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Thideernu makkal BO Mojo mela ivvalavu nambikkai veikkaraanga :lol2:

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Originally Posted by thamiz

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

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/ma...9&wk=38&p=.htm

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UPO details are not available in mojo at all. Do you think it would not have even collected $96?? (22nd film in that list)

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Originally Posted by Bala (Karthik)

Thideernu makkal BO Mojo mela ivvalavu nambikkai veikkaraanga :lol2:

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

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Originally Posted by Nerd

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Originally Posted by thamiz

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

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/ma...9&wk=38&p=.htm

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UPO details are not available in mojo at all. Do you think it would not have even collected $96?? (22nd film in that list)

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Good point nerd! Somehting fishy here! :D

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

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

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Originally Posted by 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:

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:lol: noticed that.. it's the 10th week though..but still :lol2:

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Originally Posted by Bala (Karthik)

Thideernu makkal BO Mojo mela ivvalavu nambikkai veikkaraanga :lol2:

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:lol: ithu oru nalla kelvi

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Originally Posted by Bala (Karthik)

Thideernu makkal BO Mojo mela ivvalavu nambikkai veikkaraanga :lol2:

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appa naan nov nambi moasam poayitaenaa :shock:

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Originally Posted by 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...

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

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Originally Posted by Srimannarayanan

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Originally Posted by 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...

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

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:cool2:

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

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

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Originally Posted by Thirumaran

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Originally Posted by Bala (Karthik)

Thideernu makkal BO Mojo mela ivvalavu nambikkai veikkaraanga :lol2:

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appa naan nov nambi moasam poayitaenaa :shock:

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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:

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.

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Originally Posted by Thirumaran

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Originally Posted by Bala (Karthik)

Thideernu makkal BO Mojo mela ivvalavu nambikkai veikkaraanga :lol2:

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appa naan nov nambi moasam poayitaenaa :shock:

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:roll: :lol:

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

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Originally Posted by sify

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

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http://sify.com/movies/fullstory.php?id=14925283

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.

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Originally Posted by Hulkster

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

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

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

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Originally Posted by NOV

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

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

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

[quote="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.[/quote]
kollywood today thats tamil vidava worst.antha rendu websitukku
sify paravailla[/b]

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Originally Posted by NOV

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

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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

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Originally Posted by MADDY

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Originally Posted by NOV

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

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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

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parava illa vidungannan

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-)

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

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Originally Posted by ajaybaskar

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

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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

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Originally Posted by MADDY

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Originally Posted by NOV

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

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

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: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:

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Originally Posted by Bala (Karthik)

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

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Naanum atha doubt pannavae illa.. but :wink:

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Originally Posted by Bala (Karthik)

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

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

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

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Originally Posted by Bala (Karthik)

Thideernu makkal BO Mojo mela ivvalavu nambikkai veikkaraanga :lol2:

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appa naan nov nambi moasam poayitaenaa :shock:

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:roll: :lol:

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:mrgreen:

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Originally Posted by 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.

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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:

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Originally Posted by MADDY

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Originally Posted by NOV

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

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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

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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...

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Originally Posted by ajaybaskar

Yes.... What happened to Eeram?

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Kaanji poittu irukkum :P

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Originally Posted by 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-)

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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" :(

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

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...

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Originally Posted by ajaybaskar

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

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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

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Originally Posted by MADDY

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

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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..

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Originally Posted by MADDY

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" :(

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

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Originally Posted by ajaybaskar

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

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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

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

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Originally Posted by ajaybaskar

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

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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

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

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Optimistic rifath :2thumbsup:

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Originally Posted by Thirumaran

There are several movies oattapaduthal for the make of running it...

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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:

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Originally Posted by Thirumaran

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

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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.

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ok :P

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just now checked sify BO 4 NK...
1st and 2nd week - super opening..
3rd week - hit..
4th week - above avg...
5th 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:

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More,


http://sify.com/movies/tamil/fullsto...5&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:

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Originally Posted by NOV

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Originally Posted by sify

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

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http://sify.com/movies/fullstory.php?id=14925283

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