Thalapathi (Tamil) – Mahabharata
Before 'Raavan', Mani Ratnam was inspired by the Mahabharata to make his multi-starrer 'Thalapathi' (1991), also released in Hindi in a dubbed version (as 'Dalapati'). The movie adapted the Arjuna-Karna-Kunti angle like 'Raajneeti'. Rajnikanth was Karna, Srividya was Kunti, Arvind Swami was Arjun, and Mammootty was Duryodhana. Shobhana played a character akin to Draupadi's.