2010 - TOP 20 MOVIES IN CHENNAI BOX OFFICE

2010 - TOP 20 MOVIES IN CHENNAI BOX OFFICE

20. Rattha Charithiram

Rattha Charithiram The most anticipated trilingual film that was supposed to launch Suriya's Bollywood entry happened during the later part of 2010. The political thriller, albeit shot stylishly, could only receive tepid response at the box office. But thanks to the Suriya quotient, Rattha Charithiram did manage to garner decent revenues during the two weeks of its run at the Chennai box office. Release Date: 03-12-2010 Chennai Box Office Total Collection: Rs. 1.77 crores No Weeks: 2 19. Goa Goa The funny movie, released around the time of Thamizh Padam, ran at an average pace and gained momentum after good word of mouth and reviews. It made a total of 1.85 crores at the Chennai box office. Release Date: 29-01-2010 Chennai Box Office Total Collection: Rs. 1.83 crores No Weeks: 7 18. Angadi Theru The close to real life Vasantha Balan movie was invariably liked by audience at all centers. Keeping its head above water at the box office for 7 weeks, it made about 2 crores in the Chennai area alone. Release Date: 26-03-2010 Chennai Box Office Total Collection: Rs. 1.83 crores No Weeks: 7 17. Theeratha Vilayaattu Pillai Vishal’s Casanova act garnered attention for about 6 weeks maintaining its dignity and earned close to two crore at the Chennai box office. It was an average grosser. Release Date: 12-02-2010 Chennai Box Office Total Collection: Rs. 1.91 crores No Weeks: 6 16. Asal Ajith’s style statement was short lived and only remained in the box office for 4 weeks. But not before making decent revenue of 2.35 crores covering most of the production budget. Release Date: 05-02-2010 Chennai Box Office Total Collection: Rs. 2.35 crores No Weeks: 4 15. Manmadhan Ambu When there is Kamal, there is always reason for celebration. Releasing at the fag end of the year, Manmadhan Ambu did not exactly set the box office on fire. But it did manage to stay ahead in the race with its advance booking. It still is going steady at the box office. Release Date: 23-12-2010 Chennai Box Office Total Collection: Rs. 2.39 crores (Collection till 02-01-2011) No Weeks: 1 14. Thamizh Padam The sensational Thamizh Padam ran like crazy during the first few weeks of its release. The spoof that was made at literally shoe string budget garnered about 3 crores in Chennai and was declared a hit. Release Date: 29-01-2010 Chennai Box Office Total Collection: Rs. 2.69 crores No Weeks: 8 13. Thillalangadi One of the few successful remakes of the year, Thillalangadi had Jeyam Raja's stamp written all over it. His usual formula of remaking the successful Telugu movies seemed to have worked this time again. Release Date: 23-07-2010 Chennai Box Office Total Collection: Rs. 2.72 crores No Weeks: 4 12. Mynaa Prabhu Solomon’s Mynaa is a minimum budget film but managed to pull it off at the turnstiles with its successful portrayal of love in tough times. It made a total of around 3 crores in Chennai box office and ran for 6 weeks. Release Date: 05-11-2010 Chennai Box Office Total Collection: Rs. 2.88 crores No Weeks: 6 11. Uthama Puthiran Telugu remakes still have commercial value. Uthama puthiran is proof of the fact. Made at a generous budget, the movie managed to earn 2.96 crores while at its stay for 5 weeks in the Chennai box office. Release Date: 05-11-2010 Chennai Box Office Total Collection: Rs. 2.96 crores No Weeks: 5 10. Aayirathil Oruvan Probably the most controversial film of the year, Aayirathil Oruvan hovered around the top 10 category of commercially successful movies in the year 2010. It also stayed in the box office for 6 weeks in a row. Release Date: 14-01-2010 Chennai Box Office Total Collection: Rs. 3.23 crores No Weeks: 6 9. Sura Despite being one of the movies that made Vijay think seriously about his career, Sura did make money at the Chennai BO. It also ran for a few weeks before sinking without a trace. Release Date: 30-04-2010 Chennai Box Office Total Collection: Rs. 3.32 crores No Weeks: 4 8. Madrasapattinam A L Vijay’s historical love drama captured the colonial Madras in all its glory and stayed at the box office for 7 weeks. Made at a budget of 20 crore, Madrasapattinam did manage to gross most of its production budget staying at the above average category. Release Date: 09-07-2010 Chennai Box Office Total Collection: Rs. 3.97 crores No Weeks: 7 7. Naan Mahaan Alla The Suseendhiran directed romantic thriller became Karthi’s second consecutive hit of the year. It received positive reviews unanimously making steady progress at the box office making about 5 crores during its five weeks run. Release Date: 20-08-2010 Chennai Box Office Total Collection: Rs. 4.47 crores No Weeks: 5 6. Boss Engira Baskaran Thanks to the aggressive marketing by Red Giant Movies, Boss Engira Baskaran had a very good opening on its release week. It became Arya’s most successful film to date and made about 10 crores while it’s running at the box office. It also ran for 100 days. Release Date: 10-09-2010 Chennai Box Office Total Collection: Rs. 4.51 crores No Weeks: 8 5. Paiyaa Releasing solo over the Good Friday weekend in Tamil Nadu, Paiyaa went on to become a superhit grossing 35 crores in the 7 weeks of its running. It did not get glowing reviews but Karthi and Tamannah’s chemistry seemed to have worked well in favour of the movie. Release Date: 02-04-2010 Chennai Box Office Total Collection: Rs. 5.06 crores No Weeks: 7 4. Raavanan Despite receiving mix bag reviews from critics and fans alike, Raavanan that was sold at a record 1.5 million dollar distribution deal to Ayngaran, made about 60 crores at the worldwide box office. The television rights were also sold at a record 1.1 million dollars to Raj TV. Release Date: 18-06-2010 Chennai Box Office Total Collection: Rs. 5.09 crores No Weeks: 7 3. Singam Singam is proof that commercial potboilers will never go out of fashion. Only if they are neatly executed. Singam stood court for about 100 days and became one of Suriya’s most successful movies. Release Date: 28-05-2010 Chennai Box Office Total Collection: Rs. 5.38 crores No Weeks: 8 2. Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa Gautham Menon came back to romance probably after Minnale and proved again that he’s good at it. After taking a super grand opening, Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya stayed at the box office for about 12 weeks earning around Rs. 30 crores, rounding it at 6 crores in the Chennai BO. Release Date: 26-02-2010 Chennai Box Office Total Collection: Rs. 5.75 crores No Weeks: 12 1. Endhiran The most expensive Indian film was also the highest grossing Tamil film of the year. Releasing in around a whopping 2,500 screens worldwide, Endhiran saw a 300 screen release in overseas alone. Shankar’s finesse and Rajini’s charm made it work. Release Date: 01-10-2010 Chennai Box Office Total Collection: Rs. 16.94 crores No Weeks: 12