Question: Jayaraj made the 2016 epic historical drama that is an adaptation of what Shakespeare play?

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Karnan is a 1964 Indian Tamil-language epic historical drama film produced and directed by B. R. Panthulu.  It features Sivaji Ganesan leading an ensemble cast consisting of N. T. Rama Rao, S. A. Ashokan, R. Muthuraman, Devika, Savitri and M. V. Rajamma.  The film is based on the story of Karna, a character from the Hindu epic "Mahabharata".  He is born to an unmarried mother Kunti who abandons him in the Ganges to avoid embarrassment.  The child is discovered and adopted by a charioteer.  Karnan does not want to follow his foster father's profession, and instead, becomes a warrior.  He then befriends Duryodhana, the Kaurava prince, eventually setting the initial grounds of the Kurukshetra War, where he will join Duryodhana to fight against his own half-brothers, the Pandavas. Messalina or The Affairs of Messalina is a 1951 historical drama film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring María Félix, Georges Marchal and Memo Benassi.  It was a co-production between France, Italy and Spain.  It was shot at the Cinecittà studios in Rome with sets designed by Gastone Medin and Vittorio Nino Novarese.  It was part of a growing trend of epic historical films of 1950s.  In 1954 a dubbed English version was released in the United States by Columbia Pictures. Veeram (English: "Valour" ) is a 2016 Indian epic historical drama film written and directed by Jayaraj.  It is an adaptation of William Shakespeare's play, "Macbeth", and is the fifth installment in Jayaraj's Navarasa series.  The film, which also takes inspirations from the Vadakkan Pattukal (Northern Ballads) of North Malabar region in Kerala tells the story of Chandu Chekavar (Kunal Kapoor), an infamous warrior in the 13th century North Malabar. The Royal Hunt of the Sun is a 1969 British-American epic historical Drama film based on the play of the same name by Peter Shaffer.  It stars Robert Shaw as Francisco Pizarro and Christopher Plummer as the Inca leader Atahualpa.  Plummer appeared in stage versions of the play before appearing in the film, which was shot in Latin America and Spain.  The film and play are based on the Spanish conquest of Peru by Pizarro in 1530. The Eagle is a 2011 epic historical drama film set in Roman Britain directed by Kevin Macdonald, and starring Channing Tatum, Jamie Bell and Donald Sutherland.  Adapted by Jeremy Brock from Rosemary Sutcliff's historical adventure novel "The Eagle of the Ninth" (1954), the film tells the story of a young Roman officer searching to recover the lost Roman eagle standard of his father's legion in the northern part of Great Britain.  The story is based on the Ninth Spanish Legion's supposed disappearance in Britain. "The Taming of the Shrew" in performance has had an uneven history.  Popular in Shakespeare's day, the play fell out of favour during the seventeenth century, when it was replaced on the stage by John Lacy's "Sauny the Scott".  The original Shakespearean text was not performed at all during the eighteenth century, with David Garrick's adaptation "Catharine and Petruchio" dominating the stage.  After over two hundred years without a performance, the play returned to the British stage in 1844, the last Shakespeare play restored to the repertory.  However, it was only in the 1890s that the dominance of "Catharine and Petruchio" began to wain, and productions of "The Shrew" become more regular.  Moving into the twentieth century, the play's popularity increased considerably, and it became one of Shakespeare's most frequently staged plays, with productions taking place all over the world.  This trend has continued into the twenty-first century, with the play as popular now as it was when first written. The Last of the Mohicans is a 1992 American epic historical drama, set in 1757 during the French and Indian War.  It was directed by Michael Mann, based on James Fenimore Cooper's eponymous 1826 novel and George B. Seitz's 1936 film adaptation, owing more to the latter than the novel.  The film stars Daniel Day-Lewis, Madeleine Stowe, and Jodhi May, with Russell Means, Wes Studi, Eric Schweig, and Steven Waddington in supporting roles.  It was produced by Morgan Creek Pictures. Ponnar Shankar is a 2011 Indian epic historical drama film produced and directed by Thiagarajan.  It is a fictionalised account of the Ponnar Shankar epic, adapted from M. Karunanidhi' s novel of the same name.  It features Thiagarajan's son Prashanth in lead dual roles as warrior princes, portraying the title characters, with actresses Pooja Chopra and Divya Parameshwaran making their film debut as princesses.  The film also features an extensive cast of supporting actors with Prabhu, Rajkiran, Napoleon, Prakash Raj, Jayaram, Sneha and Kushboo amongst others.  The background score and soundtrack of the film, composed by Ilaiyaraaja, was released on 27 March 2011. Jayaraj Rajasekharan, often credited as Jayaraj, is an Indian Malayali filmmaker known for directing mainstream as well as art house films.  His notable film include, "Vidyarambham" (1990), "Johnnie Walker" (1992), "Kudumbasametham" (1992), "Paithrukam" (1993), "Highway" (1995), "Desadanam" (1996), "Kaliyattam" (1997), "Karunam" (2000), "Shantham" (2000), "Kannaki" (2002), "4 the People" (2004), "Daivanamathil" (2005), "Makalkku" (2005), "Adbhutam" (2006), "Gulmohar" (2008), "Loudspeaker" (2009), "Pakarnnattam" (2012) and "Ottaal" (2015) and "Veeram" (2017). Khoon Ka Khoon (Blood for Blood) also called Hamlet is the first Hindi/Urdu 1935 sound film adaptation of a Shakespeare play.  Directed by Sohrab Modi under his Stage Film Company banner, it is cited as one of the earliest talkie versions of this play.  Credited as "the man who brought Shakespeare to the Indian screen", it was Modi's debut feature film as a director.  The story and script were by Mehdi Hassan Ahsan from his Urdu adaptation of Shakespeare's "Hamlet".  Starring Sohrab Modi, "Khoon Ka Khoon" was also the debut in films of Naseem Banu who played Ophelia.  The other star cast included Shamshadbai, Ghulam Hussain, Obali Mai, Fazal Karim and Eruch Tarapore.

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Veeram (English: "Valour" ) is a 2016 Indian epic historical drama film written and directed by Jayaraj.  It is an adaptation of William Shakespeare's play, "Macbeth", and is the fifth installment in Jayaraj's Navarasa series.