Re: Quiz
Padma Indraganti (padmai@engr.csulb.edu)
Thu, 11 Dec 1997 12:32:01 -0800
> Quiz
>
> The following quiz appeared in Andhraprabha weekly dated December 1, 1997
> in a feature 'tera-kattera' run by mallaadi venkaTakRUshNamoorti.
..
[Quiz edited for brevity]
I think araNyakAnDa is a #makkI ki makkI# copy of Sheldon's
"If Tomorrow Comes". (Or is it another novel by KGR?) On a related
note, it seems to me that copying and adapting English material is
nothing new to telugu vALLu. From the movie "iddaru(manchi?) mitrulu"
based on O. Henry's short story "After twenty years" to Kamal Hasan's
recent hit "bhamanE satya bhAmanE" based on the American movie
"Mrs. Doubtfire", there have been countless adaptations of
English movies and stories. What always intrigued me is, are they
done with the respective author/producer's consent? If not isn't
it blatant plagiarism? Can anyone throw some light on this? Thanks,
-- Padma "Imitation is not always the sincerest form of flattery!"
PS: I wonder why telugu movie producers, who are always eager to copy
English stories, ignored P.G.Wodehouse completely. I think some of PGW's
comedies can be "telugized" very easily and would make wonderful telugu
movies.