Malayalam Movies Which Have The Same Title

All those who are aware of old Malayalam movies might be quite familiar with the topic of this article. Quite a few times, we might have come through movies with the same name. It is common nowadays for movies to adapt the title of an old movie.

Here we present some of the Malayalam movies which had the same title.

Bharya (1962,1994)

Bharya (1962,1994)

'Bharya', directed by Kunchacko was released in the year 1962 and had Sathyan and Ragini in lead roles. In 1994, a film with the same name was released which had Jagadish and Urvashi in the lead roles.

Chathurangam ( 1959,2002)

Chathurangam ( 1959,2002)

Back in 1959, the title 'Chathurangam' was used for a film starring Prem Nazir and Miss Kumari in lead roles. K Madhu used the same title for his Mohanlal starrer, which released in 2002.

Thaskaraveeran (1957,2005)

Thaskaraveeran (1957,2005)

Many of you might be unaware of the fact that a movie with the name 'Thaskaraveeran' was released way back in the year 1957. 'Thaskaraveeran' had Satyan and Ragini in the lead roles. Another movie with the same name got released in the year 2005 with Mammootty and Nayantara in the lead roles.

Thuruppugulan (1975,2006)

Thuruppugulan (1975,2006)

In 1975, a film with the title 'Thuruppugulan' released which had Prem Nazir in the lead role. In 2006, the same name was used for the Mammootty starrer directed by Johny Antony.

Mayavi (1965,2007)

Mayavi (1965,2007)

The old Mayavi which released in the year 1965 had starred Prem Nazir and Madhu in lead roles. The film was directed by G K Ramu. In 2007, Shafi used the same title for his movie with Mammootty, which turned out to be a blockbuster.

Love In Singapore (1980,2009)

Love In Singapore (1980,2009)

Remember the famous song 'Cham Chakka'? It is from the film 'Love in Singapore' released in the year 1980. The film had Nazir and Jayan in lead roles. In 2009, a film with the same name released which had Mammootty playing the main role.

Asuravithu (1968,2012)

Asuravithu (1968,2012)

A Vincent directed the 1968 film which had script written by M T Vasudevan Nair. The film starred Prem Nazir in the lead role. In 2012, another movie with the same name released which had Asif Ali doing the main role.

Anarkali (1966,2015)

Anarkali (1966,2015)

'Anarkali' directed by Kunchacko was one of the best films produced under the banner of Udaya pictures. The film had Prem Nazir and K R Vijaya in the lead roles. The same name was later used by Sachy for his directorial debut starring Prithviraj in the lead role.

This is a common scenario in Bollywood where old films are being remade. Most of the times they opted for the same title.

Malayalam films too, have used the same title while remaking movies. Films like 'Chattakkaari', 'Neelathamara', 'Rathinirvedam' etc had used the same title as of their originals.

There are also certain cases when the title has to remain the same. For eg: a movie named Pazhassi Raja was released in the year 1964 which told the life of the king.

MT-Hariharan team decided to bring the life of Pazhassi Raja on screen and even though it was not a remake, they had to opt the same title as it was a biopic.

Tamil films, of late, have started using the titles of their old films which were super-hits. These kind of techniques to help in the marketing of the film.

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