Well,
the
past
week
was
a
rather
silent
one
for
the
Malayalam
film
industry.
It
has
to
be
considered
as
the
calm
before
the
storm,
because
the
big
Christmas
releases
are
gearing
up
to
hit
the
theatres.
With
the
arrival
of
the
Christmas
releases,
the
audiences
are
expected
to
get
back
to
the
theatres
in
large
numbers
and
the
year-end-season
will
surely
be
an
exciting
one
for
Mollywood.
Past
week
didn't
witness
the
arrival
of
any
big
releases
and
movies
of
the
previous
weeks
had
an
extended
run
in
the
theatres.
Take
a
look
at
the
box
office
chart
of
the
past
week..
5.
Sathya
Sibiraj
and
Ramya
Nambeesan
starrer
Sathya,
did
hit
the
Kerala
theatres
in
the
past
week.
The
movie,
which
had
opened
to
extremely
positive
reviews
in
Tamil
Nadu
has
had
a
comparatively
slower
start
at
the
Kerala
box
office.
Box
Office
Verdict:
Below
Average
Opening
4.
Star
Wars:
The
Last
Jedi
Star
Wars:
The
Last
Jedi
was
the
major
other
language
release
of
the
past
week.
The
film
has
opened
to
some
fine
reviews
in
the
theatres
across
the
globe.
In
Kerala,
the
film
has
had
a
decent
start,
especially
in
the
city
centres.
Box
Office
Verdict:
Decent
Opening
3.
Paippin
Chuvattile
Pranayam
Neeraj
Madhav's
Paippin
Chuvattile
Pranayam
has
carved
a
place
for
its
own,
with
its
decent
run
in
the
past
3
weeks.
The
film,
which
has
a
solid
content
and
some
fine
performances,
struck
the
right
chords
with
the
audiences.
Box
Office
Verdict:
Above
Average
2.
Richie
Richie,
starring
Nivin
Pauly
in
the
lead
role
couldn't
make
the
expected
impact
at
the
Kerala
box
office.
The
film
did
lose
out
quite
a
few
centres
in
the
past
week
and
the
Tamil
versions
were
replaced
by
the
Malayalam
versions
in
many
of
the
centres.
Box
Office
Verdict:
Below
Average
1.
Punyalan
Private
Limited
Punyalan
Private
Limited
is
a
clear
winner
in
all
aspects.
The
Jayasurya
starrer
has
fetched
a
special
place
in
the
list
of
the
big
hits
of
this
year.
The
movie,
which
completed
30
days
of
run
in
the
theatres
has
fetched
above
15
Crores
at
the
Kerala
box
office.
Box
Office
Verdict:
Superhit
Matserpiece
will
inaugurate
the
big
arrival
of
the
Christmas
releases.
The
Mammootty
starrer
will
be
followed
by
Aadu
2,
Vimaanam,
Maayaanadhi
and
Aana
Alaralodalaral.