Tamil Top Five Movies

Cast: Rajini, Pasupathy, Nayanthara, Meena, Sona, Vadivelu, Vijayakumar
Direction: P Vasu
Music: G V Prakash
Production: K Balachander

Rajini’s charm has obviously worked wonders for the opening of Kuselan, a friendship tale of two friends - of which one makes it big while the other still struggles. Superstar plays himself, although with a different name, in an almost real-life role and pulls it off with much ease.

Trade Talk:
The week and weekend has been promising, although the reviews showcase a mixed response.

Public Talk:
The high expectations, however, do not seem to have been matched.

No. Weeks Completed: 1
No. Shows in Chennai over this weekend: 243
Average Theatre Occupancy over this weekend: 80 %
Collection over this weekend in Chennai: Rs. 56,39,859
Total collections in Chennai by end of the second weekend: Rs.2.19 Crore

Verdict: Very good opening


Cast: Kamal Haasan, Asin, Mallika Sherawat, Jayapradha, Nagesh, Nepolean
Direction: K S Ravikumar
Music: Himesh Reshammiya
Production: V Ravichandran

Kamal’s Dasavatharam, woven around the ten characters that he created, is unfailingly entertaining the audience even after weeks of its release. The galore of talented artistes and technicians also contributed to the success of the movie.

Trade Talk:
Trade has no reason to complain since the movie has already collected the investments during the first week of its release.

Public Talk:
Spellbound. But, what exactly was Mallika Sherawat’s contribution to the movie?

No. Weeks Completed: 8
No. Shows in Chennai over this weekend: 114
Average Theatre Occupancy over this weekend: 50 %
Collection over this weekend in Chennai: Rs. 11,83,594
Total collections in Chennai by end of the ninth weekend: Rs.10.36 Crore

Verdict: Blockbuster


Cast: Jai, Swathy, Kanja Karuppu, Sasi Kumar, Samudhirakani
Direction: Sasi Kumar
Music: James Vasanthan
Production: Sasi Kumar

Lesser known artistes but bang-on script that explores the loyalty in love and friendship, Subramaniapuram has already proved that star power has nothing to do with the success of any movie.

Trade Talk:
Made on a shoe-string budget, the movie has already grossed enough returns to put a smile across the distributors’ faces.

Public Talk:
Jai – his prefix seems to have changed from Chennai 28 Jai to Subramaniapuram Jai!

No. Weeks Completed: 5
No. Shows in Chennai over this weekend: 77
Average Theatre Occupancy over this weekend: 60 %
Collection over this weekend in Chennai: Rs. 7,53,340
Total collections in Chennai by end of the sixth weekend: Rs.90 Lakhs

Verdict: Hit


Cast: Bharath, Poorna, Ponvannan, Vadivelu
Direction: Thirumurugan
Music: Vidyasagar
Production: Datho Durai Saingam, Ayngaran Karunamurthy
Bharath – Thirumurugan team has hit the bull’s eye yet again with an unassuming tale between a father and a son set in a village milieu. Thirumurugan hasn’t digressed a bit from his formula, though.

Trade Talk:
Rural centers are bringing in returns.

Public Talk:
Whoever said TV serials do not provide a platform for the big screen.

No. Weeks Completed: 5
No. Shows in Chennai over this weekend: 42
Average Theatre Occupancy over this weekend: 30 %
Collection over this weekend in Chennai: Rs.1,51,218
Total collections in Chennai by end of the sixth weekend: Rs.56 Lakhs

Verdict: Average


Cast: Thalaivasal Vijay, Bose, Venkat, Sanjith, Krishna, Sona, Padma, Sengal Maran
Direction: Sathyam
Music: L.V. Ganesan
Production: Indian Dream Makers Pathu Pathu is a B grade thriller about a director’s mysterious murder.

Trade Talk:
Spillover from other movies provides relief for the otherwise empty halls.

Public Talk:
Hardly any.

No. Weeks Completed: 2
No. Shows in Chennai over this weekend: 15
Average Theatre Occupancy over this weekend: 35 %
Collection over this weekend in Chennai: Rs. 86,583
Total collections in Chennai by end of the third weekend: Rs.14 Lakhs

Verdict: Average