Tamil films going through bad phase

Chennai, March 6 (IANS) Dogged by a bad patch, the Tamil film industry saw most February releases, except S.J. Surya's "Kalvanin Kadhali.", faring miserably at the box office.

"Dishyum" starring Jeeva and Sandhya fared reasonably.

The top five Tamil films are:

1. "Kalvanin Kadhali" - Director: Thamilvaanan. The film's great opening reiterates that actor Surya has a large fan following. We cannot forget Nayanthara's image as the most glamorous actress in southern India now. This film performed well at the box office in February.

2. "Dishyum" - Director: Sasi. The average success of "Dishyum" shows that there are different audiences for different kinds of films. What has affected most of the films released in February was lack of publicity.

3. "Thambi" - Director: Seeman. It was a big blow to actor Madhavan that none of his recent releases did well. He tried to establish himself as an action hero with "Thambi", but it didn't work because the audience liked his lover-boy image better, though he is not a boy any more. Therefore his fans refused to accept him as a rustic ruffian.

4. "Kalaba Kadhala" - Director: Igore. Arya is being touted as the next big thing in Tamil. Unlike his other films, "Kalaba Kadhala" failed to set the box office on fire. The average success of "Kalaba Kadhala" has almost finished actress Renuka Menon's career in Tamil films. She is the only Malayalam actress who has not tasted success in Tamil.

5. "Paramasivan" - Director: P. Vasu. With the success of "Paramasivan", Ajith is expected to be the next big hero after Rajnikanth and Kamal Haasan.

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