Riding high on the trend was actor Salman Khan, who seems to be keen on making a Hindi remake of every hit movie from South. He started with 'Wanted' and kept the cash registers ringing by starring in remakes of 'Ready' and 'Bodyguard'.
The film starred Asin as the female lead. Salman's second hit of the year 'Bodyguard', opposite Kareena Kapoor, was also a remake of Malayalam film of the same name. It was directed by Siddique, who also directed the original.
The actor is starring in another remake 'Kick', which will be directed by Shirish Kunder and will hit the theatres next year.
Ajay Devgn and John Abraham followed the suit by starring in 'Singham' and 'Force', which predictably did well at the box office.
It was not only Devgn's action sequences which kept the audience glued but actor Prakash Raj's one liners were an instant hit.
'Force', another action thriller film starring John Abraham and Genelia Dsouza, was a remake of Gautham Menon's successful 2003 Tamil film, 'Kaakha Kaakha'. Menon is making his Bollywood debut with 'Ek Deewana Tha', slated to release next year.
The film saw John showing off his eight packs and muscle power as he did some daring action scenes. It was after a long time John was seen in an action role.
Southern remakes have been a part of Bollywood since the 90's with films like 'Judwaa', 'Nayak', 'Khushi', 'Shakti, 'Mr and Mrs Khiladi', 'Sunday', 'Ghajini' and 'Wanted' but the trend had been missing for a while. 2011 saw the return of Southern touch in the industry in full 'Force'.