01. Yudham Sei
Mysskin is out with his crime thriller, more or less in the format of his previous movies. A slickly directed thriller, it slowly unfolds leading to the finale. A fast-paced first half and a slacking second half form the movie.
Trade Talk:
The movie opened to near-average houses over the weekend and with decent reviews, it could go on for another few weeks at the box office.
Public Talk:
A thriller falls short of interesting events in the second half that threatens to reduce the movie to yet another regular thriller drama.
No. Days Completed: 3
No. Shows in Chennai over this weekend: 199
Average Theatre Occupancy over this weekend: 76%
Collection over this weekend in Chennai: Rs. 34,07,168
Verdict: Average Opening
02. Siruthai
Karthi’s first double role, Santhanam’s riotous comedy, Tamannah’s spiked up glam quotient; all these work for Siruthai even while the rest of the movie seems to have nothing much in offer. Karthi added first Telugu remake to his portfolio.
Trade Talk:
B and C centers are lapping up Siruthai and hence the collections in those areas are steadily going, according to trade analyst.
Public Talk:
Karthi’s charm and Tamannah’s petite nature and her willingness towards flaunting her sex appeal!
No. Weeks Completed: 3
No. Shows in Chennai over this weekend: 199
Average Theatre Occupancy over this weekend: 73%
Collection over this weekend in Chennai: Rs. 32,43,573
Total collections in Chennai: Rs. 3.73 Crore
Verdict: Hit
03. Thoonga Nagaram
Thoonga Nagaram is yet another movie with Madurai as backdrop and focuses on the trials and tribulations of a bunch of friends. There is crime, vengeance, double crossing but the movie falls short, for lack of crisp direction.
Trade Talk:
Mixed reviews from critics and average word-of-mouth from the movie watching public. Still, it’s too early to predict the movie’s business.
Public Talk:
Vimal in a role that has very little scope for him to perform; Kalavani makes this role look like a piece of cake.
No. Days Completed: 3
No. Shows in Chennai over this weekend: 181
Average Theatre Occupancy over this weekend: 80%
Collection over this weekend in Chennai: Rs. 28,63,785
Verdict: Average Opening
04. Kaavalan
Vijay’s Kavalan has residues of earlier movies of Siddique himself and Fasil. A clean-cut love story, told in Siddique’s unique narrative technique Kavalan is acted out well by the lead cast including Vijay and Asin.
Trade Talk:
Collections have been slow, yet steady in the release centers; thanks to the loyalty seemingly being displayed by Vijay’s ardent fans.
Public Talk:
Vijay in a role stripped off his heroic antics and Asin, fresh as a daisy.
No. Weeks Completed: 3
No. Shows in Chennai over this weekend: 161
Average Theatre Occupancy over this weekend: 75%
Collection over this weekend in Chennai:Rs.22,50,072
Total collections in Chennai: Rs. 2.83 Crore
Verdict: Average
05. Aadukalam
Dhanush and Vetrimaaran prove that their team is very formidable. Aadukalam is a fascinating study of egos and spitefulness that arise out of the fear of success of a close aide. Dhanush, Tapsee, Jayabalan and Kishore make the movie a memorable experience.
Trade Talk:
The movie opened to critical acclaim during the Pongal weekend and commercial success is following slowly.
Public Talk:
G V Prakash’s songs, Tapsee’s natural naivety and Dhanush’s riveting performance, among many.
No. Weeks Completed: 3
No. Shows in Chennai over this weekend: 165
Average Theatre Occupancy over this weekend: 66%
Collection over this weekend in Chennai: Rs. 18,92,975
Total collections in Chennai: Rs. 3.01 Crore
Verdict: Average
06. Pathinaaru
After a few goofy comedies, Shiva is testing waters with a romantic drama, directed by D Sabapathy. Pathinaaru adopts a narration that congregates two different stories in the plot. Madhu Shalini plays Shiva’s female lead.
Trade Talk:
With very little publicity and not-so-great reviews, the movie is finding it difficult to find its standing at the box office.
Public Talk:
Yuvan Shankar Raja’s music, mainly.
No. Weeks Completed: 1
No. Shows in Chennai over this weekend: 27
Average Theatre Occupancy over this weekend: 54%
Collection over this weekend in Chennai: Rs. 2,25,202
Total collections in Chennai: Rs. 17 Lakhs
Verdict: Average Opening
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