Box Office Collections

[NOV]

Malaysia - as at June 2009

1. Ayan - $1,046,027

2. Villu - $639,236

3. Naan kadavul - $380,756

4. Sarvam - $117,757

5. Thoranai - $103,402

6. 1977 - $66,013

7. Arundhati - $56,583

8. 13B - $56,153

9. Guru En Aalu - $51,148

10. Mariyadhai - $24,849

[Sarna]

idha ellaam yaaru count pannadhu ?
yaaru report generate pannadhu ?
yaaru approve pannadhu ?
yaaru release pannadhu ?

[NOV]

Tamil films dont feature in the top collections of India and Singapore! :frightened:

[NOV]

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/malaysia/yearly/

Ayan is 18th top grossing film of 2009!

[jaaze]

Tamil films dont feature in the top collections of India and Singapore! :frightened:Because they are never included. 8-)

Currently only UK and M'sia provide BO collections for Tamil movies.

Sivaji was never included in Singapore BO collections (bo mojo) but reports at the end of the year showed that it was 33/34th highest grossing film of the year's top 100. It beat several big Hollywood movies. Om Shanti Om was at 100th position 8-)

[Rocky89]

Tamil films dont feature in the top collections of India and Singapore! :frightened:Because they are never included. 8-)

Currently only UK and M'sia provide BO collections for Tamil movies.

Sivaji was never included in Singapore BO collections (bo mojo) but reports at the end of the year showed that it was 33/34th highest grossing film of the year's top 100. It beat several big Hollywood movies. Om Shanti Om was at 100th position 8-)

Billa was also top 100 right? IIRC its on 80th position or something :)

[Rocky89]

Malaysia - as at June 2009

1. Ayan - $1,046,027

2. Villu - $639,236

3. Naan kadavul - $380,756

4. Sarvam - $117,757

5. Thoranai - $103,402

6. 1977 - $66,013

7. Arundhati - $56,583

8. 13B - $56,153

9. Guru En Aalu - $51,148

10. Mariyadhai - $24,849

The fact Surya's film grossed almost double of that Vijay's film is not a good news for Vijay in Malaysia, one of his strong fort :)

[jaaze]

Billa was also top 100 right? IIRC its on 80th position or something :)No bro.. you have to consider the movie released only Mid Dec :) what is IIRC? :?

[NOV]

In comparison, let us look at last years BO in Malaysia:

1. Dasavatharam - $1,721,109
2. Vaaranam Aayiram - $796,297
3. Kuruvi - $754,201
4. Kuselan - $569,967
5. Aegan - $486,419
6. Bheema - $483,854
7. Indiralogathil Na Azhagappan - $451,753
8. Dhaam Dhoom - $347,297
9. Sathyam - $266,702
10. Seval - $247,934

[Raikkonen]

The fact Surya's film grossed almost double of that Vijay's film is not a good news for Vijay in Malaysia, one of his strong fort :)

1) 6.39 * 2 = 12.78 .. so your assumption is wrong

2) everybody know villu is a mokkaiest of mokkais, but everybody here says Ayan is one of the biggest grossers and his biggest hit..

so do your math.. mokkai with 0.64M or a blockbuster with 1.0M :huh:

he still has a large fanbase and i can safely say ATM did better business than Vel (both released at same time)..

[Vivasaayi]

The fact Surya's film grossed almost double of that Vijay's film is not a good news for Vijay in Malaysia, one of his strong fort :)

1) 6.39 * 2 = 12.78 .. so your assumption is wrong

2) everybody know villu is a mokkaiest of mokkais, but everybody here says Ayan is one of the biggest grossers and his biggest hit..

so do your math.. mokkai with 0.64M or a blockbuster with 1.0M :huh:

he still has a large fanbase and i can safely say ATM did better business than Vel (both released at same time)..

even last year surya won vijay there

[NOV]

nass & siva, at the end of the day, each of us will draw our own conclusions that is most palatable to us. :)

[NOV]

I am happy that Naan Kadavul is up there
but upset that thoranai is also up there.

HR will have diff reasons to be happy :lol:

[Rocky89]

Billa was also top 100 right? IIRC its on 80th position or something :)No bro.. you have to consider the movie released only Mid Dec :) what is IIRC? :?

But they announced the BO collection only in February na?? Not sure :oops:

IIRC- If I remember correctly

[Rocky89]

The fact Surya's film grossed almost double of that Vijay's film is not a good news for Vijay in Malaysia, one of his strong fort :)

1) 6.39 * 2 = 12.78 .. so your assumption is wrong

2) everybody know villu is a mokkaiest of mokkais, but everybody here says Ayan is one of the biggest grossers and his biggest hit..

so do your math.. mokkai with 0.64M or a blockbuster with 1.0M :huh:

he still has a large fanbase and i can safely say ATM did better business than Vel (both released at same time)..

I said almost :D Surya is really creatin his fan base here, though most of them are girls :roll: Ayan grossed $300,000 more than VA, which is supposed to be a super-hit! Then Ayan is BB thaane :wink:

[Thirumaran]

The fact Surya's film grossed almost double of that Vijay's film is not a good news for Vijay in Malaysia, one of his strong fort :)

1) 6.39 * 2 = 12.78 .. so your assumption is wrong

2) everybody know villu is a mokkaiest of mokkais, but everybody here says Ayan is one of the biggest grossers and his biggest hit..

so do your math.. mokkai with 0.64M or a blockbuster with 1.0M :huh:

he still has a large fanbase and i can safely say ATM did better business than Vel (both released at same time)..

I said almost :D Surya is really creatin his fan base here, though most of them are girls :roll: Ayan grossed $300,000 more than VA, which is supposed to be a super-hit! Then Ayan is BB thaane :wink:

Everything is obvious guys.. Surya's movies consistently becoming hits and creating allergies to many.. :yes:

Surya.. The only exciting actor after Kamal and Rajini :yes:

Me :yessir:

[jaaze]

Sometimes we have to accept the truth, Raiks
Vel did do better than ATM :( I was shocked to see that they reduced ATM to 1 screen and made Vel 2 screens within a week :shock: (it was the opposite at first.) As you know, Vijay has excellent openings. ATM queue was very long in Singapore for FDFS. As for Surya, his fanbase has grown in the years after giving hit after hit. He becoming a parallel superhero competing directly against Vijay. Nowadays you hear people saying Vijay Surya, like they say Rajini Kamal..

As for Ayan vs Villu, I agree with your point Raiks :thumbsup:

ps. naan surya fan illa 8-)

edit: ATM= Azhagiya Tamil Magan. Automated Teller Machine ku yean avvalavu queue :confused2: nu solli mokkai podatheenga :x :evil: :twisted:

[Thirumaran]

edit: ATM= Azhagiya Tamil Magan. Automated Teller Machine ku yean avvalavu queue :confused2: nu solli mokkai podatheenga :x :evil: :twisted:

ungalukku neengalae paesikira maathiri irukku :rotfl2:

[jaaze]

ungalukku neengalae paesikira maathiri irukku :rotfl2:ungalukku neengalae paesikira maathiri irukku :rotfl2:

[Sourav]

edit: ATM= Azhagiya Tamil Magan. Automated Teller Machine ku yean avvalavu queue :confused2: nu solli mokkai podatheenga :x :evil: :twisted:
ivlo periya vilakkam kodukkurathukku, ozhunga azhagiya tamizh magan-ne podalamla... :lol2:

[NOV]

nass, tune in to minnal fm every day from 8pm to 9pm - they interview ppl and ask them questions. 3 out of 4 ppl - male and female - now say that thier fav hero is Surya. be it tamil, malayalee or telugu ppl.

[Srimannarayanan]

nass, tune in to minnal fm every day from 8pm to 9pm - they interview ppl and ask them questions. 3 out of 4 ppl - male and female - now say that thier fav hero is Surya. be it tamil, malayalee or telugu ppl.


NOV is happy NOW :D

[Rocky89]

nass, tune in to minnal fm every day from 8pm to 9pm - they interview ppl and ask them questions. 3 out of 4 ppl - male and female - now say that thier fav hero is Surya. be it tamil, malayalee or telugu ppl.

thanks Nov..

yup he's becoming more famous now and its a dis-heartening news for Ajith fans like me, who thought that Thala finally arrived in malaysia after Billa :( He did generate craze for himself after Billa but Aegan spoiled it! :oops: But I noe most of the Malaysians still have soft spot for Thala.. :)

[Rocky89]

Sometimes we have to accept the truth, Raiks
Vel did do better than ATM :( I was shocked to see that they reduced ATM to 1 screen and made Vel 2 screens within a week :shock: (it was the opposite at first.)


Exactly! I watched Vel after two weeks in a packed hall :shock:


Nowadays you hear people saying Vijay Surya, like they say Rajini Kamal..

Cycle gap-la Ajith'a exclude pannapdaathu :notthatway: Its still Vijay vs Ajith.. Surya route'e vera..

[jaaze]

that's not my intention rocky..just what is heard nowadays.. I like both Ajith and Vijay :)

[HonestRaj]

Malaysia - as at June 2009

6. 1977 - $66,013

10. Mariyadhai - $24,849

1977 :roll:

[MADDY]

nass, tune in to minnal fm every day from 8pm to 9pm - they interview ppl and ask them questions. 3 out of 4 ppl - male and female - now say that thier fav hero is Surya. be it tamil, malayalee or telugu ppl.

NOV is happy NOW :D

aduthha ina sabai podhu cheyalaalar surya vaazhga

[jaaze]

Malaysia - as at June 2009

6. 1977 - $66,013

10. Mariyadhai - $24,849

1977 :roll:don't forget 1977 was shot almost entirely in Malaysia 8-)

[HonestRaj]

I am happy that Naan Kadavul is up there
but upset that thoranai is also up there.

HR will have diff reasons to be happy :lol:

:exactly: & I am happy, thats what matters most :)

[HonestRaj]

Malaysia - as at June 2009

6. 1977 - $66,013

10. Mariyadhai - $24,849

1977 :roll:don't forget 1977 was shot almost entirely in Malaysia 8-)

idhu enna logic :roll:

Andhra-la padam edutha.. ange thamizh padam nalla oduma

[jaaze]

Malaysia - as at June 2009

6. 1977 - $66,013

10. Mariyadhai - $24,849

1977 :roll:don't forget 1977 was shot almost entirely in Malaysia 8-)

idhu enna logic :roll:

Andhra-la padam edutha.. ange thamizh padam nalla odumaadhu NOV thaanga sonnaaru.. avaru kitta kaetuu paarunga :wink:


Andhra-la padam edutha.. ange thamizh padam nalla oduma

idhu enna logic HR.. Malaysia is very populated with Tamils and makes up most of the box office statistics.
Comparing with Andhra is not wise :?

[HonestRaj]

sari vidunga....... unmayilaye 1977 avlo collect pannicha ........ ore kozhappama irukke

[NOV]

[tscii:f09911f5ab]

http://sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=14898035
Kollywood - 2009 Half Yearly report!
By Moviebuzz | Monday, 06 July , 2009, 10:36


In Kollywood there have been 53 releases in the first six months of 2009 (January 1 to June 30) of which 9 will recover their cost or make profits. Compare this with last year’s figure for the first six months of the year, there were 61 (out of the total 119 in 2008) and 10 of them were profitable.

It has been very encouraging year for movies made on a small budgets of Rs 3 to Rs 5 crore budget, as the success of Siva Manasulla Sakthi, Yaavarum Nalam,Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu, Pasanga, Nadodigal illustrate. The biggies except for Suriya’s Ayan and Dhanush’s Padikkathavan have all failed to cover the cost of production and marketing.

The 10 most successful films at the box-office are

1. Ayan- Blockbuster
2. Padikkathavan- Super Hit
3. Yaavarum Nalaam- Hit
4. Siva Manasulla Sakthi- Hit
5. Nadodigal*- Hit
6. Maasilamani- Hit
7 Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu- Hit
8 Pasanga- Above Average
9 Maayandi Kudumbathaar- Average
10. Arundathi (Dubbed)** -Hit

* Early days, how big hit it turns out, can be known only later as the film released on June 26.

** It’s a Telugu dubbed film purchased at a high price, but did well in B & C markets.

Rating Card From January 1 to June 30, 2009

Number One film at the Box- Office- Ayan
Critics Choice, Critically the best- Pasanga
Numero Uno Superstar - Suriya
Number One Heroine - Tamannaah
Commercially Best Director - K.V Anand- Ayan
Pathbreaking Director - Pandiraj- Pasanga
Most Popular Song - Nenje, Nenje…, Harris Jayaraj from Ayan.
Marketing Wizards - Sun Pictures


The views expressed in the article are the author's and not of Sify.com.[/tscii:f09911f5ab]

[Sarna]

sari vidunga....... unmayilaye 1977 avlo collect pannicha ........ ore kozhappama irukke

box-office collections report'oda authenticity'ya idhula irundhE neenga purinjikkalaam :P

[Srimannarayanan]

[tscii:eb767ee7b0]

http://sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=14898035
Kollywood - 2009 Half Yearly report!
By Moviebuzz | Monday, 06 July , 2009, 10:36


In Kollywood there have been 53 releases in the first six months of 2009 (January 1 to June 30) of which 9 will recover their cost or make profits. Compare this with last year’s figure for the first six months of the year, there were 61 (out of the total 119 in 2008) and 10 of them were profitable.

It has been very encouraging year for movies made on a small budgets of Rs 3 to Rs 5 crore budget, as the success of Siva Manasulla Sakthi, Yaavarum Nalam,Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu, Pasanga, Nadodigal illustrate. The biggies except for Suriya’s Ayan and Dhanush’s Padikkathavan have all failed to cover the cost of production and marketing.

The 10 most successful films at the box-office are

1. Ayan- Blockbuster
2. Padikkathavan- Super Hit
3. Yaavarum Nalaam- Hit
4. Siva Manasulla Sakthi- Hit
5. Nadodigal*- Hit
6. Maasilamani- Hit
7 Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu- Hit
8 Pasanga- Above Average
9 Maayandi Kudumbathaar- Average
10. Arundathi (Dubbed)** -Hit

* Early days, how big hit it turns out, can be known only later as the film released on June 26.

** It’s a Telugu dubbed film purchased at a high price, but did well in B & C markets.

Rating Card From January 1 to June 30, 2009

Number One film at the Box- Office- Ayan
Critics Choice, Critically the best- Pasanga
Numero Uno Superstar - Suriya
Number One Heroine - Tamannaah
Commercially Best Director - K.V Anand- Ayan
Pathbreaking Director - Pandiraj- Pasanga
Most Popular Song - Nenje, Nenje…, Harris Jayaraj from Ayan.
Marketing Wizards - Sun Pictures


The views expressed in the article are the author's and not of Sify.com.[/tscii:eb767ee7b0]

:D

[Raikkonen]

inga oru kalathula sify-la entha news vanthalum dubakooru-nu sollittu irunthanga...

[P_R]

GM: ippo ellAm appidi illappA..avan thirundhittEnnu avanE sonnAn
Junior Baliah: Oh avanE sonnAnA

[NOV]

:Dநாளை நாளை நாளை என்கின்றாய்
நாரணன் நாமத்தை நீ சொல் என்றால்
நாளை என்பதை யார் தான் கண்டார்
நாளும் சொல்வாய் நாயகன் நாமம்

[HonestRaj]

Mayandi Kudumbathar - irukku.. Mariyadhai illai.... :roll:

Masilamani --- unmayilaye padam nalla oadudha :roll:


Like Rajini....... ivanga kooda pesina time waste.. money waste, energy waste.. everything waste

[Thirumaran]

Mayandi Kudumbathar - irukku.. Mariyadhai illai.... :roll:


naama oru list poaduraom.. athula mariyaathaya include panroam 1st place la :yes:

[Nerd]

I think except perumaaL and thenAvettu all sun TV ventures are hits. Masilamani nallA Oduthu (andha padam range-kku) apdinu kELvippattEn.

Naan kadavuL list-la illai?!

[NOV]

Naan kadavuL list-la illai?!very sad... if its true. :cry:

[Kumarappa]

I think except perumaaL and thenAvettu all sun TV ventures are hits. Masilamani nallA Oduthu (andha padam range-kku) apdinu kELvippattEn.


... and except Thee! Sundar C. nadicha padamaam. Appadi-nu naan kelvipatten!

Maasilamani is hit! Sadly! :(

[Nerd]

Thee ellAm hit-nga. I saw it on big screen 3 weeks after the release. Housefull.

[Avadi to America]

Thee ellAm hit-nga. I saw it on big screen 3 weeks after the release. Housefull.

"THEE".....ethu eppa vanthuthu..... thalivar pada pera vakiurannga :evil:

[Nerd]

Thee paththi yaarukkumE theriyalai?! Sun TV pAkkurathE illaiya?

Thee *ing SundarC, an OK figure, Namitha, Bharathi ShindE etc.

[HonestRaj]

Thee paththi yaarukkumE theriyalai?! Sun TV pAkkurathE illaiya?

Thee *ing SundarC, an OK figure, Namitha, Bharathi ShindE etc.

Y...... Bharath petroleum, Kari kadi Bhai... everyone knows Thee

--------

Dhinathanthi oru nAlL vidama pAunga. oorula release aagura padam ellam therinjikkalam

[crajkumar_be]

Karthik,
:notthatway:
That's Hindustan Petroleum

[HonestRaj]

:oops: CR... yes.. logically it shud be Hindustan petroleum

[hattori_hanzo]

Naan kadavuL list-la illai?!very sad... if its true. :cry:

i dont think the movie would have recovered the cost. it was in the making for a very long time and Bala must have wasted several reels, as he always does. Naan Kadavul, if im not wrong did not run more than 25 days.

[Nerd]

I saw the film on its 35th day in Trichy. But the film was removed the very next day. It was replaced by Kancheevaram which ran for 3 days :oops:

But I think I saw 50 days in Chennai Ads in dhinathanthi. And this film enjoyed some overseas success too, which none of the other hits (Pasanga, Nadodigal, YN, VKK) enjoyed. In fact none of those films were released here in the USA. NK was released and did OK business.

[NOV]

And this film enjoyed some overseas success too, which none of the other hits (Pasanga, Nadodigal, YN, VKK) enjoyed. In fact none of those films were released here in the USA.Nadogigal is still running in Malaysia - the largest market outside India. :P

[Nerd]

And this film enjoyed some overseas success too, which none of the other hits (Pasanga, Nadodigal, YN, VKK) enjoyed. In fact none of those films were released here in the USA.Nadogigal is still running in Malaysia - the largest market outside India. :P
Common NOV, I thought you said NK is one of the top grossing thamizh films of the year so far (~300K$ right). Do you think NadodigaL could possibly match up to that? At least half of it?

And why would you want to put down NK now? :huh:

[NOV]

When did I put NK down? Its definitely one of the best films this year.

As for the revenue, it was for the first half of the year - by when NK had completed its run while Nadodigal was just beginning its run.

One similarity between both films is that they ran/running only in Indian owned cinemas. :(

[Hulkster]

Naan kadavuL list-la illai?!very sad... if its true. :cry:

i dont think the movie would have recovered the cost. it was in the making for a very long time and Bala must have wasted several reels, as he always does. Naan Kadavul, if im not wrong did not run more than 25 days.

The film production value is only 6 crores. It did not run for 100 days but it did recover its cost. And like Nerd said it is a major success overseas(ran for five weeks including midnight shows here). Yeppadiyum paarthaalum success thaan. :D

[NOV]

[tscii:e6b5799b99]Kollywood pins hopes on upcoming big-ticket releases



CHENNAI: For an industry that has seen few hits this year, everyone was waiting for the ‘superhero’ touch of the Vikram-starrer Kanthaswamy. Despite
opening to a houseful weekend at 20 theatres in the city last Friday, the film’s fate at the box office (BO) is still unclear with occupancy dwindling each day.

It is reported to have collected Rs 8.5 crore at the box office across the state in the first week, of which around Rs 6 crore would be distributor’s share. With distribution rights across the state pegged at around Rs 28 crore, recovering the cost seems doubtful, since close to 50% of the distribution rights must come from first week collections for distributors to make any profits, a leading distributor told ET.

But Chennai Theatre Owners Association president Abiramai Ramanathan, who is also distributing the movie in the city region, is confident distributors would recover their investments.

The Rs 30-crore superhero flick was released in around 900 screens worldwide, one of the few Tamil movies to be released with such grandeur — Rajini’s Sivaji released with 850 prints and Kamal’s Dasavathaaram with 1,000. A not-so-overwhelming response now raises doubts over how Kollywood will cope if some of the other upcoming films were to fail the box office test.

There has been just one superhit in over 70 releases made at a collective budget of Rs 350 crore this year — the Suriya-starrer Ayan — apart from smaller successes like Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu, Padikathavan and Naadodigal. Compared to the January-July period last year, when the losses were around Rs 50 crore, this year’s figure is much higher at Rs 80-100 crore, according to an industry tracker.

The industry has lost a lot of money because there haven’t been good films, veteran distributor Tirupur Subramanian told ET. "Most of the films releasing in the next couple of months will have good openings because of the star cast. But the BO collections will seal their fate. It will become difficult for the industry to survive and continue if we have any more flops."

Nearly Rs 150 crore is riding on some 20 films that are to be released in the run up to Diwali. Films in the pipeline include Kamal Hasan’s Unnaipol Oruvan, Ayirathil Oruvan (starring Karthi, Andrea Jeremiah and Reema Sen), the Tamil remake of Bollywood superhit Jab We Met titled Kanden Kadhalai and Gautham Menon’s Vinnaithaandi Varuvaya.

The Suriya-Nayanthara-starrer Aadhavan produced by Udhayanidhi Stalin (grandson of TN deputy CM MK Stalin) and Vijay’s 50th film Vettaikaran
produced by AVM Productions are expected to clash head on during the Diwali weekend. Both the films are expected to see spends of around Rs 30 crore each, as is the case with Selvaraghavan’s Ayirathil Oruvan.

The magnitude of what the industry has at stake in the coming months becomes clear when one compares this with the Rs 5-crore budget that an average movie sports — Kollywood churns out 100-plus films annually with a collective budget of around Rs 500 crore.

Tamil Film Producers Council secretary LMM Muralidharan says spiralling prices, unnecessarily high shooting expenditure and piracy have taken a toll on the industry, adding: "Everyone will have to take a cut in remuneration for the industry to move on."

But Tamil entertainment trade magazine editor Ramanujam feels the downward trend this year is "part of the cycle". "Every few years the industry takes a dip and then bounces back again with some big hits," he said, adding the industry will start moving upwards once a couple of films click at the BO. [/tscii:e6b5799b99]

[NOV]

Malaysia BO (excluding latest release Kandhasami)


1. Ayan
2. Villu
3. Naan Kadavul
4. Sarvam
5. Thoranai
6. Aiyantham Padai
7. Arundhadhi
8. 13B
9. Guru En Aalu
10. Malai Malai
11. Vedigundu Murugesan
12. Nadodigal
13. Masilamani
14. Mariyadhai
15. Modhi Vilaiyadu
16. Mayandi Kudumbathar
17. Muthirai
18. TN-07-AAL-477
19. Thee
20. Perumal
21. Rajathi Raja
22. Achamundu Achamundu
23. Indira Vizha
24. Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu

[groucho070]

Malaysia BO (excluding latest release Kandhasami)
8. 13BDo they (the source) mean Yavarum Nalam?

[NOV]

obviously. :)
I dont think the hindi version was released here.

[Rocky89]

Thoranai at 5th :sigh2:

[NOV]

Thoranai at 5th :sigh2:extensive opening at GSC and TGV :lol:

[HonestRaj]

Malaysia BO (excluding latest release Kandhasami)


1. Ayan
2. Villu
3. Naan Kadavul
4. Sarvam
5. Thoranai
6. Aiyantham Padai
7. Arundhadhi
8. 13B
9. Guru En Aalu
10. Malai Malai
11. Vedigundu Murugesan
12. Nadodigal
13. Masilamani
14. Mariyadhai
15. Modhi Vilaiyadu
16. Mayandi Kudumbathar
17. Muthirai
18. TN-07-AAL-477
19. Thee
20. Perumal
21. Rajathi Raja
22. Achamundu Achamundu
23. Indira Vizha
24. Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu


:clap: :clap:

salli paisa selavillama edutha padam idhu

:clap: :clap:

Vikraman & Raj TV ....... vazhga :clap: :clap:

[P_R]

What the hell !!
VKK did so poorly ?
Malaysia :x rasanai ketta mummy-daddies

[NOV]

VKK did so poorly ?couldnt relate PR.
even I couldnt watch beyond 15 mins :oops: :yessir:

[Sarna]

What the hell !!
VKK did so poorly ?
Malaysia :x rasanai ketta mummy-daddies

Thoranai in 5th position :lol:

[kid-glove]

Malaysia BO (excluding latest release Kandhasami)


1. Ayan
:D

[Thirumaran]

VKK did so poorly ?couldnt relate PR.
even I couldnt watch beyond 15 mins :oops: :yessir:

2. Villu
4. Sarvam
5. Thoranai
6. Aiyantham Padai
9. Guru En Aalu
10. Malai Malai
11. Vedigundu Murugesan


enna koduma ithu :rotfl2:

nadodigal @ 12 :huh:

kandippa fault list :x

[P_R]

VKK did so poorly ?couldnt relate PR.
even I couldnt watch beyond 15 mins :oops: :yessir:

IMO the best movie of the year.

I've seen 5 of the 15 movies listed there and VKK and Ayan are the only two I'd rewatch.

Anyway, below Indira Vizha, Rajadhiraja.... !!

[Thirumaran]

Malaysia BO (excluding latest release Kandhasami)


1. Ayan
:D

Athu Univercell number 1 movie of the year so far :yes:

[NOV]

QUICK GUN ஆதவன்
இங்கு பலருக்கு ஆகாதவன் !!!:notthatway:
kurippitta oru silarukku mattum... generally he is well-liked. :D

[NOV]

IMO the best movie of the year.one of these days I'll try to watch again. :oops2:
for me best movies this year are Naan Kadavul and Naadodigal. Nothing since then. :sigh2:

p/s: BO has nothing to do with film quality PR, surely you know that.

[Thirumaran]

QUICK GUN ஆதவன்
இங்கு பலருக்கு ஆகாதவன் !!!:notthatway:
kurippitta oru silarukku mattum... generally he is well-liked. :D

yeah.. Surya is well liked by the well liked people :yes: :noteeth:

[HonestRaj]

QUICK GUN ஆதவன்
இங்கு பலருக்கு ஆகாதவன் !!!:notthatway:
kurippitta oru silarukku mattum... generally he is well-liked. :D

idhai neenga double meaningla eduthukkanum:

pala villaingalukku ஆகாதவன் :)

[app_engine]

IMO the best movie of the year!!



Yessss Sir !

IMO as well !!

[Thirumaran]

p/s: BO has nothing to do with film quality PR, surely you know that.

Of course konjamaachchum reasonable aa irukka vaenaamaa..

Universal wash out's like

for example..
Guru En Aalu , Vedigundu Murugesan better than Nadodigal which did quite good business across :huh:

[NOV]

Of course konjamaachchum reasonable aa irukka vaenaamaa..appadiyellaam irundhirundhaa, anbE sivam ellaam En vetri perala? :argh:

[VinodKumar's]

Of course konjamaachchum reasonable aa irukka vaenaamaa..appadiyellaam irundhirundhaa, anbE sivam ellaam En vetri perala? :argh:

decent ah iruntha mattum pathathu pala tharapatta makkalukku puriyira mari irukanum ...

[avven]

Malaysia BO (excluding latest release Kandhasami)


1. Ayan
:D
Athu Univercell number 1 movie of the year so far :yes:

anna vanakam :D ..neenga onnum surya vachi comedy kemady pannalala... :rotfl:

[Thirumaran]

Of course konjamaachchum reasonable aa irukka vaenaamaa..appadiyellaam irundhirundhaa, anbE sivam ellaam En vetri perala? :argh:

naan enna solraennu ungalukku puriyalayaa.. illa puriyaatha maathiri act panreengalaa :huh: quality related to success ngratha paththi paesala..

Ulagam muzhukka washout movies like Guru En Aalu , Vedigundu Murugesan u mean to say did better business than Nadodigal which did quite good business across the globe ?


Question very simple... Is there any specific reasons for those 2 movies to do better business than Nadodigal w.r.t Malaysia ?

[Thirumaran]

Malaysia BO (excluding latest release Kandhasami)


1. Ayan
:D
Athu Univercell number 1 movie of the year so far :yes:

anna vanakam :D ..neenga onnum surya vachi comedy kemady pannalala... :rotfl:

sari neengalae sollungalaen .. so far entha movie intha year la best business nnu :huh: :lol2:

[avven]

sari neengalae sollungalaen .. so far entha movie intha year la best business nnu :huh: :lol2:

Nadodigal :D ..best movie of the year 8-)

[Nerd]

TM bro,
NadodigaL oru low budget padam, pEru theriyaadha prodeecer, actors. TN-la Odunathukku orE kaaranam WOM. VKK-yum apdi dhaan. Malaysia-la it must have opened in a very few screens, WOM nallA irunthirunthAlum, they would not have waited. Oru weekend collection sari illainaalum, thookkiruppAnga, screens kuraichiruppAnga.

Vedigundu Murugesan - nalla publicity
GEA - Maddy, some opening.

Paarunga, flop villu, average NK ellAm nallaa Odirukku, yennA opening, espettation etc :)

[Raikkonen]

ya.. malaysia la vara collections vechu onniyum panna mudiyathu.. mega blockbuster ayan is 1st with 1.05m.. second is super flop villu.. 0.67M :lol2:

epdinu neenga yosichukunga..

anyway kandhasamy probably will beat ayan's collections here..

[Thirumaran]

sari neengalae sollungalaen .. so far entha movie intha year la best business nnu :huh: :lol2:

Nadodigal :D ..best movie of the year 8-)

I did not talk abt the best movie in terms of quality :poke: Best movie differs from person to person anyway :P

[Thirumaran]

TM bro,
Paarunga, flop villu, average NK ellAm nallaa Odirukku, yennA opening, espettation etc :)
That is understandable. That is why i did not ask for that.



TM bro,
NadodigaL oru low budget padam, pEru theriyaadha prodeecer, actors. TN-la Odunathukku orE kaaranam WOM. VKK-yum apdi dhaan. Malaysia-la it must have opened in a very few screens, WOM nallA irunthirunthAlum, they would not have waited. Oru weekend collection sari illainaalum, thookkiruppAnga, screens kuraichiruppAnga.

Vedigundu Murugesan - nalla publicity
GEA - Maddy, some opening.

NErd,
Reasonable aa irunthaalum explanation, Maddy kku malaysia la opening and Vedigundu Murugesan doing better business @ malaysia [avlo periya publicity aa :? Inga eppa vanthuchunnu poachunnu kooda therila. :sigh2:] nerudalaa than irukku.. :P

Strange country Malaysia :lol2:

[Raikkonen]

ayan ellam first place.. strange country malaysia..

[Raikkonen]

ithaye vera yaravathu post pannirundha provacation nu solli warning vanthirukkum.. :sigh2:

[Thirumaran]

ithaye vera yaravathu post pannirundha provacation nu solli warning vanthirukkum.. :sigh2:

nee pannathu enna :roll: sambanthamae illaama Surya hatred kaamichchu provoke panra unakku ithu varaikkum eththana murai warning vanthirukku :huh:

Onnum sollrathukilla. Nee eppadi Sila actors kindal panrayo naanum appadithaan panraen.. Unakku pidichchamaanavanga paththi sonnaa koavam varuthunna basically atha naamum kadai pidikanum :) Chinna chinna vishayathukellaam en maela kovam valarthukittu poarathu unakku thaan keduthal :) Take care of ur self. :wave:

I will delete my post.. Relax. Ur post will be there. :P Enjoy :P

[avven]

sari neengalae sollungalaen .. so far entha movie intha year la best business nnu :huh: :lol2:

Nadodigal :D ..best movie of the year 8-)

I did not talk abt the best movie in terms of quality :poke: Best movie differs from person to person anyway :P

anna collection wise Nadodigal doing gud...but ayan emptya oditiruthathu after 2 weeks chennai-la..nenga chennai thanei solla theva illanu naikuren .. :D

[avven]

ayan ellam first place.. strange country malaysia..

summa comedyku adichi vituirupanga..kavala padathiga :roll: eppadi namba thiru anna sonnaru athu mari ..

[NOV]

[tscii:42ad375914]
CHENNAI: For an industry that has seen few hits this year, everyone was waiting for the ‘superhero’ touch of the Vikram-starrer Kanthaswamy. Despite
opening to a houseful weekend at 20 theatres in the city last Friday, the film’s fate at the box office (BO) is still unclear with occupancy dwindling each day.

....

There has been just one superhit in over 70 releases made at a collective budget of Rs 350 crore this year — the Suriya-starrer Ayan — apart from smaller successes like Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu, Padikathavan and Naadodigal. Compared to the January-July period last year, when the losses were around Rs 50 crore, this year’s figure is much higher at Rs 80-100 crore, according to an industry tracker.

The industry has lost a lot of money because there haven’t been good films, veteran distributor Tirupur Subramanian told ET. "Most of the films releasing in the next couple of months will have good openings because of the star cast. But the BO collections will seal their fate. It will become difficult for the industry to survive and continue if we have any more flops."

.....[/tscii:42ad375914]

[Sourav]

Chennai box office - October 23 to 25
Tuesday, 27 October , 2009, 18:04


Post Diwali, the blues have hit the Chennai box office. Collections are down by almost 40 per cent as compared to the festival weekend. However, the ratings remain the same because there are no new releases. [tscii:e3186944e6][/tscii:e3186944e6]
http://sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=14917107&cid=13525926

One week-laye ipdi bussss aagi pocchey.... :oops:

[NOV]

Kandhasamy collected nearly as much as Ayan in Malaysia.

Ayan - $1,046,027
Kanthaswamy - $1,034,034

At third place is

Villu - $639,236

But this is set to change as UPO and the Deepavali releases have not been taken into account yet.

[Sourav]

Chennai box office - October 23 to 25
Tuesday, 27 October , 2009, 18:04


Post Diwali, the blues have hit the Chennai box office. Collections are down by almost 40 per cent as compared to the festival weekend. However, the ratings remain the same because there are no new releases. [tscii:8e70ffd93d][/tscii:8e70ffd93d]
http://sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=14917107&cid=13525926

One week-laye ipdi bussss aagi pocchey.... :oops:
Aadhavan
Cast: Suriya, Nayanthara, Rahul Dev, Murali, Saroja Devi
Director: K.S.Ravikumar
+ Suriya, songs
- Weak climax
BO verdict : Hit
2nd week-laye hit-nu therinjiruchama... :confused2: athum colections vera down by 40% hmmmm.

[NOV]

2nd week-laye hit-nu therinjiruchama... :confused2: athum colections vera down by 40% hmmmm.enakku indha BO ellaam puriya maattEngidhu.
UPO'va 2nd day'E hit'nu arvichuttaangalaam. appadinuthaan andha thread la pEsikkiraanga.

could be becos of wide release? :think:

[Sourav]

me too, dont know much abt these BO collections, ratings etc.., but, 40% down-nu pottutu hit-nu pottathum than idikkuthu. :think:

[Appu s]

sify aaal mattum than mudium :lol:

[HonestRaj]

Kanden Kadhalai is releasing tomorrow... might replace Peranmai (most probably) in a couple of theaters in Kovai

[Pras]

Kandhasamy collected nearly as much as Ayan in Malaysia.

Ayan - $1,046,027
Kanthaswamy - $1,034,034

At third place is

Villu - $639,236

But this is set to change as UPO and the Deepavali releases have not been taken into account yet.

kok kok kok koooooo

[NOV]

:rotfl:
eppadi thaan mookku vErkkuthO :)

[avven]

:rotfl:

[Sourav]

A new milestone has been achieved by the Tamil film industry. Chennai Times tells you all about it…
SREEDHAR PILLAI Times News Network


On October 30, Kollywood hit the fastest hundred in its history as the 100th Tamil film of 2009, Kanden Kadhalai, hit the screens. Never before in the history of Tamil cinema has there been a situation where 100 films have been released by the month of October. By Friday last (November 6), the number of releases for the year stood at 106. There are seven more weeks before the year ends and Kollywood has managed to cross the magical hundredreleases-a-year mark (see box) (http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/getimage.dll?path=TOICH/2009/11/11/25/Img/Pc0250600.jpg) consecutively for the last five years. According to trade sources, Kollywood is set to surpass all records as far as the number of releases are concerned this year.
Sadly, while 2009 will definitely see the highest number of Tamil releases, the quality of the movies and the number of hits and super hits have touched the nadir. This year, out of the 106 releases so far, there has been only one film which can be declared a universal hit — Suriya’s KV Anand-directed Ayan. The film did well in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Mumbai multiplexes and overseas as well. Others like Padikkathavan, Nadodigal, Siva Manasula Sakthi, Kanthaswamy and Aadhavan were hits in Tamil Nadu (A, B & C centres). Then, there were multiplex and area-specific hits like Yaavarum Nalam, Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu and Eeram which were hits largely in the 3C’s — Chennai city, Chengalpet and Coimbatore.
Compare this with figures of 2008 for the same period (up to October 31) and you’ll find there were two universal hits — Kamal Haasan’s Dasavatharam and Sasikumar’s Subramaniapuram, along with nearly a dozen other hits whose revenues were bigger than the current crop’s fiscal revenues. As ‘Tirupur’ Subramaniam, leading distributor and trade analyst, says, “A new trend is emerging with films catering to a particular class of audiences turning out to be hits. At the same time, the number of releases has increased, creating chaos in the market, and most of the new releases don’t percolate down to B and C.” Recently, Maayandi Kudambathaar did better in the B & C areas in Tamil Nadu than in cities. Similarly, Kanden Kadhalai is doing better in the 3C’s.
But the biggest cause of worry for the trade is the rise in number of releases a week, leading to audience fatigue. Says a leading theatre owner from Chengalpet area, “Last Friday, six Tamil films hit the screens. However, only three of them got proper releases. It would be a miracle if some of them manage to survive even for six days in a theatre, especially in this rainy season.” The trade wants only two releases a week. Otherwise, they feel that the audiences will stop seeing small Tamil films. The Tamil Film Producers Council (TFPC) had passed a resolution earlier restricting the number of film releases to two per week from Deepavali. However, TFPC president, Ramanarayanan, now says that after considering the plight of small producers, who make their films by taking loans and will be able to repay their loans only if the films release, the TFPC has relaxed the rule. However, the TFPC will be discussing the issue at its executive meeting later this year. Till then, it looks like the more the merrier!

http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=TOICH/2009/11/11&PageLabel=25&EntityId=Ar02500&ViewMode=HTML&GZ=T[tscii:c7837e9831][/tscii:c7837e9831]

[NOV]

1. What about Unnai Pol Oruvan? I think its a mega hit at least? :think:

2. So, Aadhavan is a hit? :confused2:

[Sourav]

1. What about Unnai Pol Oruvan? I think its a mega hit at least? :think:
:exactly:

2. So, Aadhavan is a hit? :confused2:maybe! :roll: but, its a mega hit as per nov's malaysian BO report... :yessir:

[NOV]

I dont remember giving aadhavan any BO report? :roll:
I only remember you claiming many times that aadhavan "oothikkichu" :sigh2:

[Sourav]

I dont remember giving aadhavan any BO report? :roll:
I only remember you claiming many times that aadhavan "oothikkichu" :sigh2: :lol: 'oothikuchu'nu ellam sollala-nu nenaikiren... :roll: sify BO reports vachu sonnen collections were dropped by 40%-nu....avlo than... :froggrin:

[sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar]

1. What about Unnai Pol Oruvan? I think its a mega hit at least? :think:

1st its coming from piLLaivaaL who is mostly notorious when it comes to kamal's superhits. many know who's jaalra he is :wink:

2nd, its published in TOI(let)

there is nothing to wonder. Maayaandi kudumbathar's BO Report ( :rotfl: ) idam pidikkira oru BO Report la UPO collections pathi pesalannaa antha author oda intentions ennannu Tamil film audience kku nallaave theriyum :rotfl:

pongadaa podalangaaigalaa, is what i kindly say to them

[sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar]

btw, TOI(let) also has some secret plans to trash tammu kutty's image. see the diff btw their image
http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/getimage.dll?path=TOICH/2009/11/11/25/Img/Pc0250600.jpg

and other ( original) ones.. esp see her teeth :noteeth:

http://www.behindwoods.com/hindi-tamil-galleries/kandein-kadhalai/kandein-kadhalai-01.jpg
http://www.aarampam.us/channels/tamil/imgs/710575kanden_kadhalai_1.jpg


ithai naan vanmayaaga kandikkiren :angry2: :curse:

[tamizharasan]

1. What about Unnai Pol Oruvan? I think its a mega hit at least? :think:

1st its coming from piLLaivaaL who is mostly notorious when it comes to kamal's superhits. many know who's jaalra he is :wink:

2nd, its published in TOI(let)

there is nothing to wonder. Maayaandi kudumbathar's BO Report ( :rotfl: ) idam pidikkira oru BO Report la UPO collections pathi pesalannaa antha author oda intentions ennannu Tamil film audience kku nallaave theriyum :rotfl:

pongadaa podalangaaigalaa, is what i kindly say to them

TOI used to be very big supporter of Kamal till late 90's after that they took a big u turn. What is the main reason behind it?

[Sourav]

http://thatstamil.oneindia.in/movies/specials/2009/12/30-tamil-cinema-flops-2009.html

[rifath]

http://thatstamil.oneindia.in/movies/specials/2009/12/30-tamil-cinema-flops-2009.html
hayo hayo aadhavan yengayya flop aanathu .aadhavan pidikadhavangaluku kooda padam hitnu theriyumae.
aadhavan was a hit man.come on thatstamil stop it.

[Sourav]

surya mela media-ku innum kovam pogala pola....

[rifath]

surya mela media-ku innum kovam pogala pola....adhudhan kaaranam.thatstamil oduna padatha odalainu sollrathula puli.vettaikaran flopnu sonnanga ippa aadhavan flopnu solranga. ivangala thirutha mudiyathu :lol: :lol: :lol:

[rifath]

false box office newsla ghilli thatstamil

[Sourav]

rifath, antha list-la aadhavan thavira mattha movies ellam flop than i think.... :roll:

HR vanthu mariyathai flop illainu coimbatore theatre list poduvaan... :twisted:

[rifath]

rifath, antha list-la aadhavan thavira mattha movies ellam flop than i think.... :roll:

HR vanthu mariyathai flop illainu coimbatore theatre list poduvaan... :twisted:yesna i agree thats true but kandippa aadhavan flop illa

[hattori_hanzo]

rifath, antha list-la aadhavan thavira mattha movies ellam flop than i think.... :roll:

HR vanthu mariyathai flop illainu coimbatore theatre list poduvaan... :twisted:yesna i agree thats true but kandippa aadhavan flop illa

ஆதவன்:

தயாரிப்பாளர் தரப்பில் நல்ல லாபம் என்றும், விநியோகஸ்தர்கள் தரப்பில் சுமார் என்றும், ரசிகர்கள் தரப்பில் மொக்கை என்றும் விதவிதமான விமர்சனங்களைக் கிளப்பிய உதயநிதியின் படம் இது. அளவுக்கதிகமான எதிர்பார்ப்பே வினையாகிப் போனது இந்தப் படத்திலும்.

:roll: Laabam, Sumaar ellame +ve terms dhaane...Then why have they included it in Flops list?

Is Ninaithale Inikkum a failure?

[NOV]

2. So, Aadhavan is a hit? :confused2:maybe! :roll: but, its a mega hit as per nov's malaysian BO report... :yessir:altho I said nothing of that sort then, un vaaimuhurththam palichiruchu :lol2:

as of now, aadhavan is no. 1 in collections in Malaysia this year!

[Thirumaran]

2. So, Aadhavan is a hit? :confused2:maybe! :roll: but, its a mega hit as per nov's malaysian BO report... :yessir:altho I said nothing of that sort then, un vaaimuhurththam palichiruchu :lol2:

as of now, aadhavan is no. 1 in collections in Malaysia this year!

rest 9 :huh:

[NOV]

no. 2 is Kandhasamy
no. 3 is Ayan

[Thirumaran]

no. 2 is Kandhasamy
no. 3 is Ayan

:cool2:

2009 belonged to Surya :2thumbsup:

The Real Marana Mass Hero :yes:

[NOV]

wait.... dont celebrate yet!

[NOV]

In the top 10 BO collections in Malaysia for the last three years... guess what.... four of them were surya's films. :lol:

[Thirumaran]

In the top 10 BO collections in Malaysia for the last three years... guess what.... four of them were surya's films. :lol:

Full List please :boo:

[Plum]

no. 2 is Kandhasamy
no. 3 is Ayan

:cool2:

2009 belonged to Surya :2thumbsup:

The Real Marana Mass Hero :yes:
:lol:

[Appu s]

In the top 10 BO collections in Malaysia for the last three years... guess what.... four of them were surya's films. :lol:

List ready panninathu yaaru Siva kumar aa? :lol2:

[NOV]

guess, thirumaran :P

[Appu s]

four of them :roll: Vel :shock:

[NOV]

List ready panninathu yaaru Siva kumar aa? :lol2:illa, Baby Shalini :poke:

For once be a man and accept facts!

[NOV]

guess all ten, I said ;)

[Appu s]

List ready panninathu yaaru Siva kumar aa? :lol2:illa, Baby Shalini :poke:

For once be a man and accept facts!

saringa oppicer :mrgreen:

[Thirumaran]

Shivaji
Dasa
Vaaranam Aayiram
Aadhavan
Ayan
Vel
Kanthasamy
Pokkiri
Billaa
UPO

:roll:

[Appu s]

Sivaji
Va
Dasa
Aadhvan
ayan
Kandhasamy
UPO
Kuruvi
Vel
Pokkiri

[NOV]

youre not there.... :P
I already said that Kandhasamy beat Ayan collections ;)

[NOV]

ok, here it is

1 Kamal, 1 Rajni, 4 Surya, 2 Vijay, 1 Ajith, 1 Vikram.

[Thirumaran]

youre not there.... :P
I already said that Kandhasamy beat Ayan collections ;)

that was not in the order.. just guessed the ten :huh:

Let me try listing in order

Shivaji
Dasa
Vaaranam Aayiram
Pokkiri
Aadhavan
Billaa
Kanthasamy
Ayan
Villu
Vel

:roll:

[Appu s]

ok replace UPO with Billa.

[NOV]

yeah, UPO not in the list :shock:
frankly I am surprised :think:

[Thirumaran]

yeah, UPO not in the list :shock:
frankly I am surprised :think:

ippa check pannunga .. edited :lol2:

romba bigu pannaama seekiram sollunga :evil:

[Appu s]

as per NOv, VA have beaten Dasa..

[NOV]

Malaysia BO for 2007, 2008, 2009


1. Sivaji
2. Dasavatharam
3. Aadhavan
4. Kanthaswamy
5. Ayan
6. Vel
7. Vaaranam Aayiram
8. Kuruvi
9. Azhagiya Tamizh Magan
10. Billa

[NOV]

as per NOv, VA have beaten Dasa..dont put words in my mouth :argh:

[Thirumaran]

Malaysia BO for 2007, 2008, 2009


1. Sivaji
2. Dasavatharam
3. Aadhavan
4. Kanthaswamyi
5. Ayan
6. Vel
7. Vaaranam Aayiram
8. Kuruvi
9. Azhagiya Tamizh Magan10. Billa

As i mentioned before malaysia is strange :lol2:

[Appu s]

as per NOv, VA have beaten Dasa..dont put words in my mouth :argh:

neenga sonnatha nyabagam :P

Nov appdiye UK BO update pannunga...

[NOV]

As i mentioned before malaysia is strange :lol2:if you ask me, only VA should be in this list... but reality ... :sigh2:

[NOV]

I think UK collection is a fraction of Malaysia's as far as Tamil films are concerned.

For instance Aadhavan was No. 1 in Malaysia during the Deepavali week... I dont think this happens anywhere else outside India. :roll:

[Appu s]

what is the first week collection for a lead actor's movies in My?

[steveaustin]

ok, here it is

1 Kamal, 1 Rajni, 4 Surya, 2 Vijay, 1 Ajith, 1 Vikram.

Nov

உங்க கவிதை நம்ம கவுண்டமணி கவிதை மாதிரியே இருக்கு. ஏக் அஜித் தோ விஜய் ஏக் தோ சூர்யா
ஏக் கமல் ஏக் ரஜினி ஏக் அஜித் ஏக் விக்ரம் சார் சூர்யா

ஆஹா கவிதை அருவி மாதிரி கொட்டுது. :P

Really I am little bit surprised to see Vel here.

[NOV]

what is the first week collection for a lead actor's movies in My?I suppose it differs from week to week.
you can check it out yourself in Mojo pages :P

ok, here are the figures....


Sivaji - $2,422,788
Dasavatharam - $1,721,109
Aadhavan - $1,180,928
Kanthaswamy - $1,077,658
Ayan - $1,046,027
Vel - $868,107
Vaaranam Aayiram - $796,297
Kuruvi - $754,201
Azhagiya Tamizh Magan - $745,362
Billa - $742,059

[steveaustin]

As i mentioned before malaysia is strange :lol2:

I agree with you. For me, BILLA too there only for style and not for substance.

[Nerd]

NOV, any idea why UPO is not there in this? - http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/malaysia/yearly/?yr=2009&p=.htm

Btw 3 idiots has beaten Ghajini's opening record. Annan Maddy is the king of opening now :mrgreen:

[jaaze]

Sivaji was 33rd in Singapore BO 2007, beating many Hollywood flicks and even OSO was in the 100th place 8-)

[NOV]

I've already mentioned it as very puzzling Nerd. :confused2:

[NOV]

Sivaji - $2,422,788
Dasavatharam - $1,721,109
Aadhavan - $1,180,928
Kanthaswamy - $1,077,658
Ayan - $1,046,027
Vel - $868,107
Vaaranam Aayiram - $796,297
Kuruvi - $754,201
Azhagiya Tamizh Magan - $745,362
Billa - $742,059 Looking at the figures Sivaji's BO figures will be very difficult to beat. :shaking: Let's see what happens to Endhiran.

[Thirumaran]

As i mentioned before malaysia is strange :lol2:

I agree with you. For me, BILLA too there only for style and not for substance.

Well, i was mentioning abt Substance. It differs from person to person..

I was mentioning abt How Malaysian BO Terms differs from the Overall BO..

In that sense Billa should be there in Top 10..

We know what was the status of kuruvi and ATM...

Though Vel and Aadhavan were hits they are definitely should not be in Top 10 collectionwise.

Kanthasamy :huh:

Actually for that matter i dont agree with the first 2. it should be other way when we go universally :P :wink:

As sourav mentioned most of the time Maaysian BO goes because of the Hype and publicity done there it seems :)

[NOV]

thirumaran, are you saying that in TN, its quality that determines the BO? :think:

[steveaustin]

Nov,

In how many screens Sivaji was released in Malaysia? Any idea. :roll:

[NOV]

largest opening ever - almost 60, if I remember correctly.

[NOV]

in one cinema in Klang, the print did not arrive in time; the audience got frustrated and burned the screen. this news made it to the newspapers :lol:

[steveaustin]

Nov,

In TN sometimes, few off-beat movies Subramaniapuram, Nadodigal, Kadhal made it big. Actually I don't know about Malaysia. What about the status of some off-beat movies??

[Nerd]

As i mentioned before
Actually for that matter i dont agree with the first 2. it should be other way when we go universally :P :wink:

innoru dig thread venumaa? ethana dhadavai dhaan A2D solradhu?? Mod-a irundhuttu indha bittu thEvaiyaa? :twisted: :evil: :twisted:

[Thirumaran]

thirumaran, are you saying that in TN, its quality that determines the BO? :think:

NO.. It is abt entertainment..

Example..

Kuruvi, ATM, kanthasamy did good in first 3 days but from there on busssss even with big publicity.. Most people did not like these movies

But Dasa and Shivaji sustained the crowd for long.. majority liked these movies.

[steveaustin]

largest opening ever - almost 60, if I remember correctly.

Then endhiran may touch 100 because of its big budget. :|

[NOV]

In TN sometimes, few off-beat movies Subramaniapuram, Nadodigal, Kadhal made it big. Actually I don't know about Malaysia. What about the status of some off-beat movies??its number of screens that will determine the BO.
off beat movies are only shown in local Indian owned cinemas.

Mainstram films are shown in all cinema chains in the best cinemas.

thiru, at the end of the day, what satisfies the crowd in TN satisfies the crowd in Malaysia - only that we do not have reliable figures when it comes to TN.
so everything becomes subjective.

[Thirumaran]

As i mentioned before
Actually for that matter i dont agree with the first 2. it should be other way when we go universally :P :wink:

innoru dig thread venumaa? ethana dhadavai dhaan A2D solradhu?? Mod-a irundhuttu indha bittu thEvaiyaa? :twisted: :evil: :twisted:

First of all, that is my strong belief and there is nothing wrong in saying that. ippa atha vachchi people start fighting and all, it is problem with others :) Vaazhkaila Nithaanam romba avasiyam :P

[Appu s]

In malaysia its the matter of opening, lead actors get easily more than 35 screens for atleast first 2-3 weeks. and movies like PV,Suppi puram will not get too many screens.

[Thirumaran]

thiru, at the end of the day, what satisfies the crowd in TN satisfies the crowd in Malaysia - only that we do not have reliable figures when it comes to TN.
so everything becomes subjective.

I am talking abt majority.. It is very simple.. The trade decalred Kuruvi and ATm as below average or flop overall.. means major places affected..

[Raikkonen]

the list is actually from june 2007 onwards.. so the top 10 movies aren't the top grossers in malaysia (ever) by any means..

i'm sure chandramukhi, baba (unbelievable opening), virumandi, ghilli, pokkiri all would have made to the top 10/20 had they went with overall collections..

[Nerd]

seri right naanum edhaavadhu bit-ta pOttutu (provocative of course) pOyiduREn, sandai, -deleted with warning- vandhA enakku enna, avunga prachanai. nithaanam vEnum :lol2:

[NOV]

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For some much-needed perspective: Transformers made over RM18 million in Malaysia. And Sivaji made over RM8 million.


Letter to Editor

‘Subtitles for ‘Sivaji’ ‘barely there

WITH all the publicity and hype given to the latest blockbuster Sivaji, I decided to watch the movie. As I do not understand Tamil, I asked the ticket clerk if there were any Bahasa Malaysia subtitles. The reply was “sedikit sahaja”. I assumed that the subtitles were brief.

There were subtitles for the first 15 minutes, although it was of poor quality and not readable against a white background.

Suddenly, the subtitles disappeared only to reappear just five minutes before the intermission.

The subtitles continued after the intermission but disappeared after five minutes, then reappeared just before the end.

I understand that all movies shown in local cinemas must have Bahasa Malaysia subtitles.

Although I could sort of follow the story line, I think the distributors missed out on a golden opportunity to attract non-Tamil speaking Malaysians to watch the movie.

Aside from the poor subtitles, I must say that I thoroughly enjoyed the movie with its good plot and acting and very innovative fights and dance sequences.

BOSS,
Kuala Lumpur. froma local non Indian viewer...



Sivaji the Boss and the numbers
By : Amir Muhammad

BY the time you read this, the Tamil film Sivaji would have grossed about RM7 million in Malaysia. It has been screening for three weeks.

I don’t know if this is the most successful Tamil release in this country, but it is certainly more successful than any Malaysian film. The record for a Malaysian film is held by Jangan Pandang Belakang, a fright-fest in which ghouls skate across the screen and flail about in the manner of R&B back-up dancers. It grossed RM6.4 million earlier in the year.

Now, these numbers are interesting. It’s one thing for a Hollywood film, amply endowed with international buzz, to inspire locals to choose it rather than the home-grown stuff. But a Tamil film?

True, the main actor, Rajinikanth, is famous and anticipation had been running high among Tamil movie fans. When some early Malaysian screenings suffered technical glitches, some frustrated punters even went on a rampage reminiscent of those "Say No to Violence" posters of our 1999 general election.

But still, a Tamil film? Less than 10 per cent of the population speaks Tamil, while almost all Malaysians speak Malay to some degree. So how can a Tamil film, whose run has not even ended, sell more tickets than any Malay film?

If you are an upper middle-class urban type who speaks mainly English (hands up, you shameless things!), it’s possible that Sivaji would have gone completely under your radar. After all, it’s not sponsored by any fast-food chain or telco. Then you might scratch your coiffured head that this film you’d never heard of will end up achieving around the same numbers as the first Lord of the Rings.

There are several possible reasons. Could it be that the non-Tamil speaking population has taken a sudden interest in subtitles? Or could it be that the small minority that consists of actual Tamil speakers like to watch this same film several times?

More pessimistically: Could it be that people who make Malay films, despite having had seven decades of practice, literally have no idea what our audience wants?

I suppose you can hire a market-research type to find out the reasons. But I like things to be a little mysterious. Life becomes more interesting that way. Besides, how often are market researchers right?

It’s great to live in a country where conventional wisdom can be turned on its head once in a while. For example, it’s assumed that people would rather see a film in a language that they understand. It’s also just assumed that Hindi films would have more appeal than Tamil ones, as the former have a glossier, plusher image, but the numbers have often shown otherwise.

And is Sivaji a bit grittier than, say, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai? Well, it’s about a US-based bloke who returns to India to set up a charity foundation. But there are corrupt officials and greedy businessmen in the way. He bribes his way through but then is confronted with a test of his principles. There’s also a love story somewhere. And songs by the venerable A.R. Rahman.

The success of Sivaji also makes one ponder the politics of numbers. It’s usually assumed that the majority will be stronger against the minority. This is true in the case of, say, an election. Leaving aside the touchy matter of how electoral boundaries are drawn, the basic premise is still: You need to get more votes than the other guy.

.......

The plot of Sivaji itself comments on the role of the minority (in this case, an individual who wants to make a change) pitted against a large, corrupt force of vested interests. The individual (presumably) wins. So you can say that the plot has an ontological relationship with its success.

The added irony here, of course, is that Sivaji is not such an underdog. At US$16 million (RM55.1 million), it is reportedly the most expensive Indian film ever. But that’s often the case, is it not? Almost all blockbusters are about the triumph of the little guy against a big force. In the first blockbuster, the force was a form of marine life with big teeth and a scary theme song.

But in subsequent incarnations, it has ranged from aliens to what Eisenhower called the "military-industrial complex".

These blockbusters are made by large corporations, which then touchingly need the contributions of millions of you little punters to keep them solvent. And we keep obliging because they make us feel good, these blockbusters do, and feeling good is not to be sniffed at.

After all this, I blush to admit that I have yet to see Sivaji. I was supposed to watch it at the Coliseum last Sunday but was then told that the queue was too long. I shall try again this weekend.

And I hope that this mania for Tamil movies will extend to the release today of Deepak Kumaran Menon’s Chalanggai (Dancing Bells), which was made entirely by Malaysians and shot mainly in Brickfields. I make a cameo appearance in it!

But even if I were not involved, I would recommend this sweetly-observed tale of youthful dreams coming up against tough choices. It is also a true lepak movie that makes you appreciate your surroundings. Go watch.


http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Thursday/Columns/20070705075258/Article

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[jaaze]

seri right naanum edhaavadhu bit-ta pOttutu (provocative of course) pOyiduREn, sandai, -deleted with warning- vandhA enakku enna, avunga prachanai. nithaanam vEnum :lol2:aaha.. seendivittutaangale :lol2:

[NOV]

guys, please dont flog a dead horse.
let it go.

[steveaustin]

Appu

In TN too, most of the times, the theatres are releasing the lead actors movies. For eg. if you have taken the case of Subramaniapuram, it was not released in Inox or Sathyam (exactly I don't know but one of these two). After a week or two, Subramaniapuram was released there because of positive word of mouth everywhere. Within a week without any big actors, the movie was able to pull big crowds in Chennai (Movie plot was rural) which was really a surprise for me. The movie was able to garner big money when compared with its budget. Still, I think there are some exceptions in TN.

[Thirumaran]

seri right naanum edhaavadhu bit-ta pOttutu (provocative of course) pOyiduREn, sandai, -deleted with warning- vandhA enakku enna, avunga prachanai. nithaanam vEnum :lol2:

but bit poadum boathu jaakrathayaa irukanum.. hub policies kulla irukaannu paarthukanum :lol2: ennamo neenga ithukku munnaala bit poadaatha maathiri.. niraya paer inga atha pannittu thaan irukaanga :P

[NOV]

i'm sure chandramukhi, baba (unbelievable opening), virumandi, ghilli, pokkiri all would have made to the top 10/20 had they went with overall collections..I've already mentioned that its for last three years...


11. Villu
12. Kuselan
13. Aegan
14. Bheema
15. Indiralogathil Na Azhagappan
16. Naan kadavul
17. Dhaam Dhoom
18. Sathyam (2008)
19. Seval
20. Silambattam

[Nerd]

11. Villu
12. Kuselan
13. Aegan
14. Bheema
15. Indiralogathil Na Azhagappan
16. Naan kadavul
17. Dhaam Dhoom
18. Sathyam (2008)
19. Seval
20. Silambattam
Was there another Sathyam before '08? Just curious... :-)

[Thirumaran]

11. Villu
12. Kuselan
13. Aegan
14. Bheema
15. Indiralogathil Na Azhagappan
16. Naan kadavul
17. Dhaam Dhoom
18. Sathyam (2008)
19. Seval
20. Silambattam

Except for Silambattam all the others were flop/below average and UPO not in 20 also :evil:

[Thirumaran]

11. Villu
12. Kuselan
13. Aegan
14. Bheema
15. Indiralogathil Na Azhagappan
16. Naan kadavul
17. Dhaam Dhoom
18. Sathyam (2008)
19. Seval
20. Silambattam
Was there another Sathyam before '08? Just curious... :-)

Sathya va ninaichchu poatiruppaar :lol2:

[NOV]

nerd, of course. Sivaji Ganesan acted in it. :P

thirumaran, UPO remains a mystery... it was released before aadhavan but somehow doesnt feature anywhere...

[NOV]

thirumaran, you call yourself a kamal fan :poke:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satyam_(1976_film)

[NOV]

Except for Silambattam all the others were flop/below average and UPO not in 20 also :evil:Naan Kadavul too? :cry2: :cry2: :cry2:

[Thirumaran]

nerd, of course. Sivaji Ganesan acted in it. :P

thirumaran, UPO remains a mystery... it was released before aadhavan but somehow doesnt feature anywhere...

UPO nilama malaysia la athipatti maathiri aagi poachchae :think:

[Thirumaran]

thirumaran, you call yourself a kamal fan :poke:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satyam_(1976_film)

vidunga kaelvi padara alavukku antha padam illaathathu en thappilla :roll:

[sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar]

UPO nilama malaysia la athipatti maathiri aagi poachchae :think: malaysia la terrorism romba control la irukkungarathunaalayo :roll:

[Thirumaran]

Except for Silambattam all the others were flop/below average and UPO not in 20 also :evil:Naan Kadavul too? :cry2: :cry2: :cry2:

In TN except for chennai where it is average,rest of the places it is below average or flop i think

[jaaze]

UPO released shortly after Kandhasamy. And UPO wasn't promoted very well. As far as I witnessed, crowds thronged the halls for KS matinee show while on the same day evening show UPO had a lesser crowd.

But it did pick up due to good WOM and had a re release along with the Diwali releases :)

[sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar]

thirumaran, you call yourself a kamal fan :poke:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satyam_(1976_film)

vidunga kaelvi padara alavukku antha padam illaathathu en thappilla :roll: 200 films gyabagam vechikka mudiyumaa, kashtam thane?!?

[Thirumaran]

UPO nilama malaysia la athipatti maathiri aagi poachchae :think: malaysia la terrorism romba control la irukkungarathunaalayo :roll:

no way.. nov hai naa uthar :huh:

[Thirumaran]

thirumaran, you call yourself a kamal fan :poke:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satyam_(1976_film)

vidunga kaelvi padara alavukku antha padam illaathathu en thappilla :roll: 200 films gyabagam vechikka mudiyumaa, kashtam thane?!?

neenga suththam.. shivaji Acted in 300 + movies :hammer:

[Nerd]

In TN except for chennai where it is average,rest of the places it is below average or flop i think
It ran for 35 days in Trichy. Average, I guess. But had a pretty decent opening all over TN thanks to Bala and the hype.

[Thirumaran]

In TN except for chennai where it is average,rest of the places it is below average or flop i think
It ran for 35 days in Trichy. Average, I guess. But had a pretty decent opening all over TN thanks to Bala and the hype.

ok :P

[Sourav]

In TN except for chennai where it is average,rest of the places it is below average or flop i think
It ran for 35 days in Trichy. Average, I guess. But had a pretty decent opening all over TN thanks to Bala and the hype.

ok :P
just now checked sify BO 4 NK...
1st (http://sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=14854152&cid=13525926) and 2nd (http://sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=14857490&cid=13525926) week - super opening..
3rd (http://sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=14861375&cid=13525926) week - hit..
4th (http://sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=14864637&cid=13525926) week - above avg...
5th (http://sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=14867939&cid=13525926)week - no place in top 5...

athu epdi 3rd week hit aana movie 4th week above avg-a kuraiyum... :lol2: sify comedy-ku alave illa... :twisted:

[Thirumaran]

In TN except for chennai where it is average,rest of the places it is below average or flop i think
It ran for 35 days in Trichy. Average, I guess. But had a pretty decent opening all over TN thanks to Bala and the hype.

ok :P
just now checked sify BO 4 NK...
1st (http://sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=14854152&cid=13525926) and 2nd (http://sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=14857490&cid=13525926) week - super opening..
3rd (http://sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=14861375&cid=13525926) week - hit..
4th (http://sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=14864637&cid=13525926) week - above avg...
5th (http://sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=14867939&cid=13525926)week - no place in top 5...

athu epdi 3rd week hit aana movie 4th week above avg-a kuraiyum... :lol2: sify comedy-ku alave illa... :twisted:

Sify Comedy paththi ippa yaen nee bit poataennu enakku theriyumm.. directaa intha season kku sambantha patta thread layae poatirukkalaam :lol2:

[Sourav]

Sify Comedy paththi ippa yaen nee bit poataennu enakku theriyumm.. directaa intha season kku sambantha patta thread layae poatirukkalaam :lol2: :omg: stop ur sindu mudichfying posts...:poke:

[ajaybaskar]

UPO yaara target panni eduthaangalo andha set of audienceku padam pidichudhu.... Mathapadi oru kuppanukko suppanukko padam reach aayirukkumaangradhu ?????thaan.

[Thirumaran]

UPO yaara target panni eduthaangalo andha set of audienceku padam pidichudhu.... Mathapadi oru kuppanukko suppanukko padam reach aayirukkumaangradhu ?????thaan.

u mean to say malaysian audiences are kuppan/suppan type :huh:

[ajaybaskar]

malaysia pathi no idea... Difference could be well understood from its run in Sathyam and rohini.

[Thirumaran]

malaysia pathi no idea... Difference could be well understood from its run in Sathyam and rohini.

well we are talking abt malaysian bo.. :P

no idea abt rohini
Tn la kooda In a C center like Arakonam it ran 5 weeks with decent crowd and many other places it did quite well.

The biggest problem it had is poor publicity where even many city people itself did not know abt the moie release for which the opening was not great across TN.. Due to WOM it did good business overall at the end of run.

[thamiz]

UPO yaara target panni eduthaangalo andha set of audienceku padam pidichudhu.... Mathapadi oru kuppanukko suppanukko padam reach aayirukkumaangradhu ?????thaan.

u mean to say malaysian audiences are kuppan/suppan type :huh:

So are the TN audience! :lol:

[thamiz]

I am surprized UPO did not make top 22 even in the first week of its release!

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/malaysia/?yr=2009&wk=38&p=.htm

[Bala (Karthik)]

Thideernu makkal BO Mojo mela ivvalavu nambikkai veikkaraanga :lol2:

[Nerd]

I am surprized UPO did not make top 22 even in the first week of its release!

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/malaysia/?yr=2009&wk=38&p=.htm
UPO details are not available in mojo at all. Do you think it would not have even collected $96?? (22nd film in that list)

[thamiz]

Thideernu makkal BO Mojo mela ivvalavu nambikkai veikkaraanga :lol2:

I think I also meant I am suspicious about BOM here! :lol:

[thamiz]

I am surprized UPO did not make top 22 even in the first week of its release!

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/malaysia/?yr=2009&wk=38&p=.htm
UPO details are not available in mojo at all. Do you think it would not have even collected $96?? (22nd film in that list)

Good point nerd! Somehting fishy here! :D

[thamiz]

24 22 Land of the Lost UIP $7 -92.7% 1 -2 $7 $579,682 10

Weekend gross is $7! That is hilarious! :lol:

[jaaze]

24 22 Land of the Lost UIP $7 -92.7% 1 -2 $7 $579,682 10

Weekend gross is $7! That is hilarious! :lol: :lol: noticed that.. it's the 10th week though..but still :lol2:

[avven]

Thideernu makkal BO Mojo mela ivvalavu nambikkai veikkaraanga :lol2:
:lol: ithu oru nalla kelvi

[Thirumaran]

Thideernu makkal BO Mojo mela ivvalavu nambikkai veikkaraanga :lol2:

appa naan nov nambi moasam poayitaenaa :shock:

[Srimannarayanan]

nerd, of course. Sivaji Ganesan acted in it. :P

thirumaran, UPO remains a mystery... it was released before aadhavan but somehow doesnt feature anywhere...


Satyam(1976) was directed by S.A.Kannan who acted in Rajathi Raja as an Accoutant. He is my houseowner. :)

[Thirumaran]

nerd, of course. Sivaji Ganesan acted in it. :P

thirumaran, UPO remains a mystery... it was released before aadhavan but somehow doesnt feature anywhere...


Satyam(1976) was directed by S.A.Kannan who acted in Rajathi Raja as an Accoutant. He is my houseowner. :)

:cool2:

btw Kamal kooda close contact la irukiravarukku ithu emmaathiram :lol2:

[ajaybaskar]

Indha BOM Paathu unarchivasapattu andha linkai 4,5 Vj fansku vera sms pannitten....

[Bala (Karthik)]

Thideernu makkal BO Mojo mela ivvalavu nambikkai veikkaraanga :lol2:

appa naan nov nambi moasam poayitaenaa :shock:
Aahaa, ottu mothama appadi sollala! Ennudaya remark was just a innocuous bit of pazhaya baakki kodukkal vaangal with pangaalis.

There seem to be some discrepancy here and there with BOM, as has been pointed out now and before. However, ellame thappu nu solla mudiyaadhu. e.g Sivaji being the biggest grosser in Malaysia has to be true IMHO.

And BOM-a vidunga, namma oor sites-e siladhu UPO success a downplay panraanga (some of them contradict what they wrote earlier!) :lol:

[NOV]

I have a feeling that UPO collection figures were not released by the distributors - that could be the only plausible reason.

otherwise, the rest of the figures match the situation that was prevalent during each film's release here.

[Plum]

Thideernu makkal BO Mojo mela ivvalavu nambikkai veikkaraanga :lol2:

appa naan nov nambi moasam poayitaenaa :shock:

:roll: :lol:

[NOV]

Ayan - Blockbuster

Nadodigal- Super Hit
Padikathavan- Super Hit

Kanthaswamy- Hit
Aadhavan- Hit
Vettaikaran- Hit
Unnaipol Oruvan- Hit
Peranmai- Hit
Kanden Kadhalai- Hit
Yavarum Nalam- Hit

Pasanga- Above Average
Siva Manasulla Sakthi- Above Average
Masilamani- Above Average

Venila Kabadi Kuzhu- Average
Malai Malai- Average
Mayandi Kudumbathar- Average
Eeram- Average
Renigunta- Average

[NOV]

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It looks like it is boom time in Kollywood as a record 131 films were released in 2009. This is the highest number of films released in a year for nearly two decades.

Out of the 131 only 18 films got back their investment or were break even. Hit ratio has come down to 14 percent against 18 percent of 2008 and a peak of 24 percent in 2006.

Suriya’s Ayan the lone blockbuster is 2009’s biggest hit. The film was a universal hit in all areas and also topped audio sales. Superstar movies dominated the year with only Nadodigal emerging as a super hit among small and medium budget movies.

Here is the complete list of 18 films and their classification- Blockbuster, Super Hit, Hit, Above Average or Average. The list has been compiled from statistics provided by distributors, theatre owners and trade consultants.

The overall impact of a film across theatres in A, B, C stations in Tamil Nadu, domestic (Kerala, Karnataka and Telugu dubbing in some cases), Overseas, and revenues from Television, DVD, Audio rights. The hit factor has been determined by ROI (Return on Investment) for the trade.

Ayan - Blockbuster
Nadodigal- Super Hit
Padikathavan- Super Hit
Kanthaswamy- Hit
Aadhavan- Hit
Vettaikaran- Hit
Unnaipol Oruvan- Hit
Peranmai- Hit
Kanden Kadhalai- Hit
Yavarum Nalam- Hit
Pasanga- Above Average
Siva Manasulla Sakthi- Above Average
Masilamani- Above Average
Venila Kabadi Kuzhu- Average
Malai Malai- Average
Mayandi Kudumbathar- Average
Eeram- Average
Renigunta- Average

Biggest disappointments of 2009

It was a year of big-budget disasters for Kollywood as a total of over Rs 150 crore sank at the box office.

There was this eagerly awaited Vijay’s Prabhu Deva directed Villu, Bala’s epic disaster Naan Kadavul, Vishals’s Thoranai, Gandhi Krishna’s Ananthathandavam, a movie you probably wished you hadn't seen, Vishnuvardhan’s Sarvvam which made you feel that the hugely talented director can also go wrong, Cheran’s Rs 10 Crore mothball Pokkisham, Jaganmohini which ended up as a tacky C grade special effects film, Sarath’s 1977, Vijaykanth’s great white hope Mariyadai and Ameer’s heavily hyped Yogi.

We now round up these culprits for this year-ender special.

Villu
Naan Kadavul
Sarvvam
Thoranai
Yogi
Pokkisham
Jaganmohini
1977
Ananthathandavam
Mariyadhai

http://sify.com/movies/fullstory.php?id=14925283[/tscii:bd2b641cf2]

[Hulkster]

I dunt think Naan Kadavul, Mariyadhai, Pokkisham were big budget movies :lol2:

And Yogi is still running atleast in overseas. Perhaps its true that sify are probably the worst extracters of truth.

[NOV]

I dunt think Naan Kadavul, Mariyadhai, Pokkisham were big budget movies I think you should read more. :P
I dont know abt Mariyadhai, but NK and Pokkisham were indeed big budgets for various reasons.

[NOV]

any idea on how NAI 2 did?
it was entirely shot overseas :roll:

[MADDY]

any idea on how NAI 2 did?
it was entirely shot overseas :roll:

i didnt see it running anywhere, so it probably must be a HIT to SUPERHIT

[NOV]

poor maddy :cry2:
Hope 2010 will be a better year for you :yes:

[rifath]

I dunt think Naan Kadavul, Mariyadhai, Pokkisham were big budget movies :lol2:

And Yogi is still running atleast in overseas. Perhaps its true that sify are probably the worst extracters of truth.
kollywood today thats tamil vidava worst.antha rendu websitukku
sify paravailla[/b]

[MADDY]

poor maddy :cry2:
Hope 2010 will be a better year for you :yes:

seriously NOV, im totally out of sync with this BO thingy.......i felt Eeram was one of the biggest hits of this year since it was running for a really long time.........i didnt like the movie - thats another thing,......Kandhasamy, Adhavan were real washouts IMO........i remember seeing tickets avaialable for Adhavan within 2-3 days........i really dont understand which ones were hits and which ones werent,.......hence i wanted to go with my contradiction for NAI2

[rifath]

poor maddy :cry2:
Hope 2010 will be a better year for you :yes:

seriously NOV, im totally out of sync with this BO thingy.......i felt Eeram was one of the biggest hits of this year since it was running for a really long time.........i didnt like the movie - thats another thing,......Kandhasamy, Adhavan were real washouts IMO........i remember seeing tickets avaialable for Adhavan within 2-3 days........i really dont understand which ones were hits and which ones werent,.......hence i wanted to go with my contradiction for NAI2parava illa vidungannan

[NOV]

maddy, pardon me if I am wrong but all I see is your unhappiness in your not-so-favourites doing well. :huh:

well, in life, its better if you get happiness with your own achievements rather than await the fall of your enemies. that way you can be happy for ever and ever.

sorry, if this is unwarranted. just felt like telling you. 8-)

[ajaybaskar]

Yes.... What happened to Eeram? I beleive that it should'Ve recovered the cost...

[rifath]

Yes.... What happened to Eeram? I beleive that it should'Ve recovered the cost...hayyo yen neengallam ippdi irukkenga. films which recovered the investment and cost listla eeramum iruku.sify poi paarunga.eeram is not a huge hit but definitly successful film

[Thirumaran]

any idea on how NAI 2 did?
it was entirely shot overseas :roll:

i didnt see it running anywhere, so it probably must be a HIT to SUPERHIT

:lol2: to be hit or superhit it shd be at least running in Paper Ads.. Since it is not let us safely and happily conclude it is a flop :boo:

[Thirumaran]

However, ellame thappu nu solla mudiyaadhu. e.g Sivaji being the biggest grosser in Malaysia has to be true IMHO.



Naanum atha doubt pannavae illa.. but :wink:



And BOM-a vidunga, namma oor sites-e siladhu UPO success a downplay panraanga (some of them contradict what they wrote earlier!) :lol:

Namma ooru sites poadurathellam oru vishayamaa.. Selective amnesia people..

Kanthasamy Must watch nnu Sify Poattatha en jenmathukkum marakka maataen :evil:






Thideernu makkal BO Mojo mela ivvalavu nambikkai veikkaraanga :lol2:

appa naan nov nambi moasam poayitaenaa :shock:

:roll: :lol:

:mrgreen:



I dunt think Naan Kadavul, Mariyadhai, Pokkisham were big budget movies :lol2:

And Yogi is still running atleast in overseas. Perhaps its true that sify are probably the worst extracters of truth.

Naan Kadavul and Pokkisham were big budjets to some extent. With Cheran as hero Pokkisham is heavily budjetted movie for that mattter :lol2:


But Your statement abt Sify is Perfect :thumbsup:

[Thirumaran]

poor maddy :cry2:
Hope 2010 will be a better year for you :yes:

seriously NOV, im totally out of sync with this BO thingy.......i felt Eeram was one of the biggest hits of this year since it was running for a really long time.........i didnt like the movie - thats another thing,......Kandhasamy, Adhavan were real washouts IMO........i remember seeing tickets avaialable for Adhavan within 2-3 days........i really dont understand which ones were hits and which ones werent,.......hence i wanted to go with my contradiction for NAI2

But where is the question? With big release one or 2 theaters it might happen. If it is a week day for any Actors movie except for Rajini and Kamal in Chennai it shd be the case. Of course the hit factor is not even half of what Ayan Had in TN...

[Thirumaran]

Yes.... What happened to Eeram?

Kaanji poittu irukkum :P

[MADDY]

maddy, pardon me if I am wrong but all I see is your unhappiness in your not-so-favourites doing well. :huh:

well, in life, its better if you get happiness with your own achievements rather than await the fall of your enemies. that way you can be happy for ever and ever.

sorry, if this is unwarranted. just felt like telling you. 8-)

hayyo NOV - adhellam correct and neenga enakku solradhu nalladhukku dhaane :)

but i didnt object to Ayan being there - i think it must be the longest running movie in 2007-09......no. of days, it would beat sivaji too IMO........ask Ajay and LM too, Eeram ran for a very long time in lot of theaters and with its small budget if its called Average - i dunno wat else to say........the only movie i backed this year was yavarum nalam and it is a hit, whch i agree to....reg Adhavan and other sun pictures/cloudnine/redgiant movies made to run - u have to be in chennai to understand their "attagasam" :(

[ajaybaskar]

Villu, Kandhasamy and Aadhavan shud be the worst movies of the year...

[Sourav]

i watched Eeram in udhayam theatre after 1 month, week day night show...almost houseful... :?
And, its satellite rights sold to vijay tv for a record price 4 a low budget movie...

[rifath]

Villu, Kandhasamy and Aadhavan shud be the worst movies of the year...
defintely not villu might be average grosser but kandhasamy thogh movie is not great due to very good hype and publicity the movie grossed well.aadhavan did very well too

[Thirumaran]

Eeram ran for a very long time in lot of theaters and with its small budget if its called Average - i dunno wat else to say reg Adhavan and other
BTW nee sify reports ellaam serious eduthittu paesa padaathu :lol2:

Eeram is a hit.. I am coming to the other part of your words. Running for long time alone does not make a movie hit.. There are several movies oattapaduthal for the make of running it.. You know what type of movies are there. There are movies which they dont make it to run for long even with good crowds making way to Other movies. Eg.. UPO... (The collection they made within the run it made itself is quite big comparing the investment)

There are movies which initially does not do well but due to word of mouth picks up late and runs for more days. Eg. Eeram.. For such cases if the budjet is big under all possibilities it might fall under Average.. Since Eeram was not that heavily budjetted it should definitely go Hit way..


i dunno wat else to say reg Adhavan and other sun pictures/cloudnine/redgiant movies made to run - u have to be in chennai to understand their "attagasam" :(

Aids vanthavangalukku thaan athoada effects theriyanumnu illa.. :) Silar therinjaalum theriyaatha maathiri kaatipaanaga.. that is different.. :lol2:

[littlemaster1982]

Villu, Kandhasamy and Aadhavan shud be the worst movies of the year...
defintely not villu might be average grosser but kandhasamy thogh movie is not great due to very good hype and publicity the movie grossed well.aadhavan did very well too

Nee endha padatthaiyum flop-nu otthukka matta pola irukke :roll:

[Thirumaran]

Villu, Kandhasamy and Aadhavan shud be the worst movies of the year...
defintely not villu might be average grosser but kandhasamy thogh movie is not great due to very good hype and publicity the movie grossed well.aadhavan did very well too

Nee endha padatthaiyum flop-nu otthukka matta pola irukke :roll:

Optimistic rifath :2thumbsup:

[Sourav]

There are several movies oattapaduthal for the make of running it...
2009 - azhagar malai, anthoni yaar ran 4 100 days... :lol: small heros movie-yellam 100 days...so big heros ellam 175,200-ku shift aagittanga... :lol:

gopikrishna, baby albert, annai abirami, devi kala etc... ithula ellam mrng show mattum ooduchuna, athu mostly 'ottura' movies-a than irukkum... :twisted:

[Sourav]

In TN except for chennai where it is average,rest of the places it is below average or flop i think
It ran for 35 days in Trichy. Average, I guess. But had a pretty decent opening all over TN thanks to Bala and the hype.

ok :P
just now checked sify BO 4 NK...
1st (http://sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=14854152&cid=13525926) and 2nd (http://sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=14857490&cid=13525926) week - super opening..
3rd (http://sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=14861375&cid=13525926) week - hit..
4th (http://sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=14864637&cid=13525926) week - above avg...
5th (http://sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=14867939&cid=13525926)week - no place in top 5...

athu epdi 3rd week hit aana movie 4th week above avg-a kuraiyum... :lol2: sify comedy-ku alave illa... :twisted:
More,


http://sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=14912735&cid=13525926
they tagged Ninaithalae inikkum as 'hit' in their BO report...
but, its not in the yr-end list...not even in avg...
sify... :bow:


[tscii:e0defe05ca]
It looks like it is boom time in Kollywood as a record 131 films were released in 2009. This is the highest number of films released in a year for nearly two decades.

Out of the 131 only 18 films got back their investment or were break even. Hit ratio has come down to 14 percent against 18 percent of 2008 and a peak of 24 percent in 2006.

Suriya’s Ayan the lone blockbuster is 2009’s biggest hit. The film was a universal hit in all areas and also topped audio sales. Superstar movies dominated the year with only Nadodigal emerging as a super hit among small and medium budget movies.

Here is the complete list of 18 films and their classification- Blockbuster, Super Hit, Hit, Above Average or Average. The list has been compiled from statistics provided by distributors, theatre owners and trade consultants.

The overall impact of a film across theatres in A, B, C stations in Tamil Nadu, domestic (Kerala, Karnataka and Telugu dubbing in some cases), Overseas, and revenues from Television, DVD, Audio rights. The hit factor has been determined by ROI (Return on Investment) for the trade.

Ayan - Blockbuster
Nadodigal- Super Hit
Padikathavan- Super Hit
Kanthaswamy- Hit
Aadhavan- Hit
Vettaikaran- Hit
Unnaipol Oruvan- Hit
Peranmai- Hit
Kanden Kadhalai- Hit
Yavarum Nalam- Hit
Pasanga- Above Average
Siva Manasulla Sakthi- Above Average
Masilamani- Above Average
Venila Kabadi Kuzhu- Average
Malai Malai- Average
Mayandi Kudumbathar- Average
Eeram- Average
Renigunta- Average

Biggest disappointments of 2009

It was a year of big-budget disasters for Kollywood as a total of over Rs 150 crore sank at the box office.

There was this eagerly awaited Vijay’s Prabhu Deva directed Villu, Bala’s epic disaster Naan Kadavul, Vishals’s Thoranai, Gandhi Krishna’s Ananthathandavam, a movie you probably wished you hadn't seen, Vishnuvardhan’s Sarvvam which made you feel that the hugely talented director can also go wrong, Cheran’s Rs 10 Crore mothball Pokkisham, Jaganmohini which ended up as a tacky C grade special effects film, Sarath’s 1977, Vijaykanth’s great white hope Mariyadai and Ameer’s heavily hyped Yogi.

We now round up these culprits for this year-ender special.

Villu
Naan Kadavul
Sarvvam
Thoranai
Yogi
Pokkisham
Jaganmohini
1977
Ananthathandavam
Mariyadhai

http://sify.com/movies/fullstory.php?id=14925283[/tscii:e0defe05ca]

[rifath]

Villu, Kandhasamy and Aadhavan shud be the worst movies of the year...
defintely not villu might be average grosser but kandhasamy thogh movie is not great due to very good hype and publicity the movie grossed well.aadhavan did very well too

Nee endha padatthaiyum flop-nu otthukka matta pola irukke :roll:naan unmaiya othuppen.enakku pidikatha padangala irunthalum padam hitna hit flopna flop.thats all :D

[rifath]

haiyo haiyo .i think some one has to inform sify abt the complains.something will be done.i think ninaithale inikum is hit

[rifath]

guys the video i made on successful movies of 2009
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33_a6Iuzcys

[Nerd]

Ayan was a 175 days film? Sivaji ran 175 days in a couple of screens is it not.

[rifath]

Eeram ran for a very long time in lot of theaters and with its small budget if its called Average - i dunno wat else to say reg Adhavan and other
BTW nee sify reports ellaam serious eduthittu paesa padaathu :lol2:

Eeram is a hit.. I am coming to the other part of your words. Running for long time alone does not make a movie hit.. There are several movies oattapaduthal for the make of running it.. You know what type of movies are there. There are movies which they dont make it to run for long even with good crowds making way to Other movies. Eg.. UPO... (The collection they made within the run it made itself is quite big comparing the investment)

There are movies which initially does not do well but due to word of mouth picks up late and runs for more days. Eg. Eeram.. For such cases if the budjet is big under all possibilities it might fall under Average.. Since Eeram was not that heavily budjetted it should definitely go Hit way..


i dunno wat else to say reg Adhavan and other sun pictures/cloudnine/redgiant movies made to run - u have to be in chennai to understand their "attagasam" :(

Aids vanthavangalukku thaan athoada effects theriyanumnu illa.. :) Silar therinjaalum theriyaatha maathiri kaatipaanaga.. that is different.. :lol2:aama eeram hittudhan kavalai padaatheenga

[Thirumaran]

Eeram ran for a very long time in lot of theaters and with its small budget if its called Average - i dunno wat else to say reg Adhavan and other
BTW nee sify reports ellaam serious eduthittu paesa padaathu :lol2:

Eeram is a hit.. I am coming to the other part of your words. Running for long time alone does not make a movie hit.. There are several movies oattapaduthal for the make of running it.. You know what type of movies are there. There are movies which they dont make it to run for long even with good crowds making way to Other movies. Eg.. UPO... (The collection they made within the run it made itself is quite big comparing the investment)

There are movies which initially does not do well but due to word of mouth picks up late and runs for more days. Eg. Eeram.. For such cases if the budjet is big under all possibilities it might fall under Average.. Since Eeram was not that heavily budjetted it should definitely go Hit way..


i dunno wat else to say reg Adhavan and other sun pictures/cloudnine/redgiant movies made to run - u have to be in chennai to understand their "attagasam" :(

Aids vanthavangalukku thaan athoada effects theriyanumnu illa.. :) Silar therinjaalum theriyaatha maathiri kaatipaanaga.. that is different.. :lol2:aama eeram hittudhan kavalai padaatheenga

rifath nalla vaela sonna.. ivvalavu naeram eeram average nnu ninaichittu azhuthutae irunthaen :( ippa thaan nimmathi aachchu :D

[Sourav]

:lol2: :lol:

[rifath]

:lol2: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[jaaze]

Eeram ran for a very long time in lot of theaters and with its small budget if its called Average - i dunno wat else to say reg Adhavan and other
BTW nee sify reports ellaam serious eduthittu paesa padaathu :lol2:

Eeram is a hit.. I am coming to the other part of your words. Running for long time alone does not make a movie hit.. There are several movies oattapaduthal for the make of running it.. You know what type of movies are there. There are movies which they dont make it to run for long even with good crowds making way to Other movies. Eg.. UPO... (The collection they made within the run it made itself is quite big comparing the investment)

There are movies which initially does not do well but due to word of mouth picks up late and runs for more days. Eg. Eeram.. For such cases if the budjet is big under all possibilities it might fall under Average.. Since Eeram was not that heavily budjetted it should definitely go Hit way..


i dunno wat else to say reg Adhavan and other sun pictures/cloudnine/redgiant movies made to run - u have to be in chennai to understand their "attagasam" :(

Aids vanthavangalukku thaan athoada effects theriyanumnu illa.. :) Silar therinjaalum theriyaatha maathiri kaatipaanaga.. that is different.. :lol2:aama eeram hittudhan kavalai padaatheenga

rifath nalla vaela sonna.. ivvalavu naeram eeram average nnu ninaichittu azhuthutae irunthaen :( ippa thaan nimmathi aachchu :Dla la la la la la :cry: (aanandha kanneer)

[NOV]

[tscii:fb0e9fbf7e]
2009: Hits and misses of Kollywood

2009 was the year of contradictions, yet another year of mixed responses at the box office. Let us take a look at the hits, misses, surprises and disasters in Kollywood in 2009.

Last year was a boom time in Kollywood with a record-breaking 131 films releasing during the year. This is the highest number of films released in any year for nearly two decades. But a boom in production apparetnly led to a fall in quality of content, with the hit ratio being just 14%.

Suriya's Ayan tops the chart of hits in 2009. This instant hit, which topped the audio sales also, is directed by noted cinematographer-turned-director K.V. Anand, who also penned the story and screenplay with Subha. Suriya dons the role of an educated and intelligent smuggler in this action thriller opposite Tamannaah with Prabhu as his guru.

Apart from Ayan, only a few movies made it into the hit list of 2009. Nadodigal, which gave good returns in terms of investment, was also critically appreciated. It was a film set in a small town in Southern Tamil Nadu (sureshot success formula?) by which the Sasikumar-Samuthirakani duo returned with a bang. Sasikumar's other directorial venture Passanga was also very well appreciated.

Dhanush starrer Padikathavan too made a mark in 2009. The much-hyped movie of the year Kanthaswamy, with Vikram and Shriya in the lead, was not up to audience expectations but managed to enter the hit list.

Bollywood's critically-acclaimed A Wednesday saw its Tamil version with Kamal Haasan and Mohanlal weaving magic on screen. Unnaipol Oruvan also tasted success both in the box office and among critics.

Eeram and Renigunta were also well-appreciated for their freshness and simplicity in the script. Other movies which gave good returns include Suriyas's Aadhavan, Jeyam Ravi's Peranmai, Bharath's Kanden Kadhalai, Madhavan's Yavarum Nalam and a few more.

Coming to the list of disasters, the biggest came in the form of the eagerly-awaited Vijay’s Prabhu Deva-directed Villu. Bala’s epic Naan Kadavul couldn't make it to the blockbusters' list, but was well-appreciated critically. Vishal’s Thoranai, Sarathkumar's 1977, Vijaykanth’s great white hope Mariyadai, a wonderful touching movie like Pokkisham and Ameer’s heavily hyped Yogi -- all disappointed at the box office.

Though the music of much-expected Vishnuvardhan’s Sarvvam was a huge hit, the film fetched bad reviews, which made everyone feel that hugely talented directors can also go wrong.

So that's how it is, a mixture of reactions! Excitement, disappointments, wins, losses -- everything is a part of this industry. Now it's a new dawn, a new beginning. Let's hope for the best in the current year as some of the best films are coming soon in Kollywood.

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nd_misses_of_Kollywood_34030.html[/tscii:fb0e9fbf7e]