Puri Jagannadh's Pokiri starring Mahesh Babu was a blockbuster when it released in 2006. The film inspired many remakes including the superhit Vijay starrer 'Pokkiri' in Tamil, directed by Prabhu Deva.
The Mohanlal Shobhana starrer Manichitrathazhu directed by Fazil, is considered a classic and one the biggest hits in Malayalam industry. The psychological horror film inspired many remakes, including Bhool Bhulaiyaa in Hindi.
This comedy film is a comedy-thriller which opened to empty theatres and soon became the year's biggest hits. Ramji Rao led to remakes like 'Hera Pheri' in Hindi cinema.
Sethu, a breakout film for Vikram, won a National Award besides also being a hit. The film was remade into Hindi in Tere Naam starring Salman Khan.
The Tamil action-drama stars Sasikumar is a story of three firends trying to reunite two lovers, but with a twist. The film was remade into Telugu and four other languages.
Written and directed by SS Rajamouli, Vikramarkudu starring Ravi Teja and Anushka Shetty was a big blockbuster. It was also remade in Hindi as Rowdy Rathore and in Tamil as Siruthai.
A supernatural mystery thriller written-directed by Pawan Kumar is about the mysterious death of people on a flyover in Bengaluru. The film was remade with the same name in several languages, including Filipino.
Okkadu, a romantic sports drama written and directed by Gunasekhar stars Mahesh Babu, Bhumika Chawla and Prakash Raj. One of Mahesh's most memorable films, it was remade in several languages.
A Malayalam thriller directed by theatre actor-playwright Joy Mathew was a sleeper hit. Filmed on a show-string budget, the film's success led to remakes in some 6 languages.