Before i start the post, i would like the make the title clear as it may look stupid to most. Dub has multiple meanings . Two of them being
1.Dub - English for ’the process of recording or replacing voices for a motion picture'
2. Dabbu - Telugu i suppose - Money .
So by now we all have the basic idea that the post is about ‘dubbing’ minting money . Nice .
English movies dubbed in Tamil have entertained me ever since i saw one particular movie . Kung Fu Hustle (Mirattal Adi) . After that many many movies have came out dubbed in Tamil . Everyone has to thank Vijay TV too , for making Jackie Chan and Samo Hung speak Tamil .
The first and foremost component of a dubbed movie is the name . I really dunno who is the authority in naming these films . But whoever be it , they do a pretty ‘good’ job . The first thing i wait for when a big English movie releases is to see how it is christened in Tamil . Over the years i have noticed many such funny names . To name a few…
1. 2012 - Rudhram . Actually who would translate a movie which is named 2012 . It’s a number for God’s sake.
2. Twilight Saga: The New Moon - Thigilan : Edharkum Thunindhavan . As i had already tweeted i expected the name of this movie to be Onaimanithanum Rathakaateriyum . But looking at the new name , WOW . Aegan , Ayan nra varisaila oru nalla peru miss aiduche .
3. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - Paayum Puli Padhungum Naagam . No blaming here . Dragons aren’t Tamil Animals . Do we have a tamil name for Oranges or Apples ?
4. D Wars - Rudranaagam
5. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Harry Potterum Maaya Thee Koppayum
6. Order of the Phoenix - Phoenixin Kattalai . Remember ‘Order’ literally translates to Kattalai in Tamil.
7. Kung Fu Hustle - Mirattal Adi . Its such a huge hit here that many of them know the Tamil name only .
8. 300 - Munnooru Paruthi Veerargal . No comments.
9. I am Legend - Naran . Name most probably chosen as ’ Naan oru Kaaviyam’ sounds lame and a lot like ’ Naan oru Muttalunga’ .
10. Shoot ’em Up - American Pokkiri . Endha alavukku Pokkiri hit aairuntha intha pera choose panni iruppanga . Yosinga Ajith anbargale , Yosinga .
11. Ukkiran - Fast and the Furious . Tamil titlekkum English title kkum edhaavathu oru sambantham irukka ? I think this was also influenced a lot by the ilayathalapathy guest starrer Sukkiran . :D
12. Aandhai Manidhan - Chronicles of Riddick
Marma Manidhan - V for Vendetta
Kallarai Manidhan - Van Helsing
Pachai Manidhan - The Incredible Hulk
I strongly believe that all these names were kept by 5th Std studying sons of the People in the Translation Committee as no one would have had a clue about the Literal Translation of the Names :D
13. Sooravali - Tomb Rider .
(if !( (Literal_Translation) || (Derived_Translations))
then (Keep a Fierce name which indicates the prowess of the hero/heroine)
English movies dubbed in Tamil are always fun . Not only fun , but they fetch big bucks too . ‘The Hindu’ once had an article stating Van Helsing was flop but not Kallarai Manithan ! . Hell , Van Helsing’s IMDB page has the tamil name along .
Here’s one of the top takkar tamil dubbings of all time
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6gsxv5WQ9M&hl=en_US&fs=1&]
What about Tamil movies in English ? We’ll i am not gonna say about it . Watch and Learn .
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEukJ-rk9TE&hl=en_US&fs=1&]
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