[Big A]

RR & bb,
BTW, makkaL en pakkam itself is remake of "rajavinda magan" *ing mohanlal.

[Big A]

1. "ithu saththiyam" was based on the novel by raa. ki. ranga raajan, with the same title.
2. "padiththaal mattum pOthumaa" was based on a bengaali novel which I dont remember, but I have read the translated version of tht novel in tamil, namely, "alla!" [meaning "NO!" as in the sentence, "avan alla"!]
3. Somebody told me tht "vEdham puthithu" movie is a "sumaar thazhuval" of Jayakaanthan's "brammaabathEsam"

[Beerinkol]

Sollathan ninaikkiren-Maniyans novel
'ninaikka therindha manamae'(this story came as thodarkadhai in Idhayam pesugiradhu with Stills of Kamal,Sripriya)and 'idhaya malar'(*ing Kamal,Sujatha and VKumar)were also based on Maniyans thodarkadhais

'Avan aval adhu'(*ing Sivakumar, Lakshmi, Sripriya)was based on Sivashankaris novle(muyal something)

'sirai','oru malarin payanam',First part of
'oru veedu iru vaasal' and a kannada film by name 'Mithilae nagarathu seedhagal' were all based on Anuradha Ramanans novels and sirukadhais.

[S.T.D.]

Moham Muppadhu Varusham & Idaya Veenai were two other movies based on Manian Novels.

[Paul Bunyan]

was watching Priyamudan y'day. I think it's based on a story by Pattukkottai Prabakar. Anyone recollect ?
Incidentally, PK prabakar has penned the dialogues for this movie (also makes a brief appearance) but the story is credited to Vicent-Selva, the director.

[Lt_Apple]

Ramki, I smiled a big one at your 'muyal something'! It's 'Oru Singam MuyalAgiradhu'.

[HedgeYourBets]

Hi
My contribution to the list:
Mullum Malarum published in Kalki in the sixties.
Writer : Umachandran ? (not sure)
Movie directed by Mahendran.

[LottiFurmann]

Ramasamy: Mullum Malarum was by Umachandran.

[Slonopotam845]

Dhikkatra Parvathi by Rajaji and Athaivida Ragasiyam by Kannadasan have been made into movies.

[tgs]

Santhi Nilayam seems to be based on the Novel 'Jane Eyre' by 'Emily Bronte'.

[Ifroham4]

Ramanan: Santhi Nilayam is actually Sound of Music with a Jane Eyrish ending.

[Fegasderty]

bhoorisravas thanks

[Beerinkol]

S. Balachander's Nadu Iravil is loosely based on Agatha Christie's Ten Little Niggers.

[Fegasderty]

...otherwise known as "and there were None"

[Lillie_Steins]

Moodupani - Naragaththukku puthiyavan (Rajendrakumar)

[Peptobismol]

oru oothappoo kan simittugirathu is by pushpa thangadurai
AVyil thodarkadhaiyAga vandhadhu

[Ifroham4]

Sivashankaris 'aayul thandanai'(thodarkadhai in 'idhayam pesugiradhu')became 'kanneer pookal'(vijayan,Sripriya)

[Ifroham4]

How about Mahendranin "uthiripuukkaL"
wasn't that inspired by a Puthumaipithan
short story..

[Slonopotam845]

sAsanam of mahendran is also based on a short story.

[S.T.D.]

VanakaththukuRiya KadaliyE - Rajendrakumar

This movie has Sridevi doing dual role with Rajini,
Vijayakumar as jodies.