Topic started by Vijay (@ 195.102.166.130) on Fri Nov 10 03:55:23 .
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Can anyone explain why the following films were commercially successful despite lacking substance?

Padaiyappa: Normally, when Rajnikanth acts in a movie, everyone expects it to be commercially successful, but the success of this movie is reported to have surprised even Rajnikanth. At least movies like Muthu and Thillu Muzhu had some sort of a storyline. Padaiyappa was like an insult to the intelligence of film-watchers. And yet it was one of the most successful movies ever.

Jeans: Actually, I am a fan of Shankar (I really liked his "Gentleman", "Indian" and "Mudhalvan"). But "Jeans" had a story that seemed to have been invented just to hold the various scenes together (as is done in Jackie Chan movies), and still this movie was a huge hit. Why?

Kandukondain Kandukondain: Again, there was nothing in this film to hold anyone's interest till the end, but somehow (don't ask me how) I managed to watch the movie. Again, this movie was one of the biggest hits in recent times. Why?

Alaipaiyuthey: A papery thin story, but this movie was reported to be a roaring success. What was so "refreshing"?

Rhythm: I don't know about the film, but I heard that sales of the audio cassettes/compact discs broke all records! Even fans of A R Rahman must admit that it was one of the worst collection of songs in films in recent times (especially "Haiyo Pathikichu")

Responses:

• From: ram (@ uranus.singnet.com.sg) on: Fri Nov 10 20:48:49 EST 2000
  
  Padayappa not only attracted rajini fans but also sentimentally attracted ladies. Usually in India, the ladies have to marry whoever the parents chhose for them. In Padayappa, it suggets to say that without the couples approval, the marriage is not performed.
  
  It also mention that how a lady should not behave by a charecter of ramya krishnan.
  
  Many others things whereby this movie is attracted by everyone. That is why it is mega hit.
  
  
• From: kaigarulezzz (@ bkj-cache81.jaring.my) on: Fri Nov 10 21:14:51 EST 2000
  
  kathai ulle padam tedinal athu tamil cinemavil kidaikathu, tedurathu miga periya kutram...ningel sonna padangal mukalvaasi kathai kage odathu but todai kaghe odum...agave ningel kavalai pade vendam...nammai (viewers) kevele paduture tamil padam vare than seiyum ... irukattum, anaal nammai mathikum Hollywood padangal eralam..athai parthu manathai tetikolvom...nandri
  
  
• From: namrata (@ ) on: Wed Oct 29 02:25:14
  
  im shocked tat ppl make fun of these classic m,asterpieces of our indian directors who beat the hollywood directors hollow...get a taste ffor the real cinema all u ppl....appreciate true beauty!!!!!!
  
  
• From: tania (@ 202.164.36.202) on: Wed Oct 29 02:29:56 EST 2003
  
  im absolutely in a dillema y thsese movies didnt do better ..its just coz we dnt have the capital to support the talent n we dnt have tat a liberal society to recognise n realize the true meanin n sense of these movies...so all of u who havent seen them ..get the cd or the cassette n watch it!!!!!!!...by the way tania n namrata r friends if u didnt guess by now!!!
  
  
• From: Prathap (@ ls8.internode.on.net.au) on: Wed Oct 29 03:01:38 EST 2003
  
  Hey Kandukindain Kandukondain was a flop. Rhythm too was a flop in filmwise. But rhythm was much better than those mentioned above. Jeans too didn't gross the money spent on the film shooting.
  
  Padayappa hit shows how pathetic tamil audiences(not everyone) r.
  
  
• From: shreya (@ ) on: Thu May 6 07:43:50
  
  kandukondein was not a flop.. It was a superhit in Tamilnadu and with its English sub title it done very good business in Mumbai also.. Dont talk rubbish man
  
  
• From: Thamizhan (@ 61.1.200.168) on: Thu May 6 08:01:30 EDT 2004
  
  Totally crazy collection
  Padaiyappa was a hit because of Rajini...what's there to ask in it?
  Jeans was a hit because of ARR,Aish,7 wonders and usual Shankar hype and hoopla(the movie was released during summer vacation)
  Kandukondain:-No story???? hey its an adaptation of Jane Austen's novel Sense and Sensibilities.
  ARR,Aish,Ajith are reasons for its hit.
  Alaipaayuthey:-A papery thin story????What do you want,a film like Devdas with 10000000000 pages of script and 69289573853 dialogues?
  Alaipayuthey has everything to be become a hit.
  Rhythm was not a hit,but worst collection of songs????'Kaatre en vaasal','Nadiye' are brilliant melodies,'Thaniye' and 'Anbe idhu' are peppy numbers,Ayoh pathikuchu goes by the commercial formula to have one item number.Is it worst collection of songs????
  We have to ask ourselves y movies like 'Thiruda thirudi' are succeeding?
  
  

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