Korean film Parasite has won big at the Oscars 2020. The film won in the category of Best Foreign Film category and Best Diector award also went to Parasite filmmaker, Bong Joon Ho. However, Indians have found similairty between the plot of Parasite and Thalapathy Vijay’s Minsara Kanna. The films plotline revolves around a group of people impersonating as workers in a rich household. To this, Tamil producer PL Thenappan who backed Vijay’s film said that he will sue the makers of “Parasite”.
Thenappan said, “I will be filing a case with help from an international lawyer. They have taken the plot from my film. When they find out that some of our films have been inspired by their films, they file cases. Similarly, it is only fair for us to do the same,” adding that he would seek compensation from the producers of “Parasite” for copying the idea of his film. Meanwhile, director Ravikumar on his part is happy that the controversy will bring international limelight to his film. “I”m happy that the story has received an Oscar, even if it (Minsara Kanna) served as an inspiration. However, filing a case is up to the producer,” Ravikumar said, according to the website.
“Minsara Kanna”, also featuring Rambha, Monica Castelino and Khushboo, is about Kaasi (Vijay) entering the household of a rich woman as a driver and soon, one by one, gets his family members employed in her household, with a motive. All through the film, they must keep their identities a secret and work as strangers.
Fight me on this but #Parasite is essentially a Korean version of Minsara Kanna. pic.twitter.com/R2v0msbXNF
— Joshua Michael (@joshmadj) February 10, 2020
@khushsundar Today parasite movie got 4 oscar awards but after watching the movie I came to know the plot of the story which was taken from Minsara kanna. In minsara kanna all the family was employed for love help& the same here parasite all the family were employed for survival.
— Rajeshkannan (@rajesh7) February 10, 2020
