Case against Parasite?

The Korean black comedy movie Parasite directed by Bong Joon-ho, recently became the first non-English language movie to win the best picture at the Oscars. Now, after almost a week post Oscars, South Indian movie fans on Twitter are claiming that the movie was ‘inspired’ by the 1999 Kollywood movie Minsara Kanna, starring Vijay and Kushboo. While many did not take the comparisons between the two movies seriously, the producer of the movie P.L. Thenappan appears to be in no mood to let it go.

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According to reports, the producer is planning to file a case, demanding compensation from the makers of the Korean movie. Thenappan reportedly said he will file a case with the help of 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,” said the producer. The director of the movie, K.S. Ravikumar has paved the way for the producer to file a case. For those unknown, Parasite tells the story of a poor family that slowly ingratiates itself into the lives of a wealthy family for economic benefits.