Shakespeare once asked, 'what's in a name?' We ask the same by listing 30 instances where two films had nothing but their names similar 
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From Asuran and VIP to Aayirathil Oruvan and Kaaki Sattai, 30 films that shared the same names 

In the history of Tamil cinema, there has been many a time when the same title has been used for films that released years apart. Not necessarily remakes, these were anything but similar. We pick 30 such examples

Team CE
Aayirathil Oruvan 1965 and 2010
Asuran 1995 and 2019
Dharmadurai 1991 and 2016
Ethirneechal 1968 and 2013
Guru Sishyan 1988 and 2010
Jeeva 1988 and 2014
Johnny 1980 and 2018
Kaaki Sattai 1985 and 2015
Kaali 1980 and 2018
Kazhugu 1981 and 2012
Kuppathu Raja 1979 and 2019
Magalir Mattum 1994 and 2017
Manithan 1987 and 2016
Naan Mahaan Alla 1984 and 2010
Naan Sigappu Manidhan 1985 and 2014
Ninaithaale Inikkum 1979 and 2009
Paayum Puli 1983 and 2015
Padikadhavan 1985 and 2009
Pokkiri Raja 1982 and 2016
Polladhavan 1980 and 2007
Raavanan 1994 and 2010
Sakalakala Vallavan 1982 and 2015
Sathya 1988 and 2017
Thangamagan 1983 and 2015
Tik Tik Tik 1981 and 2018
Uthama Puthiran 1958 and 2010
Veera 1994 and 2018
Velaikkaran 1987 and 2017
Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu 1989 and 2006
VIP 1997 and 2014

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