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Topic started by Sanjeevi on Wed Apr 12 13:38:58 2006.

Hi Guys CM crossed one year and running towards 400 days.

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From: Sanjeevi on Wed Apr 12 13:49:14 2006.

http://rajinifans.com/showurl.asp?url=http://chandramukhi.blogspot.com/2006/04/chandramukhi-365th-day-celebrations-at.html
From: Sanjeevi on Wed Apr 12 14:03:13 2006.

Guys, after kamal, rajni has tasted one year ran at Chennai.

Previous One year ran in TN

1) Haridoss - MKT (2 years????)
2) Maro sarithra - Kamal (Chennai)
3) Karakattakaran - Cow-wisher (Madurai)
4) Batcha - Rajini (Coimbatore)
5) Chandramuki - Rajini (Chennai)
From: great on Wed Apr 12 14:05:28 2006.

Haridoss ran for 4 years i guess.
From: Priyankak on Wed Apr 12 14:13:35 2006.

yay.... Chadra..365days completed.
From: Kamalan on Wed Apr 12 14:21:53 2006.

chandramukhi 365 days odunathu i agree that its a megablockbuster.......
From: kb on Wed Apr 12 14:27:57 2006.

CM 365 days

Moonam pirai mella mella, vennilavai minuvathai,
Minminikal thaduthiduma
From: stranger on Wed Apr 12 14:28:29 2006.

wow! kb!!
From: interz on Wed Apr 12 15:05:00 2006.

One hat off to the CM (ChandraMukhi) crew to make a good movie, 100 hats off to the people who made CM a big hit that run successfully for a year.

superstar
From: Sanjeevi on Wed Apr 12 15:40:11 2006.

great wrote:

Haridoss ran for 4 years i guess.

never, it crossed 3 diwali days. This means 2+ years

From: soorya on Wed Apr 12 15:52:25 2006.

Sanjeevi wrote:

Guys, after kamal, rajni has tasted one year ran at Chennai.

Previous One year ran in TN

1) Haridoss - MKT (2 years????)
2) Maro sarithra - Kamal (Chennai)
3) Karakattakaran - Cow-wisher (Madurai)
4) Batcha - Rajini (Coimbatore)
5) Chandramuki - Rajini (Chennai)

Clap

should be 2 years

From: soorya on Wed Apr 12 15:56:13 2006.

Also Moondram Pirai.......... 1+ year
From: Nerd on Wed Apr 12 15:56:50 2006.

For CM's monsterous success

For sanjeevi's gesture. pOi thuungunga sanjeevi!
From: Ghlli on Wed Apr 12 16:02:50 2006.

mwwwaaaaaaaa laklaklaklaklaklaklaka

i knew rajini could do it!

dis is amazingggggggggggggggg
From: Surya on Wed Apr 12 21:46:45 2006.

Only Our THANGA THALAIVAR, THAMIZHAGA THALAPATHY, BOX OFFICE DEVAN, SUPERSTAR RAJINIKANTH can pull this off!!!

"Naan Yaanai Illai...Kuthurai"

THALAIVAA!! NEE KUTHURAI ILLA!! NEE ORU PHOENIX!!!

From: Priyankak on Wed Apr 12 21:47:44 2006.

Surya wrote:

Only Our THANGA THALAIVAR, THAMIZHAGA THALAPATHY, BOX OFFICE DEVAN, SUPERSTAR RAJINIKANTH can pull this off!!! Clap

"Naan Yaanai Illai...Kuthurai"

THALAIVAA!! NEE KUTHURAI ILLA!! NEE ORU PHOENIX!!!

Clap

From: Raikkonen on Wed Apr 12 23:49:15 2006.

Shivaji varathi
CM 1000 nalu odirukkum
From: vasanth2006 on Thu Apr 13 2:38:44 2006.

Congrats to Chandramuki Team!!!!!!

Definitely Chandramuki is a mega hit film.

but after 150 days, it is running in one theater (their own theater), one show without people. so i think they run for record and image of super *.
(sachin also run for 200 days in the same manner.)
From: Raghu on Thu Apr 13 7:53:41 2006.

a big LAKALAKALAKALAKLAKLA TO THE SUPER DOOPER STAR RAJNIKANTH!

LAKALAKALAKLAKALAKLAKALKAL INDEEDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

From: manmadan on Thu Apr 13 9:29:17 2006.

vasanth2006 wrote:

Congrats to Chandramuki Team!!!!!!

Definitely Chandramuki is a mega hit film.

but after 150 days, it is running in one theater (their own theater), one show without people. so i think they run for record and image of super *.
(sachin also run for 200 days in the same manner.)

From: Raghu on Thu Apr 13 11:21:03 2006.

Shivaji will be the BIGGEST hit ever!
From: soorya on Thu Apr 13 11:43:01 2006.

Thanx to the MODs for HUB-KEEPING
From: m_23_bayarea on Thu Apr 13 11:57:17 2006.

Rajinikanth, Jothika & Nayanthara
in Chandramukhi

SUPERSTAR's CHANDRAMUKHI

Coming Back to Celebrate the First Anniversary

Adults - $5.00, Kids - FREE

Venue: IMC6 (1433 The Alameda, San Jose 95126)

Show Times:
Click on the show timings to book your tickets now.
04/15/2006 02:00 PM , 11:15 PM

Cast: Rajinikanth, Jothika & Nayanthara
Director: P.Vasu
Music: Vidyasagar
Production: Sivaji Productions

Chandramukhi 365th Day Celebrations at Shanthi Theatre - behindwoods.com

One year of success - indiaglitz.com

Chandramukhi: Happy first birthday! - galaata.com

Rajni to speak German, Turkish! - sify.com

http://rajinifans.com/showurl.asp?url=http://www.tamilcinemas.com/film/index.php
_____________________________________________________

Mmmmwwwaaaaa !!! Lakalakalakalakalakalakaaa !!!
From: Nerd on Thu Apr 13 12:03:36 2006.

Wow.. thats amazing bay
From: Raikkonen on Thu Apr 13 12:08:32 2006.

There was a guy who watched CM everyday for 100 consecutive days...

verithanamana Thalaivar fan pola..
From: Thirumaran on Thu Apr 13 12:39:51 2006.

Raikkonen wrote:

There was a guy who watched CM everyday for 100 consecutive days...

verithanamana Thalaivar fan pola..

Athukku Paeru Paithiyakaaranthanam.. Ithana Thadava padam paaka selavu senja kaasukku, yaarukaavathu help pannalaam..

From: m_23_bayarea on Thu Apr 13 12:41:08 2006.

Thirumaran wrote:

Raikkonen wrote:

There was a guy who watched CM everyday for 100 consecutive days...
Shocked

verithanamana Thalaivar fan pola..

Athukku Paeru Paithiyakaaranthanam.. Evil or Very Mad

Ithana Thadava padam paaka selavu senja kaasukku, yaarukaavathu help pannalaam..

That's Right !! That's why I only watched it 3 times in the first 3 days, and bought the DVD afterwards ....

From: ajithfederer on Thu Apr 13 12:46:49 2006.

kasae kariyaakura pasanga Evil or Very Mad

Thirumaran wrote:

Raikkonen wrote:

There was a guy who watched CM everyday for 100 consecutive days...
Shocked

verithanamana Thalaivar fan pola..

Athukku Paeru Paithiyakaaranthanam.. Evil or Very Mad

Ithana Thadava padam paaka selavu senja kaasukku, yaarukaavathu help pannalaam..

From: soorya on Thu Apr 13 12:50:12 2006.

Bay,

Appo 4th time theatre' kku pogalaiyaa?
From: m_23_bayarea on Thu Apr 13 12:51:44 2006.

soorya wrote:

Bay,

Appo 4th time theatre' kku pogalaiyaa?

I had my projects, finals, etc etc ... But I actually had another method of watching it even before the DVD release .... Cant really say it !! But you know how ....
From: Nerd on Thu Apr 13 12:53:03 2006.

I saw the movie only once in theatres! One more time with the DVD. Total of two times.

Who is next?

From: soorya on Thu Apr 13 12:55:09 2006.

m_23_bayarea wrote:

soorya wrote:

Bay,

Appo 4th time theatre' kku pogalaiyaa?

I had my projects, finals, etc etc ... But I actually had another method of watching it even before the DVD release .... Cant really say it !! But you know how .... Laughing

Ithukku avanga Bay Area 'la marupadiyum release pannamaye irunthirukkalam.

From: great on Thu Apr 13 12:55:25 2006.

First i have seen this movie in cd within 10 days .I have seen this movie in santham theatre on 60 th day
From: Thirumaran on Thu Apr 13 12:55:33 2006.

I too watched once in theatre. Few more times I saw some notable scenes in DVD.
From: Sinthiya on Thu Apr 13 12:55:58 2006.

i saw CM only once at home...then saw bits of the end another time...
From: soorya on Thu Apr 13 12:56:50 2006.

Watched only one time in theatre...

But so many times in DVD.

I am going to watch it t'w.. of course in DVD.

The way to enjoy our Tamil New Year.
From: m_23_bayarea on Thu Apr 13 12:57:18 2006.

soorya wrote:

Ithukku avanga Bay Area 'la marupadiyum release pannamaye irunthirukkalam.

I talked to the IMC6 manager in San Jose regarding my project and on behalf of the Indian Student Association in my univ ... He's so ecstatic abt the movie's run in his theatre, and is screening this one year anniversary thingy just for celebration purpose !!
From: soorya on Thu Apr 13 12:58:55 2006.

Bay,

How many days this ran in first release?
From: m_23_bayarea on Thu Apr 13 13:00:25 2006.

soorya wrote:

Bay,

How many days this ran in first release?

The only Indian movie to run for 100 days in the US ... Of course, it wasnt housefull all that time ....
From: Alien on Thu Apr 13 13:02:11 2006.

I saw it first in CD (Kasi'd know it , how I'd seen it ) , then I watched it in theatre once !
From: Nerd on Thu Apr 13 13:03:06 2006.

Yes janA, but no comments

From: soorya on Thu Apr 13 13:03:13 2006.

m_23_bayarea wrote:

soorya wrote:

Bay,

How many days this ran in first release?

The only Indian movie to run for 100 days in the US ... Of course, it wasnt housefull all that time .... Smile

WOW........

Then its not a surprise that ran for a year in Chennai.

From: Alien on Thu Apr 13 13:05:24 2006.

Nerd wrote:

Yes janA, but no comments

sari, sari athellam chumma, jagajam .....
From: m_23_bayarea on Thu Apr 13 13:07:14 2006.

Alien wrote:

I saw it first in CD (Kasi'd know it , how I'd seen it ) , then I watched it in theatre once !

I remember that Alien !!

Do you ??
From: Alien on Thu Apr 13 13:09:39 2006.

m_23_bayarea wrote:

I remember that Alien !!

Do you ??

Oh, you too ! ....
I watched it in cinema then
From: m_23_bayarea on Thu Apr 13 13:10:50 2006.

Alien wrote:

m_23_bayarea wrote:

I remember that Alien !!

Do you ??

Oh, you too ! ....
I watched it in cinema then

No I was talkin abt your review ... Your experience in the first 10 mins ... And what happened afterwards !!!
From: Alien on Thu Apr 13 13:13:43 2006.

m_23_bayarea wrote:

No I was talkin abt your review ... Your experience in the first 10 mins ... And what happened afterwards !!!

OH !! U remember it !!! ... U easily forget our girls'(Anjali aka hi) gender .... athu thaan , naan ungalai kuraitchu edai pOoTTutEn !! .... .....
But see then, I watched it in cinema ....

From: great on Thu Apr 13 13:14:48 2006.

Alien wrote:

m_23_bayarea wrote:

No I was talkin abt your review ... Your experience in the first 10 mins ... And what happened afterwards !!! Laughing

OH !! U remember it Shocked

!!! ... U easily forget our girls'(Anjali aka hi) gender .... athu thaan , naan ungalai kuraitchu edai pOoTTutEn !! .... Embarassed

.....
But see then, I watched it in cinema .... Wink

Not only Anjali

From: m_23_bayarea on Thu Apr 13 13:15:19 2006.

Alien wrote:

OH !! U remember it Shocked

!!! ... U easily forget our girls'(Anjali aka hi) gender .... athu thaan , naan ungalai kuraitchu edai pOoTTutEn !! .... Embarassed

.....
But see then, I watched it in cinema .... Wink

No Worries !! Glad you watched it in Cinema !!

From: Alien on Thu Apr 13 13:17:32 2006.

great wrote:

Not only Anjali

Actually, I was the first(AFAIK) to have said bay that Kolly is a girl too .....

@ bay
From: great on Thu Apr 13 13:19:33 2006.

Alien wrote:

great wrote:

Not only Anjali

Actually, I was the first(AFAIK) to have said bay that Kolly is a girl too .....

@ bay

Bay use to call them machan
From: Alien on Thu Apr 13 13:20:47 2006.

Ok, letz end it here ....
From: m_23_bayarea on Thu Apr 13 13:20:54 2006.

I dint know them that well then ... But thanks to Alien for helpin me out there !!!

Anyways, Let's get back to CM !!!
From: Ghlli on Thu Apr 13 13:48:38 2006.

MWAAAAAAAAAAAA LAKLAKLAKLAKLAKLAKLAKLAKLAKLAKLALAKLAKLALAKLAKLAKLAKLAKLAKLAKLAKA

From: Thirumaran on Thu Apr 13 13:54:37 2006.

great wrote:

Alien wrote:

great wrote:

Not only Anjali Laughing

Actually, I was the first(AFAIK) to have said bay that Kolly is a girl too ..... LOL

@ bay

Bay

use to call them machan Laughing

From: m_23_bayarea on Thu Apr 13 18:51:18 2006.

Everything abt CM is here !!!!

http://www.rajinifans.com/cm/cmspecial.asp
From: Surya on Thu Apr 13 18:59:41 2006.

Machi,
Did they make a poster for the 1 Year?
From: Surya on Thu Apr 13 19:02:06 2006.

He Walks The Walk

He Talks The Talk

The Boss Walks Tall
From: m_23_bayarea on Thu Apr 13 19:08:04 2006.

Surya wrote:

Machi,
Did they make a poster for the 1 Year?

I think so ... Check out these links !!

Chandramukhi 1st Year Anniversary

http://rajinifans.com/showurl.asp?url=http://chandramukhi.blogspot.com/2006/04/chandramukhi-365th-day-celebrations-at.html

http://www.behindwoods.com/features/Gallery/events/Photos/rajini-fans/index.html

http://rajinifans.com/showurl.asp?url=http://www.tamilcinemas.com/film/index.php

http://rajinifans.com/showurl.asp?url=http://rajinifans.blogspot.com/2006/04/365.html
____________________________________________________

The 3rd link says that IMC6 is screening CM for the 1st year anniversary !!!
From: Ghlli on Thu Apr 13 19:11:07 2006.

OMG ON THE FIRST PIC PEOPLE ARE STANDING ON THE CHAIRS
From: Surya on Thu Apr 13 19:11:41 2006.

Wow! That's so awesome! I was just there a few days ago!
From: m_23_bayarea on Thu Apr 13 19:14:49 2006.

Surya wrote:

Wow! That's so awesome! I was just there a few days ago!

I see it everyday ... Twice that too !!
From: Surya on Thu Apr 13 19:22:35 2006.
From: Priyankak on Thu Apr 13 23:05:08 2006.

I've watched Chandramukhi more than 7 times.... I cant believe it. Priya neeya ivalavu times-um parthai.
From: Raikkonen on Thu Apr 13 23:05:51 2006.

Ungala mari allungalalathn 365 nal odirukku
From: bingleguy on Thu Apr 13 23:07:34 2006.

yengum yedhilum kalakkal !
From: Priyankak on Thu Apr 13 23:08:06 2006.

Raikkonen wrote:

Ungala mari allungalalathn 365 nal odirukku

iyoo anna..intha oru padam than naan kana times paarthathu. And also its a good movie. SUPERB! why you dont like it?
ACtually, i didnt watch it in theatre. I never went to theatre.
From: Raikkonen on Thu Apr 13 23:09:33 2006.

I never say i din like it..

I dunno, epdi Rajni's usual material's illamaye ivlo naalu odinuchuni teriyiali..
From: Priyankak on Thu Apr 13 23:11:50 2006.

Raikkonen wrote:

I never say i din like it..

I dunno, epdi Rajni's usual material's illamaye ivlo naalu odinuchuni teriyiali..

hahaha. summava Rajani-yin padam...athuthan odirukku. rasigarkalai nambithanae Rajani sri irukar...
From: Raikkonen on Thu Apr 13 23:12:58 2006.

Yaru Rajani Sri?

Verithanamana fans than 365 naal otii irukanga..
From: Priyankak on Thu Apr 13 23:15:11 2006.

Raikkonen wrote:

Yaru Rajani Sri?

Verithanamana fans than 365 naal otii irukanga..

oops... one mistake... *Sir, not sri. sorry. haha. Thats a good movie though.
From: Raikkonen on Thu Apr 13 23:16:19 2006.

Enakku CM le ore dialouge than mindle irukku

Enna kodumai Sravanan ithu
From: Priyankak on Thu Apr 13 23:19:00 2006.

Raikkonen wrote:

Enakku CM le ore dialouge than mindle irukku

Enna kodumai Sravanan ithu

Same here...Frequently, i say that dialogue too.
From: Raikkonen on Thu Apr 13 23:27:06 2006.

in youtube section, some guys uploaded CM in name of Chandrika Mukhi

Kandippa ceylon pasangalathan irupanga
From: kidils on Thu Apr 13 23:27:54 2006.

Cm gud movie. Graphics works are really cool...especially before devuda devuda song...
From: Priyankak on Thu Apr 13 23:28:50 2006.

Raikkonen wrote:

in youtube section, some guys uploaded CM in name of Chandrika Mukhi

Kandippa ceylon pasangalathan irupanga

Yeah. I watched that. Actually, Canadian tamils made it. They made it for tv program..called MASAALA. Lols.
From: kidils on Thu Apr 13 23:29:37 2006.

did u see some Us guys doing anniyan and CM.... it was kinda funny..
From: Raikkonen on Thu Apr 13 23:30:59 2006.

Anni Mukhi..
From: Priyankak on Thu Apr 13 23:31:07 2006.

k bye Raikenon. talk to you later.
From: Raikkonen on Thu Apr 13 23:32:27 2006.

Bye
From: selvakumar on Thu Apr 13 23:33:16 2006.

I watched CM 3 times ..

REason is so obvious.. Bay too knows that one !
From: soorya on Fri Apr 14 10:30:11 2006.

Raikkonen wrote:

I never say i din like it..

I dunno, epdi Rajni's usual material's illamaye ivlo naalu odinuchuni teriyiali..

Ippdai irunthaalum Thalaivar padam oodum.....

I didn't remember any Thalaivar movie with out fight in the climax in past 15 years.....
From: m_23_bayarea on Fri Apr 14 13:57:33 2006.

selvakumar wrote:

I watched CM 3 times ..

REason is so obvious.. Bay too knows that one !

Yeah Yeah !! I remember yo tellin me that !!

Whatever reason it might be, I love it cos you saw the movie thrice !!!
From: Ghlli on Fri Apr 14 16:31:25 2006.

Raikkonen wrote:

in youtube section, some guys uploaded CM in name of Chandrika Mukhi

Kandippa ceylon pasangalathan irupanga
From: Vijay joseph on Sat Apr 15 9:23:28 2006.

Shanthi theater maintenance work 200 daysaa continue aaguthaa
From: great on Sat Apr 15 10:19:52 2006.

Vijay joseph wrote:

Shanthi theater maintenance work 200 daysaa continue aaguthaa
From: Thirumaran on Sat Apr 15 10:28:53 2006.

Yaerkanavae 20 pages 6 page aa kuraijirukku.
From: Priyankak on Sat Apr 15 11:39:30 2006.

Chandramukhi 365th Day Celebrations at Shanthi Theatre

http://www.behindwoods.com/features/Gallery/events/Photos/rajini-fans/index.html
From: Ghlli on Sat Apr 15 11:49:33 2006.

my inspiration to directors...enda behaviours screenla 365 days oduthu

MWAAAAAAA LAKLAKLAKLAKLAKLAKA

GO RAJINI U ROCK!
From: selvakumar on Wed Apr 19 5:51:15 2006.

http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-articles/movies-01/19-04-06-365-days-tamil-films.html

There are films and then more films made with each passing year. Along comes one movie which rewrites all rules of box office performance. It acts as the benchmark which everyone aspires to emulate but rarely equals. The key players in such a film are placed in a rarified realm in the minds of the audience. The affection showed by the audience is just overwhelming. The fact that the film has crossed the golden milestone of having a continuous run for a year � yes, 365 days and still counting � just stupefies us. Ladies and gentlemen, please raise a toast for Chandramukhi, which has achieved this unique record.

Let us see the evolution behind this achievement. When Chandramukhi was launched last year, there were several doomsayers who thought that it would be a wasted effort. Superstar Rajinikanth was licking the wounds of failure in Baba while P. Vasu was also in the red. Sivaji Productions had not had significant success and were in a limbo after the patriarch�s death. The three decided to get together and prove that their combined experience would charter a new course for all of them. They chose a fantasy theme as the plot and created an almost flawless screenplay. For a change, Rajini�s persona was realistically tailored and he seemed so much the man-next-door trying to help his friend. Rajini performed his role with subtle underplaying and he received excellent support from other members of the cast.

Tuneful music, meaningful lyrics and song sequences, excellent technical work and above all the commitment of every artiste right from Superstar helped in shaping the final product. Savvy marketing ensured that the film received adequate media coverage(not that being a Rajini film was reason enough). Chandramukhi was released on Tamil New Year�s Day last year and today, a year later is still grossing good collections in theatres in Tamil nadu. So, folks put your hands together once again and congratulate thalaivar and wish him many more years of such crowning glories

If we trace similar films which enjoyed such success over the years the underlying reason for their success has three main ingredients. They have a humanistic element in their central plot namely, romance, friendship, patriotism, betrayal and so on. Second is that the protagonists did not have extra-human, larger-than-life powers. Instead they were simple human beings like you and me. The period of social churning contributed a lot to the zeitgeist of these films. Love was portrayed in a bold and ahead of time manner. Similarly, new thoughts about screen romance and how and why a man and woman fall in love or separate led to fresh thinking on these topics.

These films brought about an awakening and questioning attitude towards social mores on love, courtship and marriage. Similarly, friendship, betrayal, patriotism and triumphing over odds were dealt with in a realistic manner. The packaging of all the elements of storytelling, like dialogues, music and lyrics was near perfect in these films and that is why there is no single discordant note and these films are evergreen hits.

Chandramukhi has satisfied these ingredients and yet its achievement is unique because it has stood its ground in this era of DVDs, pool games and amusement parks. Audiences those days did not have such options and hence turned to movies for repeat viewings as well. Having compelled families to come back to theatres especially for repeat viewings in this ultramodern age is a singular record of Chandramukhi. A careful plot, a neat screenplay, absence of blood and gore, Vadivelu-Rajini duo�s comedy, excellent songs by Vidhya Sagar, a total package which attracted family audiences with their children � everything paved the way. The climax was the high point in which Rajini and Jothika tried to outperform each other.

Let us go back in time and see other films, which have achieved this special milestone of running non-stop for a year.
From: selvakumar on Wed Apr 19 5:54:33 2006.

Baasha - 1995

If you ask any Rajini fan which movie of his thalaivar he likes the most, the answer mostly would be Baasha. It�s the overall choice of the fans. Suresh Krishna portrayed Rajini in two opposite characters - as a calm auto driver and a don who was the terror in Mumbai. Baasha used his unlimited powers for the welfare of the poor and downtrodden and gave up his kingdom when he had to protect and nurture his family. The two figures of Manickam and Baasha were portrayed excellently by Rajini. The film�s strength is the gripping screenplay without a hint of boredom setting in. So, any time you watch it, you are glued to it. Deva�s super hit songs and Raja�s stunts also helped the movie become a super hit.

Karagaattakaaran - 1989

This movie had a late pick up. The initial buyers were not able to spot the gold mine it held inside and those who second released and shifted this movie benefited a lot. Gangai Amaran�s classy direction, a simple and neat story, good performance of Ramarajan and Kanaga, believable stunt scenes, Ilayaraja�s excellent songs and finally Goundamani Senthil�s comedy made this movie a block buster. Though, the story resembled Chevalier Sivaji Ganesan � Padmini�s Thillana Mohanambal, people didn�t care that and made this movie to run a full year. The movie was also showed in Russian cinema houses to a packed audiencel.

365 days and beyond: Films that ran for more than a year in Tamil Nadu and their success stories!!

There are films and then more films made with each passing year. Along comes one movie which rewrites all rules of box office performance. It acts as the benchmark which everyone aspires to emulate but rarely equals. The key players in such a film are placed in a rarified realm in the minds of the audience. The affection showed by the audience is just overwhelming. The fact that the film has crossed the golden milestone of having a continuous run for a year � yes, 365 days and still counting � just stupefies us. Ladies and gentlemen, please raise a toast for Chandramukhi, which has achieved this unique record.

Let us see the evolution behind this achievement. When Chandramukhi was launched last year, there were several doomsayers who thought that it would be a wasted effort. Superstar Rajinikanth was licking the wounds of failure in Baba while P. Vasu was also in the red. Sivaji Productions had not had significant success and were in a limbo after the patriarch�s death. The three decided to get together and prove that their combined experience would charter a new course for all of them. They chose a fantasy theme as the plot and created an almost flawless screenplay. For a change, Rajini�s persona was realistically tailored and he seemed so much the man-next-door trying to help his friend. Rajini performed his role with subtle underplaying and he received excellent support from other members of the cast.

Tuneful music, meaningful lyrics and song sequences, excellent technical work and above all the commitment of every artiste right from Superstar helped in shaping the final product. Savvy marketing ensured that the film received adequate media coverage(not that being a Rajini film was reason enough). Chandramukhi was released on Tamil New Year�s Day last year and today, a year later is still grossing good collections in theatres in Tamil nadu. So, folks put your hands together once again and congratulate thalaivar and wish him many more years of such crowning glories.

If we trace similar films which enjoyed such success over the years the underlying reason for their success has three main ingredients. They have a humanistic element in their central plot namely, romance, friendship, patriotism, betrayal and so on. Second is that the protagonists did not have extra-human, larger-than-life powers. Instead they were simple human beings like you and me. The period of social churning contributed a lot to the zeitgeist of these films. Love was portrayed in a bold and ahead of time manner. Similarly, new thoughts about screen romance and how and why a man and woman fall in love or separate led to fresh thinking on these topics.

These films brought about an awakening and questioning attitude towards social mores on love, courtship and marriage. Similarly, friendship, betrayal, patriotism and triumphing over odds were dealt with in a realistic manner. The packaging of all the elements of storytelling, like dialogues, music and lyrics was near perfect in these films and that is why there is no single discordant note and these films are evergreen hits.

Chandramukhi has satisfied these ingredients and yet its achievement is unique because it has stood its ground in this era of DVDs, pool games and amusement parks. Audiences those days did not have such options and hence turned to movies for repeat viewings as well. Having compelled families to come back to theatres especially for repeat viewings in this ultramodern age is a singular record of Chandramukhi. A careful plot, a neat screenplay, absence of blood and gore, Vadivelu-Rajini duo�s comedy, excellent songs by Vidhya Sagar, a total package which attracted family audiences with their children � everything paved the way. The climax was the high point in which Rajini and Jothika tried to outperform each other.

Let us go back in time and see other films, which have achieved this special milestone of running non-stop for a year.

Baasha - 1995

If you ask any Rajini fan which movie of his thalaivar he likes the most, the answer mostly would be Baasha. It�s the overall choice of the fans. Suresh Krishna portrayed Rajini in two opposite characters - as a calm auto driver and a don who was the terror in Mumbai. Baasha used his unlimited powers for the welfare of the poor and downtrodden and gave up his kingdom when he had to protect and nurture his family. The two figures of Manickam and Baasha were portrayed excellently by Rajini. The film�s strength is the gripping screenplay without a hint of boredom setting in. So, any time you watch it, you are glued to it. Deva�s super hit songs and Raja�s stunts also helped the movie become a super hit.

Karagaattakaaran - 1989

This movie had a late pick up. The initial buyers were not able to spot the gold mine it held inside and those who second released and shifted this movie benefited a lot. Gangai Amaran�s classy direction, a simple and neat story, good performance of Ramarajan and Kanaga, believable stunt scenes, Ilayaraja�s excellent songs and finally Goundamani Senthil�s comedy made this movie a block buster. Though, the story resembled Chevalier Sivaji Ganesan � Padmini�s Thillana Mohanambal, people didn�t care that and made this movie to run a full year. The movie was also showed in Russian cinema houses to a packed audiencel.

Payanangal Mudivadhillai - 1982

And then in 1983, the Mohan � Poornima Jayaram starrer Payanangal Mudivadhillai also showed for a year. Classy songs by Ilayaraja and Silver Jubilee hero Mike Mohan�s simple but great performance made this movie a super hit. S Ve Sekhar�s comedy also helped a lot. R Sundararajan the Silver Jubilee director directed this. It almost ran for 65 weeks. A record of its kind.

Nenjatthai Killaadhae - 1980

This is also a Mohan film but the heroine is Suhasini. It is a Lovely film, with very good camera work and mind blowing music by Raja. It was about a young modern girl, struggling to live with her crude sister in law, despite having a loving brother. She falls in love with a guy who ditches her. She marries another man but is not able to reconcile herself. The husband goes through emotional upheavals himself and the film ends with how both of them find their true love for each other. A very different film from Mahendran, probably a trendsetter for later films like mouna ragam. All the actors/actress(s) in the film did a good job, though sharat babu deserved special mention.

Oru Thalai Raagam � 1980

Oru Thalai Raagam re-defined romance in Tamil cinema. Shankar-Rupa were the lead pair. T Rajendar�s direction and music helped very much. This movie is also a late pick up. It was the songs that helped this movie to pick up. Even if you listen TMS voice in this film�s songs, you will forget yourself.

Kizhakae Poghum Rail� 1978

After Padhinaaru Vayadhinilae, Bharathiraaja, Ilayaraja duo made everyone sit and up and take notice of them in this film. Radhika made her debut as the simple village girl. S A Rajkannu of Sri Amman Creations produced this film. The songs of the movie were super hits and an excellent climax gave it good support.

Some movies like Kilinjalgal, Moondram Pirai, Munthanai Mudichu also had an excellent run but just missed the 365 days mark.

Way back, the biggest hit of them all was the Thyagaraja Bagavathar film Haridas. It ran for three years continuously. For three Deepavalis it was a mega hit. But then, those were bygone days and a bygone milieu

Our own Kamal Hassan has a unique record in this regard as well. He has also offered a film which ran for 365 days. But the unusual thing about it is that it was in another language � Telugu, Marocharitra � and it ran for full house here in Tamilnadu. You can always look up to Kamal to come up with something spectacular.

Will Shankar�s Rajini starrer Sivaji set another record for the superstar? The fans hope so and so does the industry. For the industry it would be a victory over pirated CDs and DVDs.
From: joe on Wed Apr 19 6:04:20 2006.

I heard that Nadigar Thilagam's parasakthi and Thiyagaraja pagavathar's Harithas also completed one year run.
From: selvakumar on Wed Apr 19 6:11:21 2006.

joe wrote:

I heard that Nadigar Thilagam's parasakthi and Thiyagaraja pagavathar's Harithas also completed one year run.

Joe,
In the link, they have put up a picture of MKT.

Reg Parasakthi, they have not mentioned anything.

Also, we cannot rely on this list alone coz several yesteryear classics might have run for more than a year.
From: Vijay joseph on Wed Apr 19 9:21:45 2006.

chandramukhi is the biggest grosser of all times
appuram odnaa enna ottunaa enna
From: Thirumaran on Wed Apr 19 9:30:37 2006.

joe wrote:

I heard that Nadigar Thilagam's parasakthi and Thiyagaraja pagavathar's Harithas also completed one year run.

Harithas Ran for 2 years.

PS also i think ran for a year. Not sure though.

And Vasantha Maliga i heard, it ran for a year in Sri Lanka..
From: Raghu on Wed Apr 19 9:38:55 2006.

Raaja Marthaanda Raja thilaka Rajan Kambeera Vetai Rajah

Lakalakalaklakalkalaklakalaklaka

From: m_23_bayarea on Wed Apr 19 11:39:59 2006.

selvakumar wrote:

http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-articles/movies-01/19-04-06-365-days-tamil-films.html

There are films and then more films made with each passing year. Along comes one movie which rewrites all rules of box office performance. It acts as the benchmark which everyone aspires to emulate but rarely equals. The key players in such a film are placed in a rarified realm in the minds of the audience. The affection showed by the audience is just overwhelming. The fact that the film has crossed the golden milestone of having a continuous run for a year � yes, 365 days and still counting � just stupefies us. Ladies and gentlemen, please raise a toast for Chandramukhi, which has achieved this unique record.

Mmmmmwwaaaaaa !!!! Lakalakalakalakalaka. ....

From: joe on Wed Apr 19 23:44:21 2006.

ha ha...100 days...Nadigar Thilagam's Veera pandiya kattabomman ran 100 days in it's second release after many years after it's first release..anybody to break this record?
From: joe on Wed Apr 19 23:48:39 2006.

NT's Parasakthi had 1 year run
NT's vasantha Maaligai had almost one year run in Srilanka.
NT's Pilot Prem nath had almost 1 year run in Srilanka.
NT is the only hero released 2 of his movies on the same day and both crossed 100 days (not just one time)
From: joe on Thu Apr 20 0:10:21 2006.

In 1961 -in one year Nadigar Thilagam gave 3 silver Jublee movies Paalum Pazhamum ,Paasa Malar and Paava Mannipu ..Another movie though it was not a box office hit ,It was a master piece 'Kappalottiya Thamizhan'
From: joe on Thu Apr 20 0:12:47 2006.

In 1962 ..NT gave Aalayamani ,Bale Pandiya ,Padiththal mattum pothuma ,Paarththaal pasi theerum -all 100 days movies.
From: joe on Thu Apr 20 0:16:39 2006.

In 1964- Aaandavan kattalai ,Karnan ,Kai koduththa Deivam ,Nava rathiri ,Pachai Vilakku,Puthiya paravai ...
Totally 6 100 days movies in a year.
From: sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar on Thu Apr 20 0:22:15 2006.

Nadigal thilagam Pugazhukku Thalai Vanaggugirom

but the pity is, Cm producers makes all these dramas forgetting that its a Sivaji Productions' Film
From: m_23_bayarea on Thu Apr 20 0:23:00 2006.

sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar wrote:

Nadigal thilagam Pugazhukku Thalai Vanaggugirom

but the pity is, Cm producers makes all these dramas forgetting that its a Sivaji Productions' Film

What dramas ??
From: Hulkster on Thu Apr 20 0:28:11 2006.

The way they praise the film and their after reactions bay sir....Joe neenga yaen nadigar thilagam pathi pesunum?...chevalier vaangana orae indian...evarkaga evar naditha padangal ellamae pesum...avar perulae oru thani pugalum irukku....yethanai kaalam irunthaalum sivaji thaan nadippu...nadippu thaan sivaji..
From: joe on Thu Apr 20 0:29:40 2006.

Sakala,
Pls don't relate this with as if sivaji production's hidden agenda (but anyway I am just NT fan ..not sivaji production supporter)

What I assume is ,Sivaji production got a huge profit from CM from it's 175 days run ..Rest of the days the wanted to make a run since they own the theatre also ...They didn't bother even if there is a loss from their extra 175 days run because they got a huge money already..

Some of their productions ,example Prabhu's 100th movie 'Rajakumaran' didn't even cross 100 days in Shanthi theatre.
From: m_23_bayarea on Thu Apr 20 0:31:08 2006.

Hulkster wrote:

The way they praise the film and their after reactions bay sir....

What's wrong in a team talkin abt its biggest success ?? Dont we all do that ?? Is that dramatising ?

Hmm ... anyways, I gtg .. Have fun !!
From: joe on Thu Apr 20 0:39:43 2006.

In just one year 1972

Gnana Oli - 100 days
Thava Puthalvan - 100 days
Neethi -217 days
Pattikata Pattanama - 189 days
vasantha Maaligai - 287 days

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For people from young geneartion ,who thought sivaji is a Azhu moonj actor and not a box office king ...open your eyes and see ..Just one year what is the Box office mark of our king Nadigar Thilagam
From: sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar on Thu Apr 20 0:41:33 2006.

in my opinion, in these satellite sun tv days, no film, yes, no film can run for 1 year in Tamilnadu. if a film is very very nice, then the media\magazine\soceity having u and me, all will speak about the greatness in the movie and in the 100th day all will feel bored and forget the movie.

this applies to all actors and all films
From: joe on Thu Apr 20 2:21:05 2006.

In 1973

Engla Thanga raja (100 days)
Gowrawam (100 days)
Bharatha Vilas (200 days)
Ponoonjal (100 days)
RajaPart RangaThurai (100 Days)
Rajaraja cholan (200 days)
From: joe on Thu Apr 20 2:23:33 2006.

NT's Thangapathakkam was the first Tamil Movie ran 100 days in South Africa and Chandramukhi was 2nd reached that record recently.
From: great on Thu Apr 20 2:23:47 2006.

joe wrote:

In 1973

Engla Thanga raja (100 days)
Gowrawam (100 days)
Bharatha Vilas (200 days)
Ponoonjal (100 days)
RajaPart RangaThurai (100 Days)
Rajaraja cholan (200 days)

except for Engal Thanga raja , i have watched all others. Rajpart raga thurai ran only for 100 days is even Gowrawam rasanaketta attu mantha kootam
From: Hulkster on Thu Apr 20 4:34:16 2006.

I heard MKTs Haridas ran for 3 years?...ithai pathi konjam yaaruvethu periya manushanga sollunga pa.
From: RajaRam on Thu Apr 20 5:39:12 2006.

Quote:

In 1973

Engla Thanga raja (100 days)
Gowrawam (100 days)
Bharatha Vilas (200 days)
Ponoonjal (100 days)
RajaPart RangaThurai (100 Days)
Rajaraja cholan (200 days)

Quote:

NT is the only hero released 2 of his movies on the same day and both crossed 100 days (not just one time)

Joe,

After 58(I think)all shivaji movies released in Shanthi theatre and 100 and 175 days moives ran in shanthi theatre only.

In 1983 Both sattam and salangai oli(remember dubbing movie) released same time(may be one or 2 week difference) and crossed 100 days. not only in chennai, all over tamil nadu.

But shivaj movies what you have mentioned ran only in chennai.

that is the difference.

Here I am not degrading shivaji and Box office power. This is just information.

As of my knowledge In Madurai VPK, pasamalar,Theiva mahan, Thiri soolam,santhippu were ran more than 175 days.
From: joe on Thu Apr 20 5:59:18 2006.

Rajaram,
In another thread Murali Srinivasan mentioned that Gnana Oli is the first movie released in 5 threatres in chennai and all 5 threatres it completed 100 days ..do you want to consider it as 500 days movie?

It is baseless to say NT movies had 100 days ,175 days just because of shanthi theatre and in chennai..

Just like our kamal movies ,NT's some of the movies like vasantha maaligai ,Pilot prem nath,Gowrawan ran more days in Srilanka than Tamil nadu.

Madurai ,Trichy and all centres had a huge NT fan following ..In my home town nagercoil no actor had such a fan force compare to nadigar Thilagam ..vasantha maaligai released there for atleast 20 times and it crosses 30 days most of the times.

NT has no match in giving more Block Busters in a same year..Pls chk with your elders.
From: joe on Thu Apr 20 6:02:16 2006.

//In 1983 Both sattam and salangai oli(remember dubbing movie) released same time(may be one or 2 week difference) and crossed 100 days.//

If salangai oli crossed 100 days in many town,I am very happy as a kamal fan.

But NT movies released on same date (deepavali) and did wonders not just in chennai..all over TN...Some of NT movies ran more days in madurai than chennai.Pls don't assume.
From: joe on Thu Apr 20 6:06:18 2006.

rajaram,
I am reproducing Murali Srinivas's post from Nadigar Thilagam thread.

I will give one record from my home town Madurai. There was one Theatre in Madurai by the name SriDevi ( now it is an apartment complex). There NT's movies were alone screened for more than 15 months.It was like this

1. Engiruntho Vanthal - 29.10.1970 to 05.02.1971

2. Thangaikkaga - 06.02.1971 to 25.03.1971

3. Kulama? Gunamma? - 26.03.1971 to 02.07.1971

4.Savalae Samalee - 03.07.1971 to 17.10.1971

5. Babu - 18.10.1971 to 14.01.1972.
From: RajaRam on Thu Apr 20 6:20:56 2006.

Joe,

as per your data between 1970 to 1971 only 3 movies crossed 100 days in Madurai devi theatre.

But for kamal between 82 and 83 following movies ran 100 days and more in Madurai.

1982-Vaazve maayam - 200 days - New cinema theatre.
1982-sakalakala vallavan - 175 days- Central theatre.
1982-simla special-100 days - sugapriya

1983-sattam -100 days-cinipriya
1983-salangai oli-100 days-Madhu
1983-tick..tick..tick - 125 days- sugapriya.
1983-TTT-175 days-sugapriya.

please give this information to your fellow Murali Srinivas.

From: joe on Thu Apr 20 6:33:24 2006.

RajaRam wrote:

Joe,

as per your data between 1970 to 1971 only 3 movies crossed 100 days in Madurai devi theatre.

But for kamal between 82 and 83 following movies ran 100 days and more in Madurai.

1982-Vaazve maayam - 200 days - New cinema theatre.
1982-sakalakala vallavan - 175 days- Central theatre.
1982-simla special-100 days - sugapriya

1983-sattam -100 days-cinipriya
1983-salangai oli-100 days-Madhu
1983-tick..tick..tick - 125 days- sugapriya.
1983-TTT-175 days-sugapriya.

please give this information to your fellow Murali Srinivas.

I don't think you are a person who can't realise the difference of the two ..What he gave is a rare record from a single theatre contineoulsy showing NT movies without break.

You are comparing that with kamal's box office record in madurai ..NT also must have same kind of records in madurai ,since NT's aveage of movie released a year and avearge 100 days,175 days a year is unmatched with any actor.

Like you ,I can't degrade our own kamalhassan's record ,since I am very much aware of that as his fan

From: RajaRam on Thu Apr 20 7:12:19 2006.

Quote:

I don't think you are a person who can't realise the difference of the two ..What he gave is a rare record from a single theatre contineoulsy showing NT movies without break.

Joe,

In 1970s, only few theatres were in Madurai. new movies released in Devi,meenakshi,alankar,Thangam,chintamani,new cinema,central,city cinema only.

But at that time annually 100 tamil movie released.

So there is no wonder to release shivaji movie continuously in a single theatre.

Now you can understand.
From: Kamalan on Thu Apr 20 7:19:10 2006.

well of course sivaji is a very sucessful commercial hero.... ithulla enna doubt why un-necessary arguements are going on here....
From: RajaRam on Thu Apr 20 7:29:23 2006.

My Objection is shivaji was the one and only BO king.
From: joe on Thu Apr 20 8:54:40 2006.

RajaRam wrote:

My Objection is shivaji was the one and only BO king.

Rajaram,
why do you assume everything? who said sivaji is the only BO king ? .

Younger generation ,many think sivaji is just a class actor ,but not a mass hero with BO capabilities ,since they beleive class and BO can't go together ..So I try to give some glance to prove that is incorrect and sivaji is nothing less in BO capabilities..That is all!

Amen!
From: imsai on Thu Apr 20 9:53:07 2006.

RajaRam wrote:

My Objection is shivaji was the one and only BO king.

isn't it MGR?

From: Alien on Thu Apr 20 11:04:28 2006.

selvakumar wrote:

Our own Kamal Hassan has a unique record in this regard as well. He has also offered a film which ran for 365 days. But the unusual thing about it is that it was in another language � Telugu, Marocharitra � and it ran for full house here in Tamilnadu. You can always look up to Kamal to come up with something spectacular.

How many days did Marocharitha run ? I heard 600 ! Is that correct?

From: Thirumaran on Thu Apr 20 11:09:26 2006.

Alien wrote:

selvakumar wrote:

How many days did Marocharitha run ? I heard 600 ! Is that correct? Razz

I think it is 596 days to be exact.

From: Alien on Thu Apr 20 11:13:39 2006.

WOW !! Thanks Thiru ....

From: sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar on Thu Apr 20 11:19:08 2006.

joe wrote:

Younger generation ,many think sivaji is just a class actor ,but not a mass hero with BO capabilities ,since they beleive class and BO can't go together ..So I try to give some glance to prove that is incorrect and sivaji is nothing less in BO capabilities..That is all!

Amen!

same thing may happen to kamal too. bcos he is the one actor who dont fake his movies' BO information except kamal\vikram\ajith\surya, all, like rajni\arjun\vijay\sarath does this.

so the comign generation may mistake that. a person has to do like what joe does here for Shivaji

From: m_23_bayarea on Thu Apr 20 11:24:50 2006.

sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar wrote:

I dont think Rajini fakes the BO information of his movies !!!

Man, you guys cant stop accusing him with stuff one after the other !!!

Mods, Pls change the title of this thread to BLOCKBUSTERS or something like that .... This thread has long lost its connection with CM !!!

From: Nerd on Thu Apr 20 11:30:49 2006.

and sakala stop ur nonsense, please.. I dont know what makes u ridicule RK at each and every oppurtunity
From: sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar on Thu Apr 20 11:36:57 2006.

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From: Nerd on Thu Apr 20 11:38:08 2006.

sakala

Why do u have to do that?? Bringing down ur idol as well as Rajini??
From: sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar on Thu Apr 20 11:38:51 2006.

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From: m_23_bayarea on Thu Apr 20 11:38:52 2006.

sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar wrote:

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Go ahead and say whatever you want ... I dont want to spend time in givin you the details of his BO facts .. Though I could !!
From: m_23_bayarea on Thu Apr 20 11:39:28 2006.

sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar wrote:

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That's rockin !!!
From: soorya on Fri Jun 9 10:18:54 2006.

Tamil film 'Chandramukhi' to be inaugural film at IIFA awards

Chennai, June 8 (PTI): Rajnikanth-starrer 'Chandramukhi' will be the
inaugural film at the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards
to be held in Dubai from June 15-17.

With a gross earning of over $ 2.5 million overseas, the superhit
Tamil film has broken all records of Indian cinema, an IIFA release said.

For the first time in the seven-year long history of the coveted
awards, a South Indian film has earned the honour of not only being
screened but also being the inaugural film.

Director and Board member of IIFA, Ramesh Sippy, said IIFA, which had
been a platform for popularising Indian cinema globally, will expand
its scope to include the wealth of the South Indian cinema industry.

"The South has always boasted of excellent technicians, several of
whom have worked in my productions. Though Hindi films command greater
viewership, South Indian films provide great variety and superior
technical expertise and thus, deserve to be espoused to cinema-lovers
all over the world," Sippy told reporters.

Actor Madhavan said the Tamil film industry, which was popular in
Singapore, Malaysia and Dubai till recently, had spread to most of
Europe and America.

"South Indian stars draw the same response from stars globally, as the
stars of the Mumbai film industry. Several Tamil movies are being
released internationally and the viewership for South Indian films is
growing," he said.

For the first time in the history of these awards, 14 South Indian
films (seven Tamil, four Malayalam, three Telugu) will be screened
along with 16 Hindi, one Bengali and Marathi each and six short films.

---------------------------------------------------------
-> CM team
From: Unicorn on Fri Jun 9 10:23:59 2006.

Chandramukhi has completed 420 days
Will go on running until Sivaji
From: nilavupriyan on Fri Jun 9 13:22:19 2006.

summa Otuna apadithan!..shivaji films nandri unarchikku alave illa
From: Ghlli on Fri Jun 9 17:42:50 2006.

back to a rajini fan?

Unicorn wrote:

Chandramukhi has completed 420 days
Will go on running until Sivaji
From: Unicorn on Sat Jun 10 2:21:18 2006.

Eppo nirutthuvaanga

nilavupriyan wrote:

summa Otuna apadithan!..shivaji films nandri unarchikku alave illa
From: nilavupriyan on Sat Jun 10 3:15:02 2006.

avanga theatre avanga ishtam avanga padam avanga panam..

Unicorn wrote:

Eppo nirutthuvaanga

nilavupriyan wrote:

summa Otuna apadithan!..shivaji films nandri unarchikku alave illa
From: Surya on Sat Jun 10 4:32:15 2006.

Yeah, I agree....

They made good money up until the 250th-ish day, after that, it's running just to become a feather in Superstar's Crown. Weather it's being made to run or not, it's setting records.

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