‘I’ led the way.
By Dileep Thekkethil
Over the years, the Tamil movie industry has given a hand-full of good movies that broke records, but what makes the Tamil film industry thrive is the conviction of technicians and artists that ‘records are made to be broken’.
Here is the list of top 5 highest grossing Tamil movies of 2015-2016.
I (2015)
“I” was a romantic thriller film written and directed by Shankar and co-written by Subha. Tamil actor Vikram who played the lead role of a bodybuilder turned model, stunned the audience with a prosthetic makeover. The $15 million budget movie made a gross collection of $33 million after releasing in 3,705 theaters. According to Indian Movie Stat website, the movie got a domestic collection of ₹183 crores and an overseas collection of ₹58 cores.
Vedalam
Vedalam was an action packed family movie directed by Siva with Ajith Kumar and Shruti Hassan in leading roles. The movie tells the story of a goon played by Ajith who helps one of his victims played by Lakshmi Menon to hone her artistic skills. The movie was made on a budget of $9.1 million but went on to get $19 million at the box office. The movie was released in over 1,300 theaters and earned a Gross Profit Margin of 36.72 %.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJ1SVquQzd4
Kanchana 2
Kanchana 2 was a sequel to the 2011 Tamil comedy horror film directed, written and produced by Raghava Lawrence who also appeared in the lead role. The movie begins with a couple visiting a friend’s home for dinner but finds the hosts missing and home haunted. The movie cost $2.5 million and in return fetched Lawrence $18 million, making a 43.97% gross profit margin.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CiGNejCKTo
Thani Oruvan
Thani Oruvan was an action thriller film directed by Mohan Raja and written by Subha. T with Jayam Ravi and Aravind Samy in lead roles. The movie tells the story of a police officer who is on the hunt of an elite criminal who unknowing chases him, thwarting all his plans. The $3 million movie went on to become the biggest blockbusters of 2015 getting $16 million at the box office. Its gross profit margin crossed 47% making Thani Oruvan the most successful Tamil movie of the year.
Theri
Theri is Tamil action film written and directed by Atlee with Vijay in the lead role. The movie has Samantha playing opposite to Vijay. The film had a worldwide release on April 14, 2016 over 1,670 theaters. The $15 million movies earned a box office collection of $18 million within 13 days after the release.
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Oops! Theri released in 2016 and the post mentioned top grosser 2015?