He is really not keen on the job, and has applied merely to show one more rejection to get his dole. So, he is on the lookout for a new guy, and a black man, Driss (Omar Sy), lands up. Now, Philip is tired of all those caregivers, whose intrusive attention is irritating, to say the least. Philip (played by Francois Cluzet), who is paralysed from the neck down after a paragliding accident, is a rich widower who lives with his teenage daughter, secretary, caregiver and housekeeper.

Read: Nagarjuna, Karthi in Telugu/Tamil remake of The Intouchables Thozha is not a frame-by-frame copy of The Intouchables (The Untouchables in English), but the Tamil/Telugu editions have retained the soul and spirit of the French original.

It is both funny and touching to see them strike an unusual bond. Based on a kind of true incident, it is a buddy film about a quadriplegic white millionaire and a rather uncouth black caretaker. The Intouchables is a fascinating piece of celluloid narrative, which this writer saw in 2011. Admittedly, the Indian story has been shot in Paris, Lyon, Belgrade and Hyderabad, and so one supposes a French flavour will be discernible in Thozha/Oopiri. Read: WeвЂ™ve kept the soul of the French original intact in Thozha, says Vamshi The Tamil/Telugu remake of The Intouchables, Thozha/Oopiri stars Nagarguna and Karthi in the lead roles.ДЄnd on March 25, we will see Oliver NakacheвЂ™s and Eric ToledanoвЂ™s The Intouchables transforming from the French language into Tamil and Telugu, Thozha/Oopiri, helmed by Vamshi.

Two weeks ago, Nalan KumarasamyвЂ™s Kadhalum Kadanthu Pogum was remade from the Korean picture, My Dear Desperado. Kamal HassanвЂ™s Thoongavanam was recreated from the French Sleepless Night. In recent months, we have seen a string of such Tamil versions of inspiring foreign works.

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