Ever since Bong Joon-ho’s
Parasite
won four awards at the recently held
Oscars, it became a topic of frenetic discussion among
Kollywood
fans. Even as they are all praise for the Korean film, many among them feel that it is very similar to a
Tamil film —
KS Ravikumar
’s Minsara Kanna, starring Vijay in the lead. Social media is agog with posts and memes, suggesting how these two share uncannily similar storylines. Parasite, which won awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay and Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, is about how a poor family of four infiltrates a wealthy household as workers and feeds off them.
Many people claim that the storyline is borrowed from the 1999 romantic drama Minsara Kanna, in which a young millionaire and his family take up work as household helps at his girlfriend’s home to convince her sister to get them married. The film also stars Khushbu, Monica Castelino, Rambha, Manivannan and Karan, among others, and is known for Deva’s melodic scores.
We asked KS Ravikumar what he thinks of the comparison, and he told us, “I haven’t seen Parasite, but going by what people are saying, I think I should feel happy that I selected an Oscar-worthy story 20 years ago. It’s not just me, even Vijay really loved the story and we had a great time making the film. I want to congratulate the team of Parasite for winning big at the Oscars.”