Tamil Films which have achieved special milestone of running non-stop for a year
365 days and beyond: Films that ran for more than a year 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
365 days and beyond: Films that ran for more than a year 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
Chandramukhi - 2005
Chandramukhi has satisfied these ingredients and yet its achievement is unique because it has stood its ground in this era of DVDs. 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.
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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.
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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 audiences.
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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.
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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.
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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.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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.
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Haridas - 1944- 1946
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
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