Did you know Mammootty's movie 'Samrajyam' inspired Rajinikanth's movie 'Baashha'?

Samrajyam is a Malayalam film that was directed by Jomon. movie was released in 1990 and it starred Mammootty, Mhu, Captain Raju and ors. story is about Alexander, that was played by Mammootty. He played role of a powerful underworld don who faced several ups and downs while he tried to rule underworld. IMDb rates Samrajyam 7.4 out of 10. 

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A sequel of same was released with name Samrajyam II: Son of Alexander. One of lesser-kwn fact about Samrajyam is that this movie inspired Rajinikanth's movie Baasha. film Baashha was a revised aptation of movie Hum that starred Amitabh Bachchan and was inspired by Mammootty's movie. 

Baashha is a Tamil action film that was written and directed by Suresh Krissna. movie was released in 1995 and it starred Rajinikanth, Nagma, Raghuvaran and ors. story revolved around an auto driver. A humble man who avoids violence at all costs. However, he is forced to show his violent side when his bror, who is a cop gets into trouble and his sister is attacked. This set of events reveals his past of him being a gangster. IMDb rates Baasha 8.2 out of 10. 

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According to IMDb, some lesser-kwn facts about Baashha are that movie’s me music was copied from Hollywood movie named Terminator 2. movie was also digitally restored and re-released in Hindi during year 2012. producer Pras Rao h bought remake and dubbing rights of Baasha with Amitabh Bachchan, but project never took place. This film was later reme in Kanna titled as Kotigobba and starred Vishnuvardhan and Priyanka Upendra in le roles. 

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Mammootty predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. His career has spanned four deces, and he has appeared in more than 400 films. Besides Malayalam cinema, Mammootty has also worked in Tamil, Telugu, Kanna, Hindi and English movies. Mammootty's movies include blockbusters such as Pamari, Rajamanikyam, Bus Conductor and many ors. 

Rajinikanth primarily works in Tamil cinema. He is an actor, producer and also a screenwriter. He has won many awards for his performances including that Pma Bhushan and Pma Vibhushan. For Rajinikanth’s performance in Baashha, he h won Filmfans Association Award and Cinema Express Award for Best Actor. 

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