Judwaa to Kick, 10 Salman Khan blockbusters which are remakes of South Indian films

• Verdict: Blockbuster
• Original film: Hello Brother
• Language: Telugu
• Year of release: 1994
• Cast: Akkineni Nagarjuna, Soundarya and Ramya Krishna

The David Dhawan directed film, Judwaa was one of the biggest hits of 1997. The film was a completer rip-off from the 1994 Telugu hit Hello Brother, which in itself was copied from the Jackie Chan film, Twin Dragons. The film featured Salman Khan in a double role for the first time in his career. The film's music was also a hit. 

Film: Bandhan (1998)

• Verdict: Semi-hit
• Original film: Pandithurai
• Language: Tamil
• Year of release: 1992
• Cast: Prabhu, Kushboo, Radha Ravi and Sumithra

Bandhan was released in 1998, with no expectations. However, it surprised everyone and became a runaway hit at the Box Office. The word-of-mouth publicity and emotional content worked for the film. The Salman Khan - Rambha starrer, directed by K Muralimohana Rao was a remake of the Tamil hit Pandithurai.

Film: Biwi No.1 (1999)

• Verdict: Blockbuster 
• Original film: Sathi Leelavathi
• Language: Tamil
• Year of release: 1995
• Cast: Kamal Haasan, Heera, Ramesh Aravind, Kalpana and Kovai Sarala

Biwi No.1 marks the second collaboration of Salman Khan and David Dhawan after their super hit film Judwaa. The comedy family entertainer was a remake of the 1995 Kamal Haasan filmSathi Leelavathi. The Bollywood remake was Salman Khan's third blockbuster in 1999, afterHum Dil De Chuke Sanam and Hum Saath Saath Hain. 

The film also won the best supporting actress award for Sushmita Sen at Filmfare that year. 

Film: Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega (2000)

• Verdict: Hit
• Original film: Chandralekha
• Language: Malayalam
• Year of release: 1997
• Cast: Mohanlal, Sukanya, Pooja Batra, Sreenivasan and Innocent

The Salman Khan-Rani Mukerji-Preity Zinta starrer, Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega was the fourth highest grosser of 2000. The film started on an average note at the Box Office, but the super hit music especially the song Piya Piya's popularity changed the film's fortunes. The film was considered one of the best comeback films at the Box Office after the Shah Rukh Khan starrer,Pardes. The film also had SRK in a guest sppearance. HDJPK was a remake of Priyadarshan - Mohanlal team's 1997 blockbuster Chandralekha. It marked the hat trick success for Salman Khan - Sajid Nadiadwala's team after Jeet and Judwaa.

Film: Tere Naam (2003)

• Verdict: Super Hit
• Original film: Sethu
• Language: Tamil
• Year of release: 1999
• Cast: Vikram, Abitha, Sivakumar and Sriman

Tere Naam marked the Bollywood debut of South Indian actress Bhoomika Chawla. She was paired opposite Salman Khan in the film. Tere Naam was a remake of the 1999 Tamil hit Sethu, written and directed by Bala. The film was reportedly based on a real incident - Bala's friend - who had fallen in love, lost his mind in an accident and ended up in a mental asylum. Tere Naamwas highly praised by critics for Salman's performance and is still considered one of the actor's finest performance. The film had super hit music by Himesh Reshamiyya and all the songs were chartbusters.

Film: No Entry (2005)

• Verdict: All Time Blockbuster
• Original film: Charlie Chaplin
• Language: Tamil
• Year of release: 2002
• Cast: Prabhu, Prabhu Deva, Abhirami and Gayathri Raghuram

The surprise blockbuster of Salman Khan's career was the multi-starrer No Entry. The film's release was delayed due to no distributors and was released without any expectations. In fact, the film's buzz was very poor on trade. However, it shocked the industry with it's huge collections at the Box Office. 

The Aneez Bazmee directorial venture was the biggest blockbuster of 2005. The family-comedy entertainer was a remake of the 2002 Tamil film Charlie Chaplin. The comedy quotient of the film was so strong that it was later remade in Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, and Marathi.

Film: Wanted (2009)

• Verdict: Blockbuster
• Original film: Pokiri
• Language: Telugu
• Year of release: 2006
• Cast: Mahesh Babu, Ileana D'cruz, Prakash Raj and Nassar

The success of Wanted came as a huge relief for Salman as the actor was going through a bad phase, with back-to-back flops at the Box Office. Between No Entry and Wanted, the actor had delivered 12 flops out of his 13 releases with only one hit, Partner. But Prabhu Deva's Wantedprovided the much-needed success for Salman Khan by becoming the second biggest grosser of the year. The film was a remake of the 2006 Telugu Blockbuster, Pokiri.

Film: Ready (2011)

• Verdict: Blockbuster
• Original film: Ready
• Language: Telugu
• Year of release: 2008
• Cast: Ram, Genelia D'souza, Tanikella Bharani and Nassar

Ready was Salman Khan's second Rs 100 crore plus grosser after Dabangg, which is touted as a landmark film in the actor's career. The film was received with mixed reviews from critics, but Salman Khan's stardom was enough to draw the audience into the cinemas. The film was also a remake of 2008 Telugu film, Ready. 

The opening day and opening week records were second after Dabangg until then. The film's song Dinka Chika was the actor's signature song. 

Film: Bodyguard (2011)

• Verdict: Blockbuster
• Original film: Bodyguard
• Language: Malayalam
• Year of release: 2010
• Cast: Dileep, Nayanthara, Mithra Kurian and Harisree Ashokan

Malayalam director Siddique made a grand entry in Bollywood as his directorial debut,Bodyguard broke the collections of Dabangg, to become the all-time highest opener until then. The film's first weekend and first week was the highest ever for a Bollywood film until then. Salman's stardom and the film's excellent comic content worked in its favour at the Box Office. It was a remake of Siddique's Malayalam blockbuster, also titled Bodyguard. It was Salman's consecutive Rs 100 crore grosser of 2011, after Ready.

Film: Kick (2014)

• Verdict: All Time Blockbuster 
• Original film: Kick
• Language: Telugu
• Year of release: 2009
• Cast: Ravi Teja, Ileana D'cruz, Ramesh Rao and Brahmanandam

Kick marked the directorial debut of popular Bollywood producer Sajid Nadiadwala. It was earlier supposed to be directed by Shirish Kunder, but he later dropped out after the debacle of his Akshay Kumar-starrer, Joker. As with most Salman Khan's movies, the film met with mixed reviews from critics, but was unstoppable at the Box Office. The film was released on the auspicious occasion of Eid, which is now touted as the fixed period for the release of Salman starrers. It had broken several Box Office records and went on to gross Rs 233 crore to become another all-time blockbuster for Salman Khan.

The Bajrangi Bhaijaan superstar has also acted in other Southern remakes, which didn't do so well at the Box Office:

Film: Hello Brother (1999)

• Original film: Ayushkalam
• Language: Malayalam
• Year of release: 1992
• Cast: Jayaram, Mukesh, Sreenivasan and Maathu

Film: Hum Tumhare Hai Sanam (2002)

• Original film: Thotta Chinungi
• Language: Tamil
• Year of release: 1995
• Cast: Karthik, Raguvaran and Revathi

Film: Dil Ne Jise Apna Kahaa (2004)

• Original film: Nee Thodu Kavali (2002)
• Language: Telugu
• Year of release: 2002
• Cast: Arjan Bajwa, Charmi and Rimi Sen

Film: Kyon Ki (2005)

• Original film: Thalavattam 
• Language: Malayalam
• Year of release: 1986
• Cast: Mohanlal, Karthika and Lizy

Film: Shaadi Karke Phas Gaya Yaar (2006)

• Original film: Priyasakhi 
• Language: Tamil
• Year of release: 2005
• Cast: Madhavan, Sada and Prathap Pothan

Film: Jai Ho (2014)

• Original film: Stallin 
• Language: Telugu
• Year of release: 2006
• Cast: Chiranjeevi, Trisha Krishnan, Prakash Raj and Khushboo