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PS 2 star Vikram as Michael Corleone, Kamal Haasan as Hannibal Lecter? Check out ChatGPT's rousing suggestions

We posed a simple 'Which South Indian could play this iconic Hollywood role' question to ChatGPT and the AI tool dazzled us with the answers!

PS 2 star Vikram as Michael Corleone, Kamal Haasan as Hannibal Lecter? Check out ChatGPT's rousing suggestions
Kamal Haasan as Hannibal Lecter?

Last Updated: 11.40 PM, Apr 30, 2023

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A lazy Sunday afternoon compels you to rummage through the internet and when you find nothing worthwhile, you do the next most honourable thing and land up on ChatGPT. The radical AI tool has become quite the buddy to our most serious conundrums and also that faffing partner that we all need to get through life's mundanities. We, however, chose to employ our perennial curiosities and urged ChatGPT to throw up a few interesting options for this simple question: 'Which South Indian could play this xyz iconic Hollywood role'? Well, the results to savour and we just could not wait to share them with you. Here we go:

Kamal Haasan is no stranger to morally ambiguous roles
Kamal Haasan is no stranger to morally ambiguous roles

Kamal Haasan as Hannibal Lecter

Kamal Haasan is no stranger to morally ambiguous roles and ChatGPT reckons that if someone had to play Anthony Hopkins' reptilian-smooth psychopath Hannibal Lecter, then it's the Ulaganayagan. The Hollywood character debuted in Thomas Harris and both the character and Harris' distinct worlds would inspire legendary filmmakers like Michael Mann and Jonathan Demme to bring forth their cinematic versions to the world. 

As far as Kamal Haasan is concerned, his versatility can never be questioned and films like Nayakan, Michael Madana Kama Rajan and countless others have revealed a more sinister/dicey side of his acting persona.

Samantha as Lara Croft?
Samantha as Lara Croft?

Samantha Ruth Prabhu as Lara Croft

If the last couple of years have proved anything, it is said Samantha can be your demure 'girl next door' and also kick some serious a**, if need be. Her role of Raji in Raj & DK's Family Man season 2 revealed just how cold and menacing she can be and we would love to see her slip into the Lara Croft mode and channel her inner Tombe Raider. The Shaakuntalam actor certainly boasts the chops and ChatGPT recognizes just that.

Rocking Star Yash as Dirty Harry?
Rocking Star Yash as Dirty Harry?

Rocking Star Yash as Dirty Harry

Yash may not have played a serious cop on the big screen but we all feel that his Rocky Bhai portrayal carried a kind of true grit that you recognize with bad-a** policemen. And artificial intelligence opines that he could certainly fit into a Dirty Harry-like mould and tweak the role that Clint has Eastwood has immortalized, with his own kind of smouldering charm. Not a bad proposition, after all!

Dhanush as Norman Bates?
Dhanush as Norman Bates?

Dhanush as Norman Bates

As possibly the most versatile leading men in business today, Dhanush is known to melt into his characters and completely shed his image as a superstar. And to imagine him playing a role like Norman Bates (from Alfred Hitchcock's cult classic Psycho), a character that effortlessly switches between personalities and conveys a whole of range of emotions, is indeed an alluring thought. 

Fahadh Faasil for Keyser Soze?
Fahadh Faasil for Keyser Soze?

Fahadh Faasil as Keyser Söze?

The sudden emergence of Keyser Söze in the concluding moments of Bryan Singer's Usual Suspects is still regarded as one of the best endings/shock revelations of the last few decades. The character's beguiling charm and unpredictable nature resonated with audiences from across the world and our ChatGPT query reckons that if somebody from South Indian cinema could embody those traits, it is the very talented Malayalam actor Fahadh Faasil. Fahadh has played numerous dicey roles in his vibrant career so far and films like Joji, Annayum Rasoolam, Trance etc. are testaments to the emotional depth he imbues his performances with. 

Chiyaan Vikram as Michael Corleone?
Chiyaan Vikram as Michael Corleone?

Chiyaan Vikram as Michael Corleone

The Ponniyin Selvan 2 actor is highly regarded for his tenacity and the ability to transform himself both physically and emotionally for his roles. When we wondered who could take on the mighty task of revisiting the Michael Corleone character, ChatGPT reckoned that Vikram would be the perfect candidate. The Tamil actor's will not only justify the role with his subtlety& emotional depth but also add a unique kind of gravitas to the character, which Al Pacino has conferred enduring fame upon in Francis Ford Coppola's Godfather movies.

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