Some SI blog readers came in their jetties at the mere mention of Madrasapattinam and hailed it as an exceptional, classy film and in the same breath damned Thillalangadi as a piece of shit.
Well, the makkal theerpu (people’s verdict) is different.
Folks, the Tamil makkal have spoken and spoken decisively in favor of Thillalangadi.
Tamil movie fans, who were reluctant to whip out their wallets for Arya’s Madrasapattinam, seem to have found Jayam Ravi’s Thillalangadi more to their taste.
This means that Thillalangadi has fared significantly better than Madrasapattinam at the box office, UK box office that is.
Jayam Ravi’s cup of joy overfloweth since Thillalangadi did better than his earlier movies Peranmai and Santosh Subramaniam
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You don’t really go by box office…do you ?
SearchIndia.com Responds:
1. We don’t go by anything except Jennifer Lawrence. 😉
2. Seriously, the box office info (above) was provided just so the unwashed masses know what their fellow unwashed masses are watching.
I can assure you that madarasapattinam is definitely an attempt to be appreciated and that would any day be an insult to dump it for thillalangadi or wateve langadi that might be.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
But the Tamil
massesasses seem to think otherwise.Wonder if Thillalangadi is kicking Madraspattinam’s ass in Madras too?
While can’t-get-worse Kuselans show up in the above list…where is Shivaji? or this includes films released in and after 2008?
SearchIndia.com Responds:
Sivaji? We were not doing this table those days.
Will see if we can get the Sivaji numbers.
From wiki I cam to know that Shivaji is the only Tamil film that entered into the Top 10 of UK boxoffice…
SearchIndia.com Responds:
Interesting.
Enthiran may make it to Top 5.
Saw the movie yesterday.
Not bad Ravi was good, but Tamannah was disappointing. Overall good timepass machi! Heard that it is a remake of Kick'””Telugu hit film.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
You write: but Tamannah was disappointing.
But she’s got something, ahem few things, Jayam Ravi doesn’t. 😉
Do Tamil films release in the theater in your country or is it all ….?
@SI
Thillalangadi IS a piece of shit made by blithering senseless idiots for equally senseless idiots. Since that covers a considerable chunk of the Tamil population, whether near the Cooum or near the Thames, the film has naturally done well.
The box-office numbers amply prove my point. Just see the top 10 films. You, who call yourself wise and learned in the art of judging a film’s merits, have soundly thrashed every single one of them. And the only one you heaped praises on is languishing somewhere at the bottom half of the table. So does that mean you are wrong and the “Tamil people” are right? Now, don’t jump the gun because that was a rhetorical question.
The Tamil audience’ reaction to “masala” films, “commercial” films, “action-comedy” films and you can go on and on with a dozen other euphemisms for trash, is to flock to the theatre in droves. An added impetus is the “star” value riding on the film. Jayam Ravi has given 4 superhit films(in Tamil Nadu) with his brother as Director. Jeyam, Something Something, M.Kumaran s/o Mahalakshmi and Santhosh Subramaniam. Ask any other SI reader if you don’t believe me. It is hardly a surprise that audiences are keen to see Thillalangadi. Other than that, other films of his, like Dhaam Dhoom, Peranmai and Deepavali are also superhits in TN. Again, you can ask any SI reader for verification.
In comparison, Arya has ZERO, I mean ZERO hits as the only lead. In dual hero or multistarrers, he fares only slightly better with two average grossers in Ullam Ketkumae and Pattiyal. Add to that, the director of Madrasappattinam is practically a newbie with just one low-budget remake film Poi solla Poroam, to his name(the movie, though nice went practically unnoticed).
Comparing the two is like comparing chalk and cheese. If anything, you should be comparing Thillalangadi and Paiyaa. Paiyaa has done remarkably well at the box-office (I haven’t seen the film so can’t comment more on it) with half the hype and marketing of Thillalangadi. There was no Sun Pictures ads on TV every 5 minutes for 30 days before and after release, Karthi was still only 2 films old, and, unlike Thillalangadi, which was known to be a remake of Kick, which was already a superhit in Telugu, Paiyaa was about a road journey, something never previously attempted in Tamil cinema.
P.S.Both Madrasappattinam and Thillalangadi(for now, it is still early days) are faring reasonably well in Chennai. Sources:Theatre showtimes.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
1. You write: The box-office numbers amply prove my point.
Vox populi, vox dei.
2. You write: An added impetus is the “star” value riding on the film
It’s hardly Jayam Ravi’s fault if he’s managed to add star-power to his film persona.
Abhay Deol has not given blockbusters, yet he’s rightly considered a star.
Perhaps Arya lacks charisma and is destined to languish forever amongst the ranks of the minor players in Kollywood. A few more films will make it clear one way if not the other.
3. You write: If anything, you should be comparing Thillalangadi and Paiyaa. Paiyaa has done remarkably well at the box-office…. Karthi was still only 2 films old,
Wateva-langadi has done better than Paiyaa on Average Gross basis too. Wateva-Langadi released in 3 theaters and Paiyaa in 6.
Also, do not forget that Paiyaa/Karthi benefited enormously from the critical acclaim heaped upon Paruthiveeran and to some extent on Ayarathil Oruvan too.
4. You write: Comparing the two is like comparing chalk and cheese.
Both Arya & Jayam Ravi are of the same age (29), have done the same number of film i.e. 12 (excluding guest appearances) and made their debut within a couple of years of the other, Ravi in 2003 and Arya two years later.
Hardly chalk and cheese.
5.
Show me your friends, and I’ll show you your futureShow us your successful movies, and we’ll show you your future. 😉
racer went wrong in two things…
In dual hero or multistarrers, he fares only slightly better with two average grossers in Ullam Ketkumae and Pattiyal
Its a surprise that he forgot ‘Arindhum Ariyamalum’ which brought glory for his performance.
the director of Madrasappattinam is practically a newbie with just one low-budget remake film Poi solla Poroam, to his name
then what about Kireedom…?
Having said that…comparing Ravi and Arya still would be a sin for the one reason that Arya does not have any backing while Ravi is heavily backup by his brother Raja (director) and his father Mohan (producer – and a known name in industry). Even if Jayam had failed at boxoffice, he would have got another chance but things are not same with Arya…
SearchIndia.com Responds:
True, Jayam Ravi has some advantages but his brother/father can’t force people to the box office and order them to buy tickets.
As per behindwoods reports, Madras*’ opening was as good as Thill*’s.. and after two weeks it is still going strong. UK box office reports are shambolic as many of your smart readers have averred time and again.
From 2 weeks ago:
http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-slide-shows/movie-4/top-ten-movies-july-12/tamil-cinema-topten-movie-madharasapattinam.html
Current:
http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-slide-shows/movie-4/top-ten-movies/tamil-cinema-topten-movie-thillalangadi.html
http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-slide-shows/movie-4/top-ten-movies/tamil-cinema-topten-movie-madharasapattinam.html
SearchIndia.com Responds:
So your absurd conclusion is that Tamils in Tamil Nadu are smarter than Tamils across the ocean.
And if the Sri Lankan Tamils in UK are distorting the figures (as you have suggested/hinted in the past) then the Sri Lankan Tamils are different from Indian Tamils, in which case we should not extend any support to them.
How can we provide material or moral support to people who don’t even share our movie values. 😉
no, what is absurd here is your conclusion that I think that TN Tamils are smarter than SL Tamils.. what we are dealing with are Brit-SL-Tamils.. who are quite different (Most men like senseless action movies, but we cannot consider them to be dumber than women) from both TN and SL Tamils..
Two more links for you..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_British
And please re-read this brilliant analytic piece on how the UK box office has skewed numbers:
http://www.searchindia.com/2010/06/21/raavanan-uk-box-office-ayyo-worse-than-kuruvi/comment-page-1/#comment-21316
Comprende?
SearchIndia.com Responds:
We too meant the SL Tamils in UK.
Seriously, we find it hard to accept SL Tamils in UK have a very different cultural mind-set from other Tamils.
That inevitably leads us to wonder how reliable the numbers coming from India are!
Plus, keep in mind there could be around 40,000 Indian Tamils in UK.
@SI
“Abhay Deol has not given blockbusters, yet he’s rightly considered a star. ”
‘Course Abhay Deol isn’t a star. He’s a terrific actor, maybe, but he isn’t a crowd-puller.
The Indian definition of a star is someone who pulls in crowds for his film by himself no matter what the film/director/story is. Abhay Deol, most definitely, is NOT a star. Whereas, Ranbir Kapoor, who made his debut much later, has risen to stardom because he has charisma of his own. The masses gather to his film in huge numbers and PRIMARILY because of him. Understand this basic difference.
Stars are actors on whom you can bank on, regardless of recent form which is why Vijay/Akshay Kumar’s failures attract attention in TN/India YET they still keep getting big budget films from established directors.
Now THAT is the hallmark of a star.
And Stars GUARANTEE you atleast a minimum return with their “charisma” which is why most “failure” films of a star will still do better than a “hit” film of a struggler, which is why Thillalangadi seems to have outperformed Madrasapattinam. Yes, Arya is a minor player, but Madrasappattinam was a classy film. And though Jayam Ravi has a good bit of charisma, that does not automatically mean he is a great actor. The two don’t always go hand-in-hand.
“Wateva-langadi has done better than Paiyaa on Average Gross basis too. Wateva-Langadi released in 3 theaters and Paiyaa in 6.”
Ah, see. When you like it, it’s total gross, when it’s more convenient for you, it’s avg gross.
Well, since you keep shifting your goalposts, I’ll refrain from going into your “statistics”.
Paiyaa ran for more than 100 days in TamilNadu. Now don’t get all hot around the collars and hurl abuses related to cooum’s toxic effects.
I mention this because, ULTIMATELY, Tamilnadu matters much more than all other territories put together. And the Tamil people have overwhelmingly “spoken” in favour of Paiyaa. Thillalangadi’s fortunes in the long run are highly doubtful but in any case, with Endhiran coming up in September, it can never dream of completing 100 days.
“Also, do not forget that Paiyaa/Karthi benefited enormously from the critical acclaim heaped upon Paruthiveeran and to some extent on Ayarathil Oruvan too.”
OK, but then for those two films, Jayam Ravi has had 5 superhit films back-to-back, two of which have also won critical acclaim for his performances. It’s simple arithmetic to tell who can be more reliable at the BO. Thillalangadi was virtually ASSURED of a hearty welcome.
Paiya, depending on how well the film would be. Madrasapattinam, not if it moved heaven and Earth.
Even Great films (like Madrasappatinam) die without hype and great expectations.
Even Shit like Thillalangadi benefit a lot from hype and great expectations.
That, to me, is the bottomline of the story.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
1. You write: The Indian definition of a star is someone who pulls in crowds for his film by himself no matter what the film/director/story is….The masses gather to his film in huge numbers.
Ha ha ha.
By your definition, Salman Khan is not a star/lesser star because his films have consistently been pulling in less at the box office than johnnies come lately like Abhishek Bachchan, Shahid Kapoor et al.
Salman Khan’s precise problem (as well as increasingly that of Akshay Kumar) is that huge numbers commensurate with his stardom status are not thronging to see his films.
Stardom is not merely the crowd-pulling ability for a movie but the sum total of many variables including crowd-pulling ability, family background (being a Kapoor/Khan automatically gives you a leg up), charisma, fan following, luck, timing, acting talent, off-screen behavior, physical appearance, media attention, longevity in industry et al.
Abhay Deol, Malika Sherawat, Silk Smita, Lindsay Lohanet al are stars. Perhaps, Sonam Kapoor too.
2. You write: Stars are actors on whom you can bank on,
This is so obviously silly as not to merit a response. A cursory look at consistent poor box office numbers of some Indian films featuring big names should give the lie to this absurdity.
Given the high costs of films featuring these big names, two flops/poor shows in the recent past rather than your more generous recent form should in theory put their star status in jeopardy.
3. You write: Stars are actors on whom you can bank on….YET they still keep getting big budget films from established directors
Again a ridiculous statement. They are patently contradictory if you look at the end-result a.k.a box office numbers of recent Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar et al.
As to why these people keep getting big budget films from established directors, one likely reason is the risk-averse penchant of Indian film-makers not because you can ‘bank’ on these to bring home the bacon.
4. You write: And Stars GUARANTEE you atleast a minimum return with their “charisma” which is why most “failure” films of a star will still do better than a “hit” film of a struggler,
Another minimally logical statement suggesting you are looking only at the ‘big’ box office numbers here turning a Nelson’s Eye to the significantly higher costs involved when you hire an Akshay Kumar, Rajinikanth or Salman Khan.
Your so called ‘minimum return’ or ‘better than’ have no meaning when costs are in the exosphere for the aforementioned.
5. You write: Ah, see. When you like it, it’s total gross, when it’s more convenient for you, it’s avg gross.
We’ve said in the past too that both (Total Gross and Average Gross) are important.
Obviously when a film releases in more theaters, the likelihood of higher gross revenues is higher (not always the case though). Paiyaa released in double the theaters as Wateva-Langadi but came in with a not insignificant lower average gross.
6. You write: Thillalangadi’s fortunes in the long run are highly doubtful but in any case, with Endhiran coming up in September, it can never dream of completing 100 days
This 100-day nonsense has no meaning considering that with very few exceptions (Sholay) most successful Indian films make 90+% of their BO money in the first four weeks.
7. You Write: Even Great films (like Madrasappatinam) die without hype and great expectations. Even Shit like Thillalangadi benefit a lot from hype and great expectations.
In general, offbeat films
sometimesoftentimes fare worse than run of the mill/trash films in India.Bottom line, a movie’s BO response in India is more often than not a crapshoot with no reliable guideposts as to what will click or what will fail.
“Given the high costs of films featuring these big names, two flops/poor shows in the recent past rather than your more generous recent form should in theory put their star status in jeopardy.”
No such thing. Just see what I’ve previously said:
“failures attract attention in TN/India YET they still keep getting big budget films from established directors.
Now THAT is the hallmark of a star.”
If anything, the fact that their string of flops don’t seem to affect their “exospheric” salaries is proof of their stardom. Just see Vijay’s salary. Has it taken a hit due to the 30 crores his 6 films lost at the Box Office? Most unlikely. Such a news would have spread like wildfire across the media. If anything, rumours abound that his pay for Velayudham has increased from what he received for Sura.
“By your definition, Salman Khan is not a star/lesser star because his films have consistently been pulling in less at the box office”
He may have once been numero uno, but his days of dominion at the BO are long over. In that sense, YES. His star value is diminishing. As it will for every star sooner or later. Later if you are more careful in choosing your films, sooner if you are rash and choose stupid films like Akshay Kumar/Salman Khan.
“Stardom is not merely the crowd-pulling ability for a movie”
I did not say it was. Only that it is the most tangible means to gauge the pulse of an actor’s stardom over a long period of time.
And family support, while a definite plus, doesn’t guarantee much. Just look at Arbaaz Khan, Salman’s brother, who couldn’t make much of a mark in the film industry.
“one likely reason is the risk-averse penchant of Indian film-makers”
Ah. There you go. “risk-averse” is a euphemism for saying that an actor less established with the people, like Abhay Deol, cannot possibly carry the film on his shoulders and CANNOT make the film a hit.
Atleast, with a star at the top, there is a measure of hope. With ordinary actors(even if they are of extraordinary calibre), the prospects of success are so bleak as to be non-existent.
At the end of the day, people go by the name of the actor. If he/she is say SRK, Ranbir, Mallika Sherawat/Katrina Kaif, they are eager to see the film no matter what. A lesser name and people tend to skip the film or at least wait for word-of-mouth.
The best example of this is YOU. SI, honestly how many films with Arya/Jeeva/Bharath have you seen? Very few. Of these, Jeeva and Bharath have some fine films like Raam, Kaadhal and Veyil to their names. Yet, you don’t show any great hurry to catch up with these blokes’ films BECAUSE they are not stars. You wouldn’t dream of doing this to a Vijay/Rajini film. Why? Because they are stars and you can’t afford to miss their films, crappy as they may be.
“the significantly higher costs involved when you hire an Akshay Kumar, Rajinikanth or Salman Khan. ”
‘Course not. In fact, the fact that producers are ready to shell such huge amounts lends great credence to their star status. If they want to make a net profit, why don’t they hire an Abhay Deol/Irfan Khan/new face to do those roles that SRK/Amitabh do. Will probably save much money in terms of salary. Yet, it hardly ever happens. Because, Face it, stars command their own audience while a mere actor does not.
“This 100-day nonsense has no meaning considering that with very few exceptions (Sholay) most successful Indian films make 90+% of their BO money in the first four weeks.”
Regardless of how they earn money, Theatre owners are not fools to keep running the same old film when they can buy a new movie the very next month.
Only if the audience response is strong enough will they consider extending its run.
Hell, I saw Padaiyappa on it 75th day and the theatre was still housefull. This 90% law does not apply for huge blockbusters. It also does not apply for films like Kaadhal, Chithiram Pesuthadi, Sethu, Kalavaani, Subramaniyapuram, Chennai-28 and many others which pick up due to word-of -mouth.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
1. You write: SI, honestly how many films with Arya/Jeeva/Bharath have you seen?
Of course, we’ve seen films featuring Jeeva, Bharat, Arya et al. At one time, we used to drive folks here crazy playing the song Dailamo in an endless loop. Just purchased the song on iTunes for 99-cents.
Since you use the word ‘honestly’ here are the pre-SI blog reviews:
Dishyum, Thithikudhe, E, Veyyil, Naan Kadavul.
2. You write: If anything, the fact that their string of flops don’t seem to affect their “exospheric” salaries is proof of their stardom….If anything, rumours abound that his pay for Velayudham has increased from what he received for Sur
Ha ha, so now we’re forced to dredge the basement of rumors, are we.
After a series of flops/ho-hum BO outcomes, it’s hard for us to accept that the debacles are rising Vijay’s pay.
Guess, in Cooum-Wood the ‘stars’ are all praying for flops then as a sure-fire way of boosting their pay. ;).
By the way, the ‘stars’ usually sign up the next film before release of current films. Sometimes, it’s announced and on other occasions it’s under wraps.
3. You write: Regardless of how they earn money, Theatre owners are not fools to keep running the same old film when they can buy a new movie the very next month.
Of course, Theater owners are fools.
Why else would they be paying minimum guarantee. No surprise then that nearly 1,200 theaters have closed. Source: Express Buzz
“Since you use the word ‘honestly’ here are the pre-SI blog reviews:
Dishyum, Thithikudhe, E, Veyyil, Naan Kadavul.”
As I half-suspected, half-knew, very few films.
Still, I had some laughs reading your E and Thithikkudhe reviews. Ah, the good old days when you had no comments column and you could be left to judge films in your infinite “wisdom” without us pests disagreeing with you every so often. 😉
Hey SI, what’ll happen to this blog when you, God forbid, bid toodle-oo to your body and depart for another body/heaven/hell/the-place-once-occupied-by-DevD-now-7G.
Will somebody even tell your readers or will the site be shut down for good?
Or is this I-am-about-to-pop-off talk all an elaborate sham to throw your hacker buddies off the trail. That seems somewhat unlikely given you have been making references to old age/old films/old actors even in your pre-SI blog days. So…you got some SI junior who’ll take up your weather-worn mantle? Just asking.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
1. You Write Above: Hey SI, what’ll happen to this blog when you, God forbid, bid toodle-oo to your body and depart for another body/heaven/hell/the-place-once-occupied-by-DevD-now-7G.
Ah, we knew someone would pop this impertinent question sooner rather than later.
Most likely post-SI scenario – SI blog/site will continue to exist but without further posts.
Important: We’re considering letting all ye schmucks continue to post comments. Doubtless, a lot of these will be ‘off-topic’ but (we guess) mostly on current movies/topics.
Now, before our detractors start uncorking the Dom Pérignon or bringing out their rare vintage wine it’s hard to say with a degree of certitude when the
mementousmomentous event will come to pass.Could be in the fairly near future or if our luck holds these decrepit limbs could stalk these parts a while.
Bottom line, rumors of our imminent departure are neither a certainty nor an impossibility. If this sounds irritatingly uncertain that’s just the way life is.
2. You write: So…you got some SI junior who’ll take up your weather-worn mantle?
The torch will not be passed on to a new generation except as outlined above.
3. You write: Will somebody even tell your readers or will the site be shut down for good?
No, there won’t be a R.I.P post if that’s what you are hinting at.
When the posts stop for good and all the comments get processed without the obligatory ”SearchIndia.com Responds” you’ll know we’re beyond the reach of the dickless-dickheads, pusillanimous pussyfooters and the nattering nabobs (no thanks to Tricky Dicky).
“We’re considering letting all ye schmucks continue to post comments. ”
How considerate. 😉
“Could be in the fairly near future or if our luck holds these decrepit limbs could stalk these parts a while. :”
Reading between those one and half lines, that would mean you are pretty much well-preserved, if not positively in the pink of your health. 🙂
Would you be kind enough to confirm/refute my conclusion?
“No, there won’t be a R.I.P post if that’s what you are hinting at.”
Aha. So it is a single-man show after all. Gandhiji (if I remember right)’s two person theory goes up in flames.
“When the posts stop for good and all the comments get processed without the obligatory ”SearchIndia.com Responds” you’ll know we’re beyond the reach”
Sorry to sound cynical about such a serious issue, but isn’t this a little too convenient for you to pull the old fake-your-death-and-observe-the-“schmucks”-reaction routine? Of course, there is the resulting “the boy who cried wolf” effect you would have to deal with subsequently so I don’t think you’ll play any such tricks on us. But I can’t help but wonder…
P.S. So I guess you won’t be shedding your cloak of anonymity ever huh?
SearchIndia.com Responds:
1. You Write Above: But isn’t this a little too convenient for you to pull the old fake-your-death-and-observe-the-“schmucks”-reaction routine? Of course, there is the resulting “the boy who cried wolf” effect you would have to deal with subsequently so I don’t think you’ll play any such tricks on us. But I can’t help but wonder…
More proof, as if any more were needed, that cheap, illicit liquor has deleterious effects on the mind and body.
Lest the misfiring synapses in your brain expand its arc of devastation, it’d be prudent to stay away from spurious sarakku.
BTW, since we have no illusions that SI is anything more than a passing fancy for the few schmucks who stalk these forums there’s no need to pull a, as you so dramatically put it, fake-our-death-and-observe-the-“schmucks”-reaction stunt. Such drivel is below even us. 😉
Or maybe you are in one of your Gonzo moments.
2. You write: Reading between those one and half lines, that would mean you are pretty much well-preserved, if not positively in the pink of your health….Would you be kind enough to confirm/refute my conclusion?
Stop fishing for details.
We’re not running for office here that we need to put out our medical records to gratify the public’s unseemly voyeuristic inclinations (a not uncommon practice in the U.S. for candidates running for high office like the Presidency or Governor).
3. You write: Aha. So it is a single-man show after all. Gandhiji (if I remember right)’s two person theory goes up in flames.
Simple content analysis would suggest that all posts/comments are not from the same hand.
Gandhiji is a
wiseoops vice man, partly explained by his self-imposed exile in the God-forsaken, nothing-to-feel-proud-about Carolinas. At least, we have the blithering idiot Biden to sneer at.———————-
@SI: “Simple content analysis would suggest that all posts/comments are not from the same hand. ”
Well, allow me to air some more of my jobless ruminations.
You see, sometimes it has struck me that way too. Take, for instance, your command of so many unrelated languages. A tad unlikely, I always thought, especially for an old-timer, though not impossible. Add to that, the pre-blog, post-blog transformation from understated, terse writing to drill-it-into-your-head verbosity and a characteristic offensive tone.
And that Nagarahaavu review. There’s something so un-SI ish about it. It’s like you added your touches to someone else’s review. That review was also interesting in that your views on racism as expounded in a response there was somewhat different (more acknowledging of its presence) from later views on the same topic.
Ah, finally got that off my chest. I won’t trouble you any more on this. Peace.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
1. You write: Well, allow me to air some more of my jobless ruminations.
Time obviously hangs heavy on your hand.
2. You write: Ah, finally got that off my chest. I won’t trouble you any more on this. Peace.
Prithee, you’re so kind!
3. As for the transition from understated, terse writing to drill-it-into-your-head verbosity, subtlety is a technique completely lost on Indians.
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* Heaven is merely a different name for flavorful Rasam.
Gandhiji read this discussion. He thinks that DE residents have no right to make fun of other states.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
People in the First State have often wondered how folks can live in a state described as the Tar Heel State.
Tar Heel State?
Gosh, sounds like Abhishek Bachchan’s state of mind post Drona and Raavan. 😉
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Sivaji grossed £168,603 in 12 prints at phenomenal average of £14,050.
http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/article/12428/UK-Film-Box-Office-Jun-15—Jun-17-2007
SearchIndia.com Responds:
Thanks.
We’ll upload an updated table later today.
@amitshetty
Thanks!
As I suspect, Shivaji outperformed all Tamil films in trio – Ranking/Opening gross/Average gross.
Let’s see how Endhiran turns out…
SearchIndia.com Responds:
Would be a surprise if Enthiran doesn’t figure in Top 5 in UK.
Hi SI, did you listen to Enthiran songs.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
Yes.
Endhiran Music Review – If Rahman Farts, is it Still Music?
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What is your mantra for BO success? SI bashes cra@ppy films which succeed in the BO while celebrate when hokey films fail in the BO.
Lets say the average ticket price is 10 pounds. Now Ravi’s film was watched by 400 people while Arya’s was watched by 150. Does the fact that 200 people more watched a film make one film a huge success? After all 4000 pounds is about 2.5 lakhs rupees which is a pittance when it comes to the cost of the film + marketing + distribution …
Just putting it in perspective 🙂
SearchIndia.com Responds:
You write: What is your mantra for BO success?
The movie should make money for everyone in the food chain.
UK BO numbers could possibly be a microcosm of the ultimate fate of a movie.
why suddenly everyone raising placards against the things you do/did always?
its not new for you to generate weekend results and compare it with other films which is considered to be its rival (based on stars or story or release date or whateva)
why is everybody whining as if you are doing this for the first time?
weird!
SearchIndia.com Responds:
You write: why suddenly everyone raising placards against the things you do/did always?
For the same reason that Christ, Buddha and Gandhi had enemies.
They all threatened the existing order of things. 😉
There seems to be some good buzz here about
Once upon a time in Mumbai.
Looks like it is not a bad movie and can be watched once.
Whether you watch this or not, RGV’s Company is still highly recommended.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
We considered, albeit for brief moment, going to Once upon a Time in Mumbai but quickly abandoned the idea in favor of the safer alternative of a Hollywood movie at the theater or on TV (maybe Kevin Reynolds’ Count of Monte Christo).
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safer alternative of a Hollywood movie
Always safer,, A hollywood dud is thousand times better than Bollywood or Cooum-woods so called hits…
But surprisingly movie’s getting good reviews all over
http://www.nextbollywood.com/2010/07/once-upon-time-in-mumbai-movie-review.html
BTW, just watched Falling Down for the second time in as many months I could say a film doesn’t have to be great — or even very good — to be found important as a kind of cultural landmark. All it has to do is strike a nerve which this movie did…Its relevance could still be felt.. It is a brilliant tale of two men at the end of their ropes, two who have nothing left in life. What i like more of it is the title “Falling Down” aptly suggesting the protagonist losing his mental stability..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuT12_bPla8
Go for it, whenever you find time…
SearchIndia.com Responds:
Added Falling Down to our Netflix queue and moved it to the top.
We like Michael Douglas and regret we’ve yet to watch his new film Solitary Man.
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@ SI,
Arya has turned the tide!!Yes, quite literally.He now has 2 back to back hits in Madrasapattinam and Boss Engira Bhaskaran. Boss Engira Bhaskaran is the biggest hit of his career.The pleasing part about BEB was Santhanam’s comedy!!Usually his comedies are non-sense,but in this film his comedy was superb.There are scenes in which he ridicules the hero itself and also the “pardon” joke was decent.But his next film Chikku Bukku after BEB did not do well.But not going by box office records alone,I think this guy Arya is highly talented.But whether they translate into something great remains to be seen.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
1. You write: Arya has turned the tide!!Yes, quite literally.
Next you’ll be telling us that like Moses, our Jamshad Cethirakath aka Arya also parted the Red Sea. 🙁
In Tamil Nadu, if an actor walks straight without looking silly (unlike that clown Ajith in Billa) you people break into hyperbole like ‘turned the tide’ or ‘set a new record’ or some such nonsense.
2. We’ve seen Arya’s Naan Kadavul and felt he tends to overact.
But we haven’t seen Madraspattinam and Boss Engira Baskaran and it’s possible Arya has improved his acting skills since Naan Kadavul.