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Kerala Box Office First Quarter 2014 - Exclusive Report

Kerala Box Office First Quarter 2014 - Exclusive Report

Like 2013 it has been a slow start for Malayalam Film Industry in 2014. 2 of the biggest earners of the 1st quarter of this year are 2013 Hold Overs [meaning released in 2013, no the other HO]. So lets look at the top 5 performances at Kerala Box Office in the first 4 months of 2014.

1. Drishyam

Undoubtedly the film that grossed most in 2014 from Kerala Box Office is Drishyam. Releasing on Dec 19th, the majority of the film's total gross came this year. In Outside Kerala, Overseas markets too the film had extraordinary run in 2014.

Kerala Gross: 41 crores (Approx) Worldwide: 60 crores (approx)

All Time Mega Blockbuster

2. Ohm Shanthi Oshaana

The biggest hit amongst 2014 releases so far.

Kerala Gross: 10 crores (approx) Rest of India 1 core+

Mega Hit

3. 1983

Cricket based movie did exceedingly well and made Nivin Pauly part of 2 successful films in 2014.

HIT

Kerala Gross: 7.25 crores

4. Oru Indian Pranayakatha

Released on December 20, 2013 the film worked due to Fahad Faasil's impressive performance, his chemistry with Amala Paul & Sathyan Anthikkadu brand

Super Hit

Kerala Gross: 9 crores (approx)

5. Jilla

The Presence of Mohanlal even though helped the film to take the biggest opening ever for any movie in the state, the very same became the factor that pulled down the movie in the following days, as most of the Audience felt that Mohanlal was made to play a second fiddle to Vijay, only to boost up his character.

Hit

Distributors Share: 3.60 crore (approx)

List of Most Awaited Tamil Movies of 2014

My  List of Most Awaited Malayalam Movies of 2014

Two of the most hyped projects of 2014 have already hit the screens, Jilla & Veeram. Lets look at few of the other interesting  Kollywood prospects in 2014 - List not in any particular order

Kaviya Thalaivan

 

Vasantha Balan-Prithviraj-Siddharth-Vedhika team up for what is looking like an interesting project.

Vishwaroopam 2

The sequel to controversial yet successful Kamal Haasan film of 2013. Even though the prequel couldn't match up the hype it created this one definitely looks like a better prospect


Vijay - ARM Project

 

Vijay, AR Murugadoss unites after the mega succesfful 'Thuppakki'. Looks like a Diwali release. Will be a Anirudh Musical

Anegan



KV Anand is back after the dud 'Maattrraan' with national award winning actor Dhanush. Actor Karthik also makes a comeback via Anegan.

Anjaan

 

Suriya Linguswamy Samatha Project. Camera by Santosh Sivan. A Yuvan Shankar Raja Musical. Sonakshi Sinha doing a cameo.


I / Ai

 

Shankar's mega budget thriller starring Vikram, Suresh Gopi, Amy Jackson etc tells the story of an Athlete.

Kaali




Karthi - Aatakathi Ranjith project.

Vaaya Moodi Pesavum



Balaji Mohan's next after bilingual (Tamil-Telugu) succes 'Kathalil Sothapuvathu Eppadi'. Son of Mega Star Mammootty, Dulquer Salmaan makes his Kollywood debut in the film which also marks the return of Madhu Bala to silver screen after a small gap. Will be a Tamil-Malayalam Bilingual

Jigarthanda
 

Director Karthik Subbaraj returns after the path breaking horror thriller 'Pizza'. Teams up with Siddarth & Lakshmi Menon

Ceylon
 

Santosh Sivan's ambitious project, the much anticipated film on civil war in Sri Lanka.

Sattendru Maaruthu Vaanilai

Simbu, Gautham Menon reunites after the sort of cult classic 'Vinnaithaandi Varuvaya' in 'SMV'. This is also said to be a romantic-drama like GVM's past few films. Produced by GVM hismelf with AR Rahman handling the music departmen
.

Ajith-GVM, Suriya-VP projects are said to be releasing in 2015 only, so not featured in the list

In case of any mistakes in the titles or details regarding project or if you think the list missed any movies or do you have a totally different list, comment below or tweet @ BreakingViews4U

Jilla - Exclusive Movie Review

 

 

Jilla - Exclusive Movie Review by Sree Prasad Nair from UAE (AUX)

  Directed by     R.T.Neason
Produced by     R. B. Choudary
Written by     R.T.Neason
Music by     D. Imman
Cinematography     Ganesh Rajavelu
Editing by     Don Max
Studio     Super Good Films
Release dates January 10, 2014

   

Cast 

    Mohanlal as Shiva
    Vijay as Shakthi
    Kajal Aggarwal
    Mahat Raghavendra
    Niveda Thomas as Mahalakshmi
    Soori
    Sampath Raj
    Pradeep Rawat

    Brahmanandam
    R. K
    Thambi Ramaiah
    Poornima Bhagyaraj
    Vidyullekha Raman
    Ravi Mariya
    Gautam Kurup
    Jangiri Madhumitha
    Vinodhini
    Jiiva(Special appearance)

    Prakash Raj(Guest appearance)    

Scarlett Mellish Wilson (Special appearance)

'Jilla' the much hyped film has finally hit the screens. The film deals with the story of Shiva & Shakthi the father son duo who rules Madurai city. What the characters go through and the changes that it bring about in the relationships is what Jilla is all about.

The movie starts of with Mohanlal and he dominates single handedly till Vijay's intro. From there on its an out an out Mohanlal-Vijay show. The intro song was a treat to watch in theaters with good dance moves. The first half was super entertaining with eual amount of songs, action, dialogues, humor etc., it also ends with a twist. 1st half there is  Equal screen space for both Mohanlal and Vijay! It was Great to see Mohanlal acting in role of his own comfort zone after a long time.

Vijay leads the proceedings in the 2nd half, with Kajal also getting little screen time other than songs. The romantic-comedy portions worked out well between them. There is a bit of suspense maintained through out. And all of this leads to a satisfying climax.

Positives = Mohanlal + Vijay combo, funny one liners from Siri, terrific songs & BG score, above all smart direction by Nesan.

Negatives - not much scope for Kajal Agarwal. Few unwanted songs in the 2nd half. Vijay presence less in 1st half & Mohanlal in 2nd half.

Overall Jilla is a Perfect mass masala movie wth great acting from The Complete Actor Mohanlal & Ilayathalapathy Vijay.

SURE SHOT WINNER

Rating= 3.25/5

"Sivanum Sakthiyum Sernidal MASS-IVE BLOCKBUSTER THAANADA!"


The reviewer can be contacted here: twitter.com/i_spn

 

Exclusive:- Mohanlal about 'Jilla'

Exclusive:- Mohanlal about 'Jilla'

Mohanlal seemed pretty upbeat about his next release Jilla (in Tamil) in all the interviews he gave to medias recently. He said "Jilla is a mass entertainer, It wil have everything in it to entertain the masses. 995 out of 1000 who watch the film will like the film. Many have been asking me why did I decide to do the film. You will get your answers in January when the film hit the screens. I have got a strong & important role in the film, there is no Shiva without Shakthi and vice-versa, as the intro song says their strength is in togetherness. Nesan has taken special care to cater the film to the audience of both states. It is very difficult to attain such a balance, but I think it has come out well. Hope people will enjoy it as much as we enjoyed making it and become a huge success.  

Jilla - Music Review

 

 Jilla - Music Review

Jilla is easily one of the most awaited movie of 2014, mainly due to the the male leads, Mohanlal & Vijay. 2 big superstars of neighboring states unite in this Pongal mass masala entertainer. Lets see if the songs prove justice to the expectations.

1. Pattu Onnu 

Singers:  S.P.Balasubramaniam, Shankar Mahadevan | Lyrics: Yugabharathi

Right from the release of promo songs this is the song that everyone has been talking about. Its the Intro song featuring both Mohanlal & Vijay on screen & a perfect song for the occasion too. Nice composition, mass lyrics, superb singing and nice instrumentation. The Lyrics is just playing it to the gallery, can't imagine the scenes in theaters during the song, especially in Kerala, where Vijay is also popular. Using 'Chenda' in between was an intelligent thought by Imman, the cherry on top. Visually this one will be the song to look forward to.

4/5

2. Kandaangi Kandaangi

Singers : Vijay, Shreya Ghoshal | Lyrics: Vairamuthu

Vijay turned singer once again for this song and its by far his best attempt at flexing vocal chords. Vijay's singing is of course the biggest plus of the song, he has sang the song with pitch perfection & didn't get over shadowed by a talent like Shreya Ghoshal, infact both get the scope to shine in the song. Lyrics was okay too. The music had a slight dejavu feel, but singing make the song stand apart.

3.5/5

3. Verasa Pogayile 

Singers : D. Imman | Lyrics: Parvathy

Music Director Imman himself has sang the song & beautifully too. Another beautiful romantic track in the album. Very goos lyrics, beautiful rendering and good composition as well. 

3.75/5

4. Jingunamani

Singers : K.G. Ranjith, Sunidhi Chauhan | Lyrics: Viveka

First thing one notice in the song is Sunidhi Chauhans pumped up voice and perfect 'Tamil'. Her energy itself makes the song worth hearing. Composed as a folk song duet it has all chance of climbing up the charts with the visuals. A good  mass-folk number.

3.25/5

5. Yeppa Maama Maama Treatu 

Singers : D. Imman, A.V Pooja, Snigdha Chandra | Lyrics: Viveka

The weakest song in the album. A usual 'kutthu' number. Funky lyrics and Singing makes it stand out

2.5/5

6. Jilla Theme

Jilla Theme

Singers : Santhosh Hariharan, Deepak, Anand, Shenbagaraj | Lyrics: Viveka

Nice theme song. Nothing special to it, may be good in the movie with the visuals as background score. 

2.75/5

So Jilla album/audio  meets the expectations it had before release. Its a perfect album for a mass masala film with something for everyone, may be Imman's best and complete work till date satisfying people from all walks of life. The only issue is whether the number of songs will affect the pace of the movie. I hates songs unnecessarily popping up here and there, especially in 2nd half & towards climax. Hope that is not the case and the songs only add to the totaility of the film.

Final Rating 3.5/5

Very Good