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Oppam Vs Pulimurugan: Comparing The Two Biggest Hits Of 2016!
Which movie among Oppam and Pulimurugan is the best? Here, we are comparing the two biggest hits of the year 2016. Read on..
We have hardly 3 more weeks for the year to end. . The year so far, has been a splendid one for Malayalam film industry with some big hits in its kitty.
Especially, for Mohanlal, the year has been a phenomenal one, with the actor delivering two back-to-back blockbusters in the form of Oppam and Pulimurugan.
Oppam was the first one to hit the theatres during the Onam season and the film had a smashing run at the box office. Later, in the month of October, Pulimurugan came in and thus affecting the collections of Oppam, up to an extent.
Definitely, Pulimurugan was a bigger hit with the movie grossing above 125 Crores at the worldwide box office. Oppam couldn't cross the 100-Crore mark, but the film became the third highest grosser in Mollywood.
Here, we are comparing these two biggest hits of Mohanlal based on various aspects. Which film was better as far as the quality is concerned? Read on to know more.
Storyline
Oppam was in the lines of a thriller and the film narrated an event in the life of Jayaraman, a lift operator who is blind. On the other hand, Pulimurugan was all about Murugan, who is a man well-known for taming tigers. Comparing both is a tough task, but as far as the storyline and screenplay are considered, Oppam definitely ranks above Pulimurugan.
Oppam had a nicely layered screenplay, with the movie never going off the track. On the other hand, Pulimurugan had an average script, which had all the necessities and cliches of commercial potboilers.
Making Style – Priyadarshan Or Vysakh?
This is where Pulimurugan scores the same or tad higher than Oppam. Priyadarshan did make an amazing comeback with Oppam. The making of the film was the biggest high point of the movie, with the director adapting himself well to the new ways of film making.
On the other hand, Vysakh came up with a never-seen before kind of a product with Pulimurugan. Well, it has to be said it is the excellent packaging by Vysakh that helped the movie look good on the screen.
Mohanlal – Jayaraman Or Murugan?
Both the films had the Complete Actor Mohanlal in the lead role. In Oppam, he played the character of a blind man whereas in Pulimurugan, he played the role of a hunter. If we take a close look, we could understand that Mohanlal's performance in Oppam stands way above than that of his performance in Pulimurugan.
In Pulimurugan, he had to don the action hero avatar, which he has done many times in the past.. But, in Oppam, we saw a completely different Mohanlal, with the actor excellently portraying the role of Balaraman, a blind man. At the same time, due credits must be given to the way he performed some breath-taking action sequences in Pulimurugan.
Supporting Cast And Their Performances
Disappointingly, none of the supporting casts in Pulimurugan, did have an author-backed role to perform. Even the villain character were plain with nothing great to perform. But, Oppam had some scintillating performance by its supporting actors. Be it Maamukoya, Nedumudi Venu or Anusree, all of them stayed loyal to their role. More importantly, the role of the antagonist played by Samuthirakkini, made a huge impact.
Songs & BGM
Well, songs & BGM have to be considered separately while comparing these two films. Oppam had some beautiful songs set to tune by newcomers 4 Musics but, the songs of Pulimurugan were not up to the mark. Having said that, Pulimurugan scored heavily in the BGM department, with Gopi Sunder setting up the tone for a perfect action entertainer.
Entertainment Quotient
The amount of success that these films enjoyed, would give an answer to this question. Pulimurugan, was definitely high on entertainment quotient, adding all the ingredients of mass-masala entertainer. On the other hand, Oppam did stand close to the thriller-genre and in comparison, was lower in entertainment factor.
Well, when considering a movie, as a whole, Oppam was definitely a better one and definitely, the movie deserved more. But, as mentioned above, the entertainment factor was higher for Pulimurugan. Anyways, Mohalal can be proud of these two films, which created some records of their own.
