CHENNAI BOX OFFICE

Kadal launches Gautham Karthik and Thulasi Nair and is also the comeback of Arvind Swamy. Mani’s story has failed him and the uni-dimensional nature of his characters could not lift the movie’s state.

Kadal is at the center of controversy with distributors demanding compensation for its losses. 

Rahman’s music, Rajiv Menon’s cinematography and perhaps, Arvind Swamy.

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Mani’s latest is a beautifully shot story about good and evil set against the backdrop of a coastal village. Gautham Karthik and Thulasi Nair play the lead along with Aravind Swamy and Arjun.

No good news on the trade front as the movie is slowly being phased out of the theatres to pave way for Vishwaroopam.

Protest from distributors to compensate for the movie’s loss and the producer’s explanation that the movie was sold on minimum guarantee basis to Gemini!

Mani Ratnam hits back after a gap of three years with a love story set against the backdrop of the sea and people who have made the sea, their livelihood. Gautham Karthik and Thulasi Nair debut in the movie that has AR Rahman’s music.

Notwithstanding the confusion following the Vishwaroopam issue, Kadal’s opening was decent in Chennai’s multiplexes. Reviews have been mixed and the movie’s fortune can only be decided in the weeks to come.

The lead actors’ performances, AR Rahman’s music and not to forget, Rajiv Menon’s cinematography.

Ranking based on Chennai Box Office collection from the following areas: