Half-Yearly Report Of Tollywood-2008

Half of 2008 is over. So it's time to release half yearly report for Tollywood. 'Krishna' proves to be block buster hit of this year that ruled box office tremendously. Brahmanadam's role stood as highlight in the film and made it a big commercial entertainer.

'Gamyam' also stands out to be a topper as it was liked by all segments of audiences. The film deserves special medal as it was made by debutant director Jagarlamudi Radha Krishna (Krish) who shot to fame instantly. The film bagged such a success that Krish got the offer to direct big hero Venkatesh successively. The budget of the film was also within in the limits and hence the appreciation is inevitable in the parameters of economics as well.

And next follows the film 'Bathukamma' although restricted to the appreciation of a small segment of AP audiences. The film was liked by Telengana audiences prominently and for the budget it incurred, it deserves commendation considering the collections.

Jalsa also proved to be a success with the collections it made. 'Bommana Brothers Chandana Sisters' stood as an average flick among mass comedy entertainers. Kantri and Parugu did average show at the end. Swagatham and Bhale Dongalu turned down at box office against to expectations. Bujjigadu could have done better at least with post-release publicity. Kalidasu got just average talk after lots of campaigning. Indeed Sushanth could make his presence felt on Tollywood screen with his hard work. Now the film 'Ready' is running well and the fresh trade reports say it is another block buster 'Hit' in this year.

Out of about 60 films released till now this year, not even 10 films could prove to be hits.

'Pandurangadu', the much expected devotional film bagged criticism by audiences stating 'eroticism dominated devotion'. Even the collections are not up to the expectations. Neelakanta's Mister Medhavi could get some good talk but the collections didn't match the expectations. Biggest experimental failures are RP Patnaik's 'Andamaina Mansulo', MS Raju's remake flick 'Vaana', Jonnaviththula's 'Somberi' and Marudhuri Raja's 'Adhyaksha'. And the biggest disappointment of this year is 'Okka Magadu'.

Film	Status
Apadamokkulavaadu	Flop
Okka Magadu	Flop
Krishna	Hit
Pourudu	Average
Vaana	Flop
Swagatham	Flop
Mister Medhavi	Flop
Krishnarjuna	Flop
Sudarakanda	Flop
Visakha Express	Flop
Ontari	Average
Andamaina Mansulo	Flop
Idi Sangathi	Flop
Nee Sukhame Ne Korukunna	Flop
Bathukamma	Hit
Gamyam	Hit
Mangatayaru Tiffin Center	Flop
Nagaram	Flop
Bhadradri	Flop
Atadista	Flop
Jalsa	Hit
Somberi	Flop
Adhyaksha	Flop
Premabhishekam	Flop
Gita	Flop
Bhale Dongalu	Flop
Kalidasu	Average
Bommana Brothers Chandana Sisters	Average
Michael Madana Kamaraju	Flop
Donga Sachchinollu	Flop
Parugu	Average
Kantri	Average
Bujjigadu	Average
Paardhu	Flop
Pandurangadu	Hit
Dasavataram	Hit
Ready	Hit
Victory	-yet to be declared-
Gorintaku	-yet to be declare