Why is South drawing wide acclaim?

What is it about South films that are drawing wide acclaim? The ingredients of a South film can never be understood. For you can never really analyze what makes for a successful film in the South. Whatever they are, the world or at least Bollywood seems to be smitten by the South film formula. Of late, a lot of South remakes have gone on to become blockbusters in Hindi and also recorded phenomenal collections on the very opening day at the Box office.
Vijay-starrer Pokkiri was remade as Wanted in Hindi with Salman in the lead. The Eid release perhaps marked the beginning of a remake trend that was far from reality only a few years ago.
Aamir Khan's film Ghajini again a remake from Tamil by the same name, created a record of sorts in Bollywood.Tamil hit Singham was remade in Hindi with Ajay Devgn reprising Suriya's role in the original Tamil film Singam.
The latest of course, is Prabhu Deva's Rowdy Rathore, again a remake of South (Telugu) film, Vikramarkudu, with Bollywood's Khiladi Akshay Kumar.
Wondering what next? Well, we all know that Hindi cinema is ruled by the three Khans. So, when Salman and Aamir had a taste of the South film, can Shah Rukh Khan be far behind? Not really. The Bollywood Badshah is all set to star in the Hindi remake of the 2002 Tamil action flick Ramanaa. There's also a rumour doing the rounds that Aishwarya Rai Bachchan might romance him in the movie.
Can SRK pull it off and capitalize on Bollywood's new hit formula? Considering he has a connect with the Tamil audience with his role in Ra.One, it seems like a possibility.