It
is
one
of
the
worst
years
for
Malayalam
film
industry
with
lot
of
failures,
usual
strikes
and
ego
clashes.
Amidst
all
these
hurdles,
there
were
64
releases
in
Malayalam
industry
in
the
year
2007.
But
very
few
have
turned
well
in
the
Box
Office.
Even
the
super
stars
like
Mammootty,
Mohan
Lal
and
Suresh
Gopi
also
suffered
from
many
failures.
Particularly
it
is
Mohan
Lal,
who
gave
four
big
flops
Ali
Bhai,
Paradesi,
Rock
N
Roll
and
Flash
in
a
row.
Mammootty
also
suffered
from
more
failures
than
hits
in
this
year.
His
Ore
Kadal,
Nasrani
are
bombed
in
the
box
office.
Here
are
the
picks
of
Oneindia.in
for
the
year
2007:
1.
Maayavi
Released
in
the
early
2007,
Maayavi
is
the
biggest
grosser
of
the
year
in
Malayalam
industry.
Director
Shafi's
lighter
vein
comedy
made
this
film
as
viewers
friendly
as
well
as
distributor's
pick.
Box
Office
verdict:
Blockbuster
2.
Chotta
Mumbai
This
Mohan
Lal-Bhavana
starred
all
class
hit
has
helped
the
actor
to
survive
in
the
superstar
race.
Anwar
Rashid's
Maas
masala
script
made
this
film
in
the
B
and
C
centre
as
the
block
buster
of
Mohan
Lal.
Box
office
verdict:
Block
Buster
3.
Chocolate
Chocolate
gives
a
big
turning
point
in
the
career
of
Prithvi
Raj
and
this
film
only
helped
the
actor
to
become
as
a
solo
hero
in
his
forth
coming
films
like
Kangaroo.
This
film
also
based
on
a
comical
theme
directed
by
Shafi.
Box
office
verdict:
Blockbuster
4.
Hello
Mohan
Lal's
slapstick
comedy
in
the
role
of
drunken
doctor
made
the
film
as
an
all
class
super
hit.
Even
in
other
states
like
Tamil
Nadu,
the
film
has
opened
well
and
gave
enough
profit
to
its
distributors.
Box
office
verdict:
Blockbuster
5.
Vinodayatra
The
successful
combination
of
director
Sathyan
Anthikaad
and
Maestro
Illayaraaja
has
turned
well
once
again
with
the
help
of
Dileep-Meera
Jasmine's
flawless
performance.
It
is
a
simple
family
drama
with
all
right
ingredients
mixed
well.
Box
office
verdict:
Super
Hit
6.
Nadia
Kolapetta
Rathri
This
is
the
hit
film
for
Suresh
Gopi
only
in
the
year
2007.
Director
K.Madhu's
usual
tight
script
with
enough
stuff
and
racy
narration
made
this
film
as
a
hit
among
all
the
viewers.
Box
office
verdict:
Hit
7.
Katha
Parayumbol
Srinivasan's
good
script
with
excellent
climax
forced
this
film
as
a
winner
among
Christmas
releases.
It
is
a
simple
story
about
the
friendship
between
a
superstar
and
barber.
M
Mohanan
is
the
director.
Box
office
verdict:
Hit
8.
Arabikatha
Yet
another
Srinivasan
hit
movie
with
a
serious
story.
The
realistic
presentation
and
good
performance
of
Srinivasan
made
the
film
watch
worth.
Box
office
verdict:
Above
average
9.
Inspector
Garuda
It
is
a
crass
comedy
film
with
excellent
comical
performance
of
Dileep
and
Kavya
Madhavan.
Johnny
Antony
is
the
director.
Box
office
verdict:
Above
Average
10.
Kangaroo
Though
the
film
is
not
opened
well
in
the
first
week
of
Christmas,
it
is
slowly
picking
up
now
and
giving
enough
hope
to
its
producers
to
become
a
hit.
It
is
a
bonus
film
for
Prithvi
Raj
in
the
year
2007.
Box
office
verdict:
Above
average