From Vanathai Pola to Sundari, Tamil TV shows with plots similar to blockbuster films

Many exceptional television shows are there. Some of the stories on Tamil TV would be similar to those famous movies. As TV shows are much longer-form than movies, they can introduce more characters, more plotlines, and give greater focus to any elements that need it.

Here are some Tamil TV serials with similar storylines to the hit movies.

In an unexpected incident, the female leads in both the movie and the serial are forced to marry a rogue. Despite their differences, can love blossom between these opposites? This forms the crux of the story. Puthiyapathai was a blockbuster hit in Tamil, released in the year 1989. It was remade in Kannada in 1990 as Hosa Jeevana, in Hindi as Benaam Badshah and Rowdy Gaari Pellam in 1991 and as Swarnakireedam in 1996.

Both Sundari and Gopurangal Saivathillai are stories about girl who face discrimination for their dark skin. Though Sundari and Arukkani are kind hearted, they struggle to find the right man to marry. While Sundari marries Kartik, who misuses and manipulates her love, Murali cheats Arukanni by marrying Julie behind her back.

The daily soap Vanathai Pola and the movie Thenkizhaku Cheemaila revolve around the brother sister relationship. In the serial, Chinrasu is on the lookout for a perfect groom for Thulasi. However, she keeps rejecting potential grooms as she doesn't want to leave her brother. As fate would have it, she falls in love with Chinrasu's nemesis, the Panchayat board officer. The only difference in Thenkizhaku Cheemaila was the rivalry between the brother and brother in law that began after the wedding.

Velaikaran's plot comes closer to the storyline of superstar Rajinikanth's starrer 'Muthu'. Loyal servant Velan's life flips on his 30th birthday when he becomes the heir to his master's empire. How will he navigate these changed power dynamics that form the crux of the story.