filmmaker and stars Nayanthara, Jai, and Arya in the key roles. Fans discovered similarities between Raja Rani and Mouna Ragam after the film’s premiere. Regina and John, who were forced into marriage and had rocky lives, are the subject of the story.
Theri is Atlee Kumar’s second movie and stars Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Thalapathy Vijay. The 2016 movie tells the tale of a DCP who goes underground to protect her daughter. After her life encounters difficulties, things turn bad. Atlee was charged with plagiarising Vijaykanth’s movie Chatriyan.
