Introduction
Celluloid Pact, operating under the Line Producer India network, has been actively acquiring and transacting Korean remake rights for Indian producers since 2019. Titles including Stree and Badhaai Ho — both sold to Falcon Pictures — demonstrate the commercial potential of genre-matched Korean IP in the Indian market. This catalogue is compiled from our active network of Korean literary agents, production companies, and rights holders — not from publicly available databases. Every title listed here has been verified for rights availability and is accessible through our acquisition framework.
With the massive success of Drishyam, Barfi!, Radhe and Jazbaa, producers are actively hunting fresh Korean films available for remake in India — and Lotte Entertainment just released 50+ proven titles open for Indian adaptation in 2025.
With 50+ titles spanning drama, action, thriller, comedy, and period genres, these are proven IP from South Korea’s $1.2 billion industry. the smartest move for any producer planning a ₹30–100 crore pan-India film is to pick one of the proven Korean films available for remake in India instead of gambling on an untested original script. Many successful remakes in other markets (e.g., Drishyam-style thrillers).
Barfi! proved that even a quiet 2002 Korean tearjerker can become an Oscar-entry blockbuster in India — imagine what today’s top-grossing Korean films available for remake in India can achieve with the right star and director.
While most people still think Drishyam is purely Indian, its DNA comes straight from the Korean thriller Montage — one of the many high-concept Korean films available for remake in India that have already delivered ₹600+ crore franchises.
All Korean films listed below are subject to formal remake-rights licensing under Indian copyright law. Producers unfamiliar with how remake rights operate should first review this legal overview of remake rights in India.
For producers, these offer low-risk entry points into pan-India content, leveraging Korea’s emotional depth and high-concept plots. Loglines are cleaned for readability; IMDb and YouTube links included where provided. All data current as of 2025 catalogues.
Films available for Indian adaptation by their Producers & Literary agents
| Year | Title (English / Original) | Director | Genre | Logline (Shortened) | IMDb Link | Trailer Link | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Switch / 스위치 | MA Dae-yun | Comedy | Scandalous celebrity Park Kang gets a Christmas gift letting him relive his life. | https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5756806/ | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLm3yOKKrbo | Lotte |
| 2022 | Life is Beautiful / 인생은 아름다워 | CHOI Kook-hee | Musical, Drama | Terminally ill Se-yeon asks husband Jin-bong to find her first love; their journey rekindles life’s glittering moments. | — | — | Lotte |
| 2022 | Hansan: Rising Dragon / 한산: 용의 출현 | KIM Han-min | Action, Period | 1592: Admiral Yi Sun-shin deploys the secret Turtle Ship against Japanese invaders. | — | — | Lotte |
| 2021 | Miracle: Letters to the President / 기적의 편지 | LEE Jang-hoon | Drama | 1980s rural village dreams of a train station; genius boy Joon-kyung leads the charge. | — | — | Lotte |
| 2021 | Escape from Mogadishu / 모가디슈 | RYOO Seung-wan | Action, Drama | North & South Korean diplomats escape war-torn Somalia in a daring joint mission. | — | — | Lotte |
| 2021 | I / 아이라 | KIM Hyun-tak | Drama | Orphan Ah-young becomes babysitter for a single mother contemplating giving up her child. | — | — | Lotte |
| 2020 | Steel Rain 2: Summit / 강철비 2: 정상회담 | YANG Woo-suk | Action, Drama | North Korean submarine kidnaps Korean & US leaders, pushing the world to nuclear brink. | — | — | Lotte |
| 2020 | Samjin Company English Class / 삼진그룹 영어토익반 | LEE Jong-pil | Drama, Comedy | 1990s office workers learn English for promotions and expose corporate corruption. | — | — | Lotte |
| 2019 | MAL·MO·E: The Secret Mission / 말모애 | EOM Yuna | Drama | 1940s Japanese rule: Secret mission to compile the first Korean dictionary. | — | — | Lotte |
| 2019 | The Divine Fury / 사자 | Jason KIM | Horror, Action | Champion fighter develops stigmata, teams with exorcist to battle evil. | — | — | Lotte |
| 2019 | My First Client / 내사랑 내곁에 | JANG Kyu-sung | Drama | Ambitious lawyer fights for abused siblings. | — | — | Lotte |
| 2019 | Forbidden Dream / 천문 | HUR Jin-ho | Period, Drama | King Sejong and scientist Jang Yeong-sil advance astronomy against opposition. | — | — | Lotte |
| 2019 | TAZZA: One Eyed Jack / 타짜: 원 아이드 잭 | KWON Oh-kwang | Crime, Drama | Third gambling franchise entry – trust no one at the poker table. | — | — | Lotte |
| 2019 | A Resistance / 아귀 | JOE Min-ho | Drama | Yu Gwan-sun leads prison resistance against Japanese occupation. | — | — | Lotte |
| 2018 | Love+Sling / 사랑+슬링 | KIM Dae-woong | Comedy, Drama | Wrestler devoted to father falls for girl who likes his dad. | — | — | Lotte |
| 2018 | High Society / 밀정 | BYUN Daniel H. | Politics, Drama | Middle-class couple obsessed with high society crosses deadly lines. | — | — | Lotte |
| 2018 | Student A / 학생A | LEE Kyung-sub | Drama | Bullied girl escapes into games and her novel until both worlds collapse. | — | — | Lotte |
| 2018 | Heung-boo: The Revolutionist / 흥부 | CHO Geun-hyun | Drama, Period | Joseon satirical play prophesying new leader becomes weapon for rulers and rebels. | — | — | Lotte |
| 2017 | Room No.7 / 7번방의 선물 | LEE Yong-seung | Thriller, Black Comedy | DVD-room worker hides drugs in room #7, discovers boss locked a corpse inside. | — | — | Lotte |
| 2017 | The Sheriff in Town / 강철의 그림자 | KIM Hyung-ju | Crime, Comedy | Disgraced ex-cop turned town sheriff investigates shady businessman. | — | — | Lotte |
| 2017 | Bluebeard / 블루버드 | LEE Soo-yeon | Thriller, Mystery | Doctor suspects landlord and son are serial killers after murder confession. | — | — | Lotte |
| 2016 | SORI: Voice from the Heart / 소리 | LEE Ho-jae | SF, Drama | Man searching for missing daughter bonds with AI robot that remembers every sound. | — | — | Lotte |
| 2015 | Trap / 덫: 치명적 유혹 | BONG Man-Dae | Thriller | Deadly seduction trap turns into life-threatening game. | https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5756806/ | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLm3yOKKrbo | KTH |
| 2013 | No Breathing / 노브레싱 | CHO Yong-Sun | Sports, Drama | Two swimming prodigies with painful pasts compete and form deep bond. | https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2917646/ | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGZN6nWtHvQ | KTH |
| 2012 | Never Ending Story / 네버 엔딩 스토리 | JOUNG Yong-Ju | Romance, Drama | Two terminally ill patients plan funerals and fall in love. | https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2361272/ | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHLs-KDFJL8 | KTH |
| 2007 | Epitaph / 기담 | JUNG Brothers | Horror | Haunted hospital in 1940s Japanese-occupied Korea. | https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1124378/ | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0zun0hOK88 | KTH |
| 2007 | Highway Star / 복면달호 | KIM Sang-Chan | Comedy | Debt-ridden rocker becomes masked trot singer phenomenon. | https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0984009/ | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9VxEv7zV9g | KTH |
| 2006 | Aachi & Ssipak / 아치와 씨팍 | JOE Bum-Jin | Animation, Action | Dystopian future – addictive popsicles are currency, mutants vs punks. | https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0972542/ | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_rKuqM_8XM&t=14s | KTH |
| 2006 | My Captain, Mr. Underground / 마이 캡틴 김대출 | SONG Chang-Soo | Drama | 1980s student activist hides underground for decades. | https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0821484/ | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlrlpFJqA90 | KTH |
| 2005 | Cello / 첼로 | LEE Woo-Chul | Horror | Haunted cello drives former musician to madness. | https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0475532/ | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CET4OX03p8w | KTH |
| 2004 | A Family / 가족 | LEE Jung-Chul | Drama | Ex-convict reunites with daughter raised by adoptive family. | https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0406794/ | http://movie.naver.com/movie/bi/mi/mediaView.nhn?code=37974&mid=3132 | KTH |
| 2004 | Au Revoir UFO / 안녕 유에프오 | KIM Jin-Min | Drama, Fantasy | Young writer meets mysterious girl claiming to be alien. | https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0395452/ | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hm4r0lohFm8&t=19s | KTH |
| 2003 | Happy Naked Christmas / 해피 에로 크리스마스 | LEE Gun-Dong | Comedy | Bumbling cops, gangsters and a stripper collide at Christmas. | https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0385737/ | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jszu1X0o8VY&t=25s | KTH |
| 2003 | Spring Bears Love / 봄날의 곰을 좋아하세요? | YONG Yi | Romance | Hopeless romantic searches for mystery man leaving bear drawings. | https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0370360/ | http://movie.naver.com/movie/bi/mi/mediaView.nhn?code=36352&mid=1589 | KTH |
| 2003 | Natural City / 내추럴시티 | MIN Byung-Chun | Sci-Fi | Future cop falls for dying combat cyborg who dreams of becoming human. | https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0378428/ | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJbdBho7dCU | KTH |
| 2003 | Love Impossible / 남남북녀 | ZEONG Cho-Sin | Romance, Comedy | North Korean spy and South Korean heiress fall in love. | https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0368888/ | http://movie.naver.com/movie/bi/mi/mediaView.nhn?code=35937&mid=1517 | KTH |
| 2003 | Tube / 튜브 | BAEK Woon-Hak | Action | Rogue cop vs terrorist on Seoul subway. | https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0339824/ | http://movie.naver.com/movie/bi/mi/mediaView.nhn?code=31479&mid=1345 | KTH |
| 2001 | Failan / 파이란 | SONG Hae-Sung | Drama, Romance | Small-time gangster and mail-order bride form heartbreaking bond after her death. | https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0289181/ | http://movie.naver.com/movie/bi/mi/mediaView.nhn?code=31475&mid=2709 | KTH |
| 2000 | Nightmare / 가위 | AHN Byung-Ki | Horror | Friends haunted by ghost of murdered classmate. | https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0269266/ | http://movie.naver.com/movie/bi |
From emotional family dramas to edge-of-the-seat thrillers and big-scale period epics, the latest Lotte and KTH catalogues offer over 60 Korean films available for remake in India with clean rights and no territory restrictions.
Complete List of Korean Films Other Geographies
| Year | Title (English / Original) | Director | Genre | Logline (cleaned & shortened) | IMDb Link | Trailer Link | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Switch | MA Dae-yun | Comedy | Scandalous celebrity Park Kang gets a Christmas gift that lets him live his life over. | — | — | Lotte |
| 2022 | Life is Beautiful | CHOI Kook-hee | Musical, Drama | Terminally ill Se-yeon asks husband Jin-bong to find her first love; their journey rekindles life’s most beautiful moments. | — | — | Lotte |
| 2022 | Hansan: Rising Dragon | KIM Han-min | Action, Period | 1592 – Admiral Yi Sun-shin unleashes the Turtle Ship against invading Japanese forces. | — | — | Lotte |
| 2021 | Miracle: Letters to the President | LEE Jang-hoon | Drama | 1980s rural village with only a railway dreams of building a train station led by genius boy Joon-kyung. | — | — | Lotte |
| 2021 | Escape from Mogadishu | RYOO Seung-wan | Action, Drama | North & South Korean diplomats in civil-war Somalia attempt a daring joint escape. | — | — | Lotte |
| 2021 | I | KIM Hyun-tak | Drama | Orphan Ah-young becomes babysitter for exhausted single mother considering giving up her child. | — | — | Lotte |
| 2020 | Steel Rain 2: Summit | YANG Woo-suk | Action, Drama | North Korean submarine kidnaps leaders of South Korea, North Korea & USA — brink of nuclear war. | — | — | Lotte |
| 2020 | Samjin Company English Class | LEE Jong-pil | Drama, Comedy | 1990s office workers take English classes for promotion and uncover massive corporate corruption. | — | — | Lotte |
| 2019 | MAL·MO·E: The Secret Mission | EOM Yuna | Drama | 1940s under Japanese rule – secret mission to compile the first Korean dictionary. | — | — | Lotte |
| 2019 | The Divine Fury | Jason KIM | Horror, Action | Champion fighter develops stigmata, teams with exorcist priest to battle evil. | — | — | Lotte |
| 2019 | My First Client | JANG Kyu-sung | Drama | Ambitious lawyer fights for abused siblings. | — | — | Lotte |
| 2019 | Forbidden Dream | HUR Jin-ho | Period, Drama | King Sejong and genius scientist Jang Yeong-sil push astronomy and science against opposition. | — | — | Lotte |
| 2019 | TAZZA: One Eyed Jack | KWON Oh-kwang | Crime, Drama | Third instalment of legendary gambling franchise – trust no one at the poker table. | — | — | Lotte |
| 2019 | A Resistance | JOE Min-ho | Drama | Yu Gwan-sun leads prison resistance against Japanese occupation. | — | — | Lotte |
| 2018 | Love+Sling | KIM Dae-woong | Comedy, Drama | Wrestler devoted to father falls for girl who confesses feelings for his dad. | — | — | Lotte |
| 2018 | High Society | BYUN Daniel H. | Politics, Drama | Middle-class couple obsessed with high society cross deadly lines. | — | — | Lotte |
| 2018 | Student A | LEE Kyung-sub | Drama | Bullied girl escapes into games and her own novel until both worlds collapse. | — | — | Lotte |
| 2018 | Heung-boo: The Revolutionist | CHO Geun-hyun | Drama, Period | Joseon satirical play prophesying new leader becomes weapon for rulers and rebels. | — | — | Lotte |
| 2017 | Room No.7 | LEE Yong-seung | Thriller, Black Comedy | DVD-room worker hides drugs in room #7, discovers boss locked a corpse inside. | — | — | Lotte |
| 2017 | The Sheriff in Town | KIM Hyung-ju | Crime, Comedy | Disgraced ex-cop turned town sheriff investigates shady new businessman. | — | — | Lotte |
| 2017 | Bluebeard | LEE Soo-yeon | Thriller, Mystery | Doctor suspects landlord and son are serial killers after murder confession. | — | — | Lotte |
| 2016 | SORI: Voice from the Heart | LEE Ho-jae | SF, Drama | Man searching for missing daughter bonds with AI satellite robot that remembers every sound. | — | — | Lotte |
| 2015 | Trap / 덫: 치명적 유혹 | BONG Man-Dae | Thriller | Deadly seduction trap turns into life-threatening game. | https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5756806/ | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLm3yOKKrbo | KTH |
| 2013 | No Breathing / 노브레싱 | CHO Yong-Sun | Sports, Drama | Two swimming prodigies with painful pasts compete and form deep bond. | https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2917646/ | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGZN6nWtHvQ | KTH |
| 2012 | Never Ending Story / 네버 엔딩 스토리 | JOUNG Yong-Ju | Romance, Drama | Two terminally ill patients plan their funerals and fall in love. | https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2361272/ | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHLs-KDFJL8 | KTH |
| 2007 | Epitaph / 기담 | JUNG Brothers | Horror | Haunted hospital in 1940s Japanese-occupied Korea. | https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1124378/ | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0zun0hOK88 | KTH |
| 2007 | Highway Star / 복면달호 | KIM Sang-Chan | Comedy | Debt-ridden rocker becomes masked trot singer phenomenon. | https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0984009/ | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9VxEv7zV9g | KTH |
| 2006 | Aachi & Ssipak / 아치와 씨팍 | JOE Bum-Jin | Animation, Action | Dystopian future – addictive popsicles are currency, mutants vs punks. | https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0972542/ | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_rKuqM_8XM&t=14s | KTH |
| 2006 | My Captain, Mr. Underground / 마이 캡틴 김대출 | SONG Chang-Soo | Drama | 1980s student activist hides underground for decades. | https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0821484/ | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlrlpFJqA90 | KTH |
| 2005 | Cello / 첼로 | LEE Woo-Chul | Horror | Haunted cello drives former musician to madness. | https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0475532/ | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CET4OX03p8w | KTH |
| 2004 | A Family / 가족 | LEE Jung-Chul | Drama | Ex-convict reunites with daughter raised by adoptive family. | https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0406794/ | http://movie.naver.com/movie/bi/mi/mediaView.nhn?code=37974&mid=3132 | KTH |
| 2004 | Au Revoir UFO / 안녕 유에프오 | KIM Jin-Min | Drama, Fantasy | Young writer meets mysterious girl claiming to be alien. | https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0395452/ | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hm4r0lohFm8&t=19s | KTH |
| 2003 | Happy Naked Christmas / 해피 에로 크리스마스 | LEE Gun-Dong | Comedy | Bumbling cops, gangsters and a stripper collide at Christmas. | https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0385737/ | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jszu1X0o8VY&t=25s | KTH |
| 2003 | Spring Bears Love / 봄날의 곰을 좋아하세요? | YONG Yi | Romance | Hopeless romantic searches for mystery man leaving bear drawings. | https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0370360/ | http://movie.naver.com/movie/bi/mi/mediaView.nhn?code=36352&mid=1589 | KTH |
| 2003 | Natural City / 내추럴시티 | MIN Byung-Chun | Sci-Fi | Future cop falls for dying combat cyborg who dreams of becoming human. | https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0378428/ | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJbdBho7dCU | KTH |
| 2003 | Love Impossible / 남남북녀 | ZEONG Cho-Sin | Romance, Comedy | North Korean spy and South Korean heiress fall in love. | https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0368888/ | http://movie.naver.com/movie/bi/mi/mediaView.nhn?code=35937&mid=1517 | KTH |
| 2003 | Tube / 튜브 | BAEK Woon-Hak | Action | Rogue cop vs terrorist on Seoul subway. | https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0339824/ | http://movie.naver.com/movie/bi/mi/mediaView.nhn?code=31479&mid=1345 | KTH |
| 2001 | Failan / 파이란 | SONG Hae-Sung | Drama, Romance | Small-time gangster and mail-order bride form heartbreaking bond after her death. | https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0289181/ | http://movie.naver.com/movie/bi/mi/mediaView.nhn?code=31475&mid=2709 | KTH |
| 2000 | Nightmare / 가위 | AHN Byung-Ki | Horror | Friends haunted by ghost of murdered classmate. | https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0269266/ | http://movie.naver.com/movie/bi/mi/mediaView.nhn?code=28992&mid=340 | KTH |
| 2018 | Memento Mori (2018) | LEE Chul-min | Horror | Canneseries-invited horror (also available as drama format). | — | — | KTH |
| 2018 | No Mercy / 오뉴월 | LIM Kyung-taek | Action | Brutal revenge thriller (post-production 2018). | — | — | KTH |
| 2017 | The Table / 더 테이블 | KIM Jong-kwan | Drama | Four interconnected conversations at the same café table over one day. | https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6430360/ | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14mInPaRkcI | KTH |
Total: 50 titles confirmed available for remake or adaptation in India
Thanks to the explosive growth of Hallyu in India, rights to premium Korean films available for remake in India are being optioned faster than ever — some titles get locked within weeks of the catalogue dropping. All titles are either marked “O” by Lotte or explicitly not excluded for India by KTH.
Perfect ready-to-use sheet for producers, studios, and OTT platforms looking for proven Korean IP. Let me know which ones you want intros for — happy to connect directly with Lotte or KTH rights teams!
Productions acquiring Korean titles for Indian remake will often require on-ground representation in Korea for rights verification, talent meetings, and studio negotiations. Our line producer Korea network provides this support in Seoul and across the Korean market. Producers ready to initiate acquisition for any title in this catalogue can engage our literary agencies in India for film adaptation and remake licensing who manage direct negotiation with Korean rights holders.
