Clone Banega Crorepati: A quirky cloning premise turns hilariously wrong
The Tamil play 'Clone Banega Crorepati' is a comedic production centered on a scientist attempting to create clones to solve personal and professional problems. The play explores the chaotic and humorous consequences of cloning gone wrong.
Why it matters
It reflects the vibrant regional theatre scene in India and its ability to adapt modern sci-fi concepts into local cultural humor.
Theatre Marina’s Clone Banega Crorepati (written by Vedarun Rajkumar; directed by R. Giridharan) is, as the title suggests, a play about cloning. But it isn’t a serious play on the ethics of cloning. It is a one-and-a-half-hour laugh riot on cloning gone wrong.
Shanmugam (Girish Kumar) is developing a bio-programmable clone. His wife, Bhagavathi (Sukanya), wonders if he even remembers that he is married, because he hasn’t given her even a hug in ages. Shanmugam’s friend Palam Parthiban, or PP for short (Arun Venugopal), comes up with a plan to help Shanmugam make money.
Director R. Giridharan handles the onstage chaos deftly, ensuring that the mounting madness remains coherent as well as relentlessly funny. | Photo Credit: B. Velankanni Raj
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