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The biggest Malayalam hits of the year
2010
Malayalam cinema saw a record number of releases in 2010. 86 straight and six dubbed films (Total 92 films) were released. The list below has been compiled by Sify from trade sources in distribution and exhibition. The figures mentioned are approximate and may vary. Only the theatrical collections have been taken into account
1 Pokkiri Raja
Super Hit
Reasons - Mammootty- Prithviraj pairing rocked big time with the audiences.
Trade Facts - Made at a cost of Rs 4.5 Crore. Has got a distributors' share of Rs 6.5 Crore.
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2 Marykunduoru Kunjadu
Super Hit
Reasons - Fantastic performance by Dileep along with comedy laced with sentiments.
Trade Facts - This Christmas release has the potential to turn into a super hit based on word-of-mouth reports and its initial first week collections.
Marykundu Oru Kunjadu, a Christmas release has been included in the list and that too at number two, as collections for first week is extraordinary and the film carries very good reports. The film, in 10 days, has collected a share that Kariyasthan took 17 days to collect!
3 Kariyasthan
Classification - Super Hit
Reasons - Feel-good entertainer laced with slapstick comedy
Trade Facts - Film made at a cost of Rs 2.5 Crore. Will do theatrical business worth Rs 4.5 Crore.
4 In Ghost House Inn
Classification - Super Hit
Reasons - The horror comedy was something new for the audiences.
Trade Facts - Film made for Rs 2.5 Crore has done theatrical business worth Rs 4 crore.
5 Elsamma Enna Aankutty
Classification - Hit
Reasons - A new heroine Ann and a story that appealed to family audiences.
Trade Facts - Made on a budget of Rs 2 Crore will do business of around Rs 3.25 from theatres.
6 Pappi Appacha
Classification - Hit
Reasons - A crass comedy. Got a solo release and long run due to holiday season.
Trade facts - Made on a budget of Rs 2.25, did business of Rs 3.50 Crore from theatricals.
7 Happy Husbands
Hit
Reasons - A comedy caper that worked well, along with fine performances.
Trade Facts - A film that cost Rs 2.25 Crore and did business for Rs 3 Crore from theatres.
8 Shikar
Hit
Reasons - Mohanlal and Samuthirakani`s acting and total packaging
Trade Facts - The film made at a cost of Rs 3.5 Crore has made Rs 3.75 as distributor`s share. It has recovered its cost of production from theatricals and taking other rights will be profitable for the producer.
9 Pranchiyettan and the Saint
Classification - Hit
Reasons - Something different by director Renjith, with superb performance by Mammootty
Trade Facts - Made on a shoe string budget of Rs 1.50 Crore (Mammootty did not take his salary), film has taken a distributors share of Rs 2 Crore.
10 Malarvadi Arts Club
Classification - Hit
Reasons - A youthful entertainer with new actors along with good music and packaging.
Trade Facts - Film made at a cost of Rs 1.75 crore has made Rs 2 crore from theatricals alone.
2011
The films mentioned below have been listed in the descending order of their box office collections as reported by SansCinema. At some places SansCinema labels a film as a 'flop' even though films that earned less money than they have been listed as hits. This probably means that they were unsuccessful in relation to their budget.
Conversely, some films labelled as Super Hits, though films that earned more money were mere Hits. Obviously, once again the success was relative tio the budget.
All such counter-intuitive films have been labelled accordingly.
The mega-hits
Christian Brothers Joshiy
Seniors Vaishakh
China Town Rafi Mecartin
Krishnanum Radhayum Santhosh Pandit
The hits
Urumi Santosh Sivan
Snehaveedu Sathyan Anthikkadu
Traffic/ Super Hit Rajesh R Pillai
Makeup Man Shafi
Indian Rupee Ranjith
Arabeem Ottakom P. Madhavan Nayarum in Oru Marubhoomikkadha/ Merely successful Priyadarshan
Salt N’ Pepper/ Super Hit Aashiq Abu
Sevenes Joshiy
Teja Bhai & Family/ Flop Deepu Karunakaran
Doctor Love K. Biju
Rathinirvedam T. K. Rajeev Kumar
Three Kings V. K. Prakash
Janapriyan Boban Samuel
August 15/ Flop Shaji Kailas
Payyans/ Flop Leo Thaddeus
Manikya Kallu// Merely successful M. Mohanan
Swapna Sanchari Kamal
Beautiful/ Hit V. K. Prakash
The flops
Doubles/ Super-flop Sohan Seenulal
Pranayam Blessy
My Dear Kuttichathan 3D/ Hit Jijo
Gadhama/ / Merely successful Kamal
Arjunan Saakshi/ Super-flop Ranjith Sankar
Collector Anil C Menon
Ulakam Chuttum Valiban Raja Babu
Venicile Vyaapari Shafi
The Metro Bipin Prabhakar
The Train/ Super-flop Jayaraj
Kudumbasree Travels Kiran
Super-flops
Lucky Jokers Sunil
Race Kukku Surendran
Living Together Fazil
Bombay March 12 Babu Janardhan
Nadakame Ulakam Viji Thamby
City Of God Lijo Jose Pellissery
Bhakthajanangalude Sradhakku Priyanandanan
Uppukandam Brothers Back in Action T. S. Suresh Babu
Adaminte Makan Abu Salim Ahamed
Violin Sibi Malayil
Kayam Anil K Nair
Sankaranum Mohananum T. V. Chandran
Vaadamalli Alberrt Antoni
Mohabbath East Coast Vijayan
Maharaja Talkies Devidas Chelanatt
Raghuvinte Swantham Rasiya Vinayan
Aazhakadal Shaan
Priyappetta Naattukaare Sreejith Paleri
Melvilasom Madhav Ramadasan
Kadhayile Nayika Dileep
Makaramanju Lenin Rajendran
Sarkar Colony V. S. Jayakrishna
Note Out Kutty Naduvil
Ithu Nammude Katha Rajesh Kannankara
Nakharam T. Deepesh
Achan Ali Akbar
Kalabhamazha P Suku Menon
Umma Vijayakrishnan
Kanakompathu Mahadevan
Kottarathil Kuttibhootham Kumar Nanda – Basheer
The Filmstar Sanjeev Raj
Chaappa Kurish/ Made a profit Sameer Thahir
Manushyamrugam Baburaj
Bangkok Summer Pramod Pappan
Ninnishtam Ennishtam 2 Alleppey Ashraf
Orma Mathram Madhu Kaithapram
Scene No. 001 Snehajith
Oru Nunakkatha Johnson Thankachan
Veettilekkulla Vazhi Dr. Biju
Chungakkarum Veshyakalum Isaac Thomas
Venshankhu Pol Ashok R Rath
Arabipponnu Vijay
Koratty Pattanam Railway Gate Hafiz Ismail
Sandwich M. S. Manu
Veeraputhran P. T. Kunju Muhammed
Pachuvum Kovalanum Taha
Naayika Jayaraj
Innanu Aa Kalyanam Rajasenan
Sundara Kalyanam Chandra Mohan
Athe Mazha Athe Veyil G. Manu
Bhagavathipuram Prakashan
Happy Durbar Hari Amaravila
Killadi Raman Thulasidas
Vellaripravinte Changathi Akku Akbar
2012
The films mentioned below have been listed in the descending order of their box office collections as reported by BoxOfficeVerdicts. At some places BoxOfficeVerdicts labels a film as a 'flop' or 'below average' even though films that earned less money than they have been listed as hits. This probably means that they were unsuccessful in relation to their budget.
Conversely, Second Show is said to be a Hit, whereas films that earned more have been shown as less successful. Once again perhaps such judgements are born from comparisons with the film's budget.
All such counter-intuitive films have been mentioned
The biggest hits
Mayamohini
Ordinary
Run Babby Run
My Boss
Thattathin Marayathu
Casanovva/ Flop
Usthad Hotel
Mallu Singh
The King And The Commissioner/ Below Average
Spirit
Mr Marumakan/ Above Average
Grandmaster
Ayalum Njanum Thammil
Thappana
Bavuttiyude Namathil
Cobra
Diamond Necklace
Da Thadiya
Above average and average
Husbands In Goa
Bachelor Party
Spanish Masala
22 Female Kottayam/ Hit
Trivandrum Lodge
Karmayodha
Second Show/ Hit
Flops
Masters
Jawan Of Vellimala
101 Weddings
Ee Adutha Kaalathu
Theevram
Chettayees
Hero
Face 2 Face/ Super flop
Simhasanam/ Super flop
Padmasree Bharat Dr Sarojkumar
Molly Aunty Rocks
Shikari
Thalsamayam Oru Penkutty
Njanum Ente Familyum
Thiruvambadi Thamban
Puthiya Theerangal
Friday
Super flops and mere flops
I Love Me
Unnam
Madirasi
Manthrikan
Kunjaliyan
Banking Hours 10 To 4
Vadhyar
Asuravithu
Poppins
No 66 Madhura Bus
916
Nidra
Chapters
Mullassery Madhavankutty
Chattakkari
Naughty Professor
Mla Mani 10am Classum Gusthiyum
Father's Day
Cinema Company
Last Bench
Karmayogi
Matinee
2013
According to OneIndia
1 Romans
The movie Romans was directed by Boban Samuel. Kunchacko Boban and Biju Menon played the lead roles in this movie. They were seen as priests in this film. It was a fully entertaining movie.
2 Kammath And Kammath
Mammootty and Dileep played the role of brothers in this film, who are two proprietors. Tamil actor Dhanush played a cameo role in this film. Narain, Rima Kallingal and Karthika Nair were also seen in the film.
3 Celluloid
Prithviraj and Mamta Mohandas were seen playing the lead roles in this Kamal directed movie. The movie was a Blockbuster and won the Best Film Award in the State level.
4 Sound Thoma
Directed by Vysakh, Dileep and Namitha Pramod played lead roles in Sound Thoma. Dileep played the character, who had a cleft lip and defective voice.
5 Immanuel
Mammootty, Fahad Fazil and Reenu Mathews played lead roles in this Lal Jose directed movie.
6 Mumbai Police
Prithviraj, Jayasurya and Rahman were seen in lead roles in Mumbai Police. The movie was directed by Rosshan Andrrews.
7 Bhaarya Athra Pora
Jayaram and Gopika were once again seen together in this movie after their Veruthe Oru Bhaarya. The movie was directed by Akku Akbar.
8 Neram
Nivin Pauly and Nazriya Nazim were seen as a pair for the first time with this movie. It was directed by Alphonse Putharen.
9 Honey Bee
Asif Ali, Bhavana, Baburaj, Archana Kavi and Sreenath Bhasi were seen playing lead roles in this movie. Actor Lal's son Junior Lal directed this movie. The director has announced the sequel for the movie.
10 ABCD
Dulquar Salman and Jacob Gregory played lead roles in ABCD, along with Aparna Gopinath and Tovino Thomas. The movie was directed by Martin Prakkat.
According to BoxOfficeVerdicts
The films mentioned below have been listed in the descending order of their box office collections as reported by BoxOfficeVerdicts. At some places BoxOfficeVerdicts labels a film as a 'flop' or 'below average' even though films that earned less money than they have been listed as hits. This probably means that they were unsuccessful in relation to their budget.
All such counter-intuitive films have been mentioned
The hits
Romans
Kammath & Kammath
Sound Thoma
Immanuel
Honey Bee
Ladies & Gentleman/ Flop
Abcd
Mumbai Police
Neram/ Super Hit
Amen/ Above Average
Bharya Athra Pora
Celluloid
Flops and average runs
3 Dots
Red Wine
Dracula
Annayum Rasoolum
5 Sundarikal
Nee Ko Nja Cha
Hotel California
Lucky Star
Lokpal/ Super flop
Natholi Oru Cheriya Meenalla
Left Right Left
Shutter
Super flops
Cowboy
Kili Poyi
David & Goliath
Thank You
Up And Down
Money Back Policy
Aru Sundarimarude Katha
English
Ithu Pathiramanal
Housefull
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