'Unakkum Enakkum...' storms box office

Chennai, Aug 8 (IANS) Prabhu Deva directed the Telugu "Nuvvostante nenoddantana", which ran for several months and became a landmark film. Jeyam Raja decided to remake it in Tamil to salvage his younger brother Jeyam Ravi's sagging career. Like the Telugu original, the Tamil version has also stormed the box office.

The top five Tamil films are:

1. "Unakkum Enakkum Something Something" - Director: Raja. This remake, as expected, has appealed to all those who love romantic comedies. Many doubted actor Ravi's ability to match the sophistication of Siddharth, who did the Telugu original, but Ravi has hit it off as an NRI. And Trisha has come off better than in the original.

2. "Imsai Arasan 23rd Pulikesi" - Director: Simbudevan. People are still thronging theatres to see the film and laughing their hearts out. A blockbuster!

3. "Uyir" - Director: Samy. It was first publicised as Srikanth's film. With Sangeeta giving a fiery performance as the sex-starved sister-in-law of Srikanth, he is no longer in the posters. It has become a Sangeeta film. Very rarely does a Tamil film run on the strength of an actress, but "Uyir" is one of them.

4. "Parijatham" - Director: Bhagyaraj. This is the surprise hit of 2006. With "Something something", it may lose its charm because both are fun-filled comedies and "Something..." is definitely doing better.

5. "Thiruttu Payale" - Director: Susie Ganesan. The film has completed 100 days, which is a big achievement these days.

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