Udayananu Tharam [2005] - Bowfinger [1999], Big Fat Liar [2002]

Udayananu Tharam (English: Udayan Is the Star) is a 2005 Malayalam comedy film that presents the southern Indian film industry (especially Malayalam cinema) through a satirical viewpoint. It was written by Sreenivasan and directed by debutant Rosshan Andrrews. The film stars Mohanlal, Sreenivasan, Meena, Jagathy Sreekumar, and Mukesh in the lead roles. The financial and artistic crisis which plagued the once glittering Malayalam film industry at the turn of the 21st century lies at the center of the story. In the Hindi version, neither the original Malayalam film nor the writer/director were credited. However, the film's story seems to have been adapted from a mix of scripts from the 1999 film Bowfinger and the 2002 American comedy Big Fat Liar.
Roshan Andrews changed his name to Rosshan Andrrews as per his astrologer's suggestion to ensure the success of the film. The film was a blockbuster, and grossed  5.2 crores in two weeks from 41 screens in Kerala with a distributor's share of  1.38 crores. This was the biggest opening for any Malayalam film till then.

Directed by	Rosshan Andrrews
Produced by	C. Karunakaran
Screenplay by	Sreenivasan
Story by	Sreenivasan Rosshan Andrrews
Starring	Mohanlal Sreenivasan Meena Jagathy Mukesh Salim Kumar
Music by	Songs: Deepak Dev Background Score: Ouseppachan
Cinematography	S. Kumar
Editing by	Ranjan Abraham
Studio	Perfect Group
Distributed by	Carlton Films
Release date(s)	January 21, 2005 (Kerala)
Running time	162 minutes
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Bowfinger is a 1999 comedy cult film directed by Frank Oz. It depicts a down-and-out filmmaker in Hollywood attempting to make a film on a small budget with a star who does not know that he is in the film. It was written by Steve Martin, and stars Martin, Eddie Murphy, and Heather Graham. Critics have described the film as a parody of Hollywood, filmmaking, celebrity, and according to some, the group "MindHead" is a parody of the Church of Scientology. Martin has denied this.

Directed by	Frank Oz
Produced by	Brian Grazer
Written by	Steve Martin
Starring	Steve Martin Eddie Murphy Heather Graham Christine Baranski Terence Stamp Robert Downey Jr.
Music by	David Newman
Cinematography	Ueli Steiger
Editing by	Rick Pearson
Studio	Imagine Entertainment
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date(s)	August 13, 1999
Running time	97 min.
Language	English
Budget	$55,000,000
Box office	$98,625,775 (worldwide)

Big Fat Liar (stylized as big FAT liar) is a 2002 American teen comedy film directed by Shawn Levy, written and produced by Dan Schneider and Brian Robbins, and starring Frankie Muniz, Paul Giamatti, and Amanda Bynes. The main plot revolves around 14-year-old con artist, Jason Shepherd (portrayed by Muniz), whose creative writing assignment is stolen by an arrogant Hollywood producer named Marty Wolf (portrayed by Giamatti), who plans to use it to make the fictional film of the same name.

Directed by	Shawn Levy
Produced by	Brian Robbins Michael Tollin Marie Cantin Michael Goldman (exec.)
Screenplay by	Dan Schneider
Story by	Dan Schneider Brian Robbins
Starring	Frankie Muniz Paul Giamatti Amanda Bynes
Music by	Christophe Beck Douglas Romayne(source music)
Cinematography	Jonathan Brown
Editing by	Stuart Pappé Kimberly Ray
Studio	Tollin/Robbins Productions
Distributed by	Universal Studios
Release date(s)	February 8, 2002
Running time	88 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$15 million
Box office	$52,970,014