Malayalam cinema and films have often serves as inspiration to Bollywood filmmakers. Over the years, several Malayalam blockbusters have been remade in Hindi cinema, and failed to recreate the magic of their originals at the box office or with critics. As Priyadarshan's latest offering, Haiwaan, draws comparisons with its Malayalam counterpart, Oppam, here's a list of Hindi films inspired by Malayalam originals that failed to impress.

Malayalam film is synonymous with actors Mohanlal and Mammootty. Mohanlal has been a part of over 300 films in his career spanning over four decades. Over the years many of his hit films have also been remade in other Indian languages including Hindi. As Mohanlal turns a year older today, here are a few films of the National award-winning actor which were remade in Hindi: