The
year
2016
has
started
off
on
a
good
note
for
Malayalam
film
industry.
With
the
first
quarter
of
the
year
coming
to
an
end,
there
is
much
to
cherish
for
the
industry
as
it
witnessed
a
good
number
of
hits.
Take
a
look
at
the
films
from
the
first
quarter
of
the
year
that
went
on
to
do
good
business.
Pavada
Prithviraj
continued
his
golden
run,
and
'Pavada'
which
released
on
January
15,
2016
was
his
fourth
consecutive
success.
The
film
that
opened
to
good
reviews
went
on
to
gross
nearly
15
crores
from
the
Kerala
Box
Office.
Maheshinte
Prathikaram
Maheshinte
Prathikaram
came
as
a
pleasant
surprise
to
the
Malayalam
film
industry.
The
film
garnered
unanimously
positive
reviews
and
is
still
continuing
its
good
run
at
the
box
office.
The
film
is
considered
to
be
the
biggest
solo
success
of
Fahadh
Fazil
and
has
grossed
nearly
14
Crores
from
Kerala
box
Office
Action
Hero
Biju
The
first
quarter
witnessed
one
of
the
biggest
comebacks
in
Malayalam
cinema.
Action
Hero
Biju
which
initially
opened
to
bad
reviews
came
back
strongly
to
garner
good
reviews
and
box
office
collections.
The
film
which
is
still
going
strong
at
the
theatres
is
slowly
approaching
the
15
crores
mark
and
is
all
set
to
become
a
Blockbuster
Puthiya
Niyamam
Puthiya
Niyamam
had
a
dream
start
with
a
good
first
week
collection.Later,
the
film
did
find
a
drop
in
collections.
But
still,
the
film
entered
the
safe
zone
and
has
settled
to
the
average
league
Vettah
'Vettah'
too
opened
to
good
reviews.
After
a
good
opening
and
first
week
collection,
the
movie
did
take
a
dip.
Still,
the
film
did
fare
well
at
the
box-office
garnering
good
collections.
Kali
Kali
has
had
a
tremendous
start.
The
film
which
released
on
March
26,
2016
had
a
record
opening
grossing
nearly
2.34
Crores
in
its
first
day.
The
coming
days
will
predict
the
future
of
the
film
and
considering
the
response
the
film
has
received,
it
seems
like
a
super-hit
is
guaranteed.