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Aranmanai is an Indian Tamil horror comedy film co-written and directed by Sundar C. The film features an ensemble cast including Sundar C. Vinay Rai, Santhanam, Hansika Motwani, Andrea Jeremiah, Raai Laxmi, Nithin Sathya, Kovai Sarala and Manobala. The film began production by the end of September 2013 and released on 19 September 2014 to highly positive reviews. Due to its success, a sequel titled Aranmanai 2 released on January 29, 2016 to fairly positive reviews.This film is a remake of 1978 movie '' Aayiram Jenmangal
Director of the 1978 movie Aayiram Jenmangal, M.Muthuraman, approached City Civil court in Chennai claiming Aranmanai to be a remake of his 1978 horror flick. The court appointed an Advocate Commissioner to verify the claims. Advocate Commissioner on viewing both the movies had stated that the plot, theme, storyline and structure were similar in both films. She also held that the script of both films were the same and most scenes were copied and replayed from Aayiram Jenmangal. The report also stated that the viewer of the film Aranmanai would definitely get the impression that the film is the remake of Aayiram Jenmangal since they had considerable similarities.