The
year
2016
did
bring
about
many
lot
of
positive
factors
to
the
Malayalam
film
industry.
The
year
proved
that
Malayalam
film
industry
has
the
ability
to
fetch
big
hits
with
films
like
Pulimurugan
and
Oppam
making
it
really
big.
But
apart
from
these
most
talked
about
factors,
there
are
a
few
other
important
points
that
the
year
passed
by
proved.
The
year
2016,
did
witness
some
small
movies
making
it
big
at
the
box
office.
Let
us
take
a
look
at
some
of
the
Malayalam
movies
of
2016,
which
emerged
as
big
hits,
despite
not
having
big
names
or
big
budget
to
their
credit.
Happy
Wedding
Happy
Wedding,
which
released
in
the
month
of
March,
along
with
other
biggies
like
Aadupuliyattam
was
the
real
dark
horse
at
the
box
office.
The
movie
that
featured
Siju
Wilson,
Soubin
Shahir,
Sharafudheen
etc.,
in
the
lead
roles
was
directed
by
debutant
Omar
Lulu.
The
film,
which
started
off
slowly
did
get
garner
positive
reviews
and
emerged
as
a
big
box
office
hit..
Lens
Lens,
directed
by
Jayaprakash
Radhakrishnan
was
brought
to
the
theatres
by
Lal
Jose's
LJ
Films.
The
film
got
that
much
needed
initial
boost
with
LJ
Films
backing
the
movie.
In
centres
like
Ernakulam,
the
film
had
a
good
run
and
made
a
mark
of
its
own
as
a
quality
movie.
Ann
Maria
Kalippilaanu
Ann
Maria
Kalippilaanu,
that
featured
Sara
Arjun
and
Sunny
Wayne
in
the
lead
roles
had
a
good
run
at
the
box
office.
The
movie
garnered
huge
profit
and
satisfied
major
sections
of
the
audiences.
Kattappanayile
Rithwik
Roshan
Well,
Kattappanayile
Rithwik
Roshan
wasn't
a
small
movie.
The
film
had
Dileep
as
its
producer
and
Nadirsha
as
its
director.
But,
the
movie
definitely
should
feature
in
this
list
as
the
makers
dared
to
cast
somebody
like
Vishnu
Unnikrishnan,
who
is
relatively
a
newcomer,
in
the
lead
role.
Importantly,
the
film
emerged
as
a
blockbuster
and
is
still
going
strong
at
the
theatres.
Oru
Muthassi
Gadha
Oru
Muthassi
Gadha,
directed
by
Jude
Anthany
Joseph
didn't
have
the
presence
of
the
big
names
of
the
industry.
But
still,
the
film
fought
hard
and
found
a
place
in
the
hits
of
2016.
Despite
facing
stiff
competition
from
big
movies
like
Oppam,
Oozham
etc.,
the
film
went
on
to
make
a
mark
of
its
own.
Aanandam
Aanandam,
directed
by
Ganesh
Raj
did
have
a
host
of
newcomers
in
the
lead
role.
The
film,
produced
by
Vineeth
Sreenivasan
was
hailed
by
youngsters
and
family
alike.
The
film
released
at
a
time
when
Pulimurugan
was
going
great
guns
but
still,
the
movie
emerged
as
a
super
hit
and
in
certain
centres
like
Ernakulam,
the
movie
posed
a
serious
challenge
to
the
Mohanlal
starrer.
Well,
movies
like
those
given
in
the
above
list
are
the
real
power
boosters,
which
would
give
the
film-makers,
producers
and
writers
to
think
and
come
up
with
some
variety
products
in
the
future.
More
importantly,
the
success
of
the
above
films
proved
that
what
matters
the
most,
is
the
quality
of
the
film
and
if
a
film
is
good
enough,
it
will
be
whole-heartedly
accepted
by
the
audiences.
We
hope
that
this
positivity
will
be
seen
in
2017,
as
well
and
the
support
from
the
audiences
for
such
Malayalam
movies
would
continue
to
pour
in.