The
second
quarter
in
the
current
year
has
come
to
an
end
on
June
30.
It
is
now
the
time
to
analyse
the
half
yearly
report
of
Kollywood
in
2014.
Audience
have
witnessed
a
record
number
of
film
releases
in
the
first
six
months
but
only
countable
movies
have
impressed
them.
First
Quarter
Report
Vijay's
Jilla
and
Ajith
Kumar's
Veeram
released
in
the
month
of
January
with
mammoth
expectations.
The
releases
of
the
two
big
stars
films
for
Sankranthi
brought
a
festive
atmosphere
in
the
industry
as
fans
thronged
into
theatres
in
huge
numbers.
It
was
followed
by
sleeper-hit
Golisoda,
which
emerged
as
a
big
winner
as
it
was
not
made
with
a
star
cast.
In
the
month,
18
movies
were
released.
February
was
a
bad
month
for
the
industry.
Most
films
failed
to
pull
audience
to
theatres.
Only
Thegidi
won
the
audience
heart.
Expected
movies
like
Aaha
Kalyanam
and
Bramman
did
not
live
up
to
audience
expectations.
And
in
March
a
few
small-movies
did
well
at
Box
Office.
Much-awaited
Jayam
Ravi's
Nimirndhu
Nil
disappeared
from
screens
without
a
trace.
All
in
all,
54
movies
were
released
in
the
first
half
and
only
four
movies
recovered
production
cost.
The
Second
Quarter
Industry
was
expecting
to
perform
better
in
the
second
quarter.
As
the
exam
season
has
come
to
an
end,
filmmakers
hoped
that
April
would
be
a
good
month
for
the
business
in
Kollywood.
Maan
Karate
was
released
in
the
first
week
with
huge
expectations.
But
once
again,
the
big
movie
failed
to
keep
the
cash
registers
ringing.
However,
it
was
low-budget
movie,
Raju
Murgan's
Cuckoo
that
became
the
biggest
hit
of
the
month.
Failed
Movies
Most
expected
films
like
Oru
Kanniyum
Moonu
Kalavaanikalum,
Naan
Sigappu
Manithan,
Damaal
Dumeel,
Tenaliraman
and
Vaayai
Moodi
Pesavum also
failed
to
impress
audience
in
the
month
of
April.
May
Rajinikanth's
Kochadaiiyaan
was
the
biggest
release
in
May.
Hence,
many
big
and
low-budget
movies
delayed
the
releases.
The
superstar's
movie
got
mixed
reviews
and
could
not
make
the
usual
business
that
a
Rajini
film
does
at
Box
Office.
Nayantara's
Nee
Enge
En
Anbe
and
Santhanam's
Vallavanukku
Pullum
Aayudham
turned
out
to
be
big
failures
at
collection
centres
in
the
month.
However,
young
team's
Yaamirukka
Bayamey
won
the
hearts
of
audience.
Manja
Pai-Mundaasupatti
Manja
Pai
and
Mundaasupatti
emerged
as
the
biggest
winners
in
June,
The
former
received
positive
reviews
but
the
latter
got
poor
ratings
from
critics.
Conclusion
The
first
six
months
in
the
year
has
been
ruled
by
low-budget
movies.
The
most-expected
films
have
turned
out
to
be
dud
at
Box
Office.
Only
10
films
out
of
100+
are
in
profits.
However,
when
compared
with
the
previous
year,
the
performance
of
the
current
year
films
are
better.
In
2013,
close
to
90
movies
were
released
in
the
first
half
of
which
only
five
films
became
hits.