Kollywood's hit films with a tight budget in 2015

With a record of over 100 releases this year, looks like the phrase “small is beautiful” has been diligently followed by Kollywood filmmakers. A new trend of niche films climbing hit stairs has worked tremendously. The whole concept of a script driven film and not a star driven one has emerged in Kollywood. We compile a list of all the successful films which were produced on a tight budget and were totally sold out mainly because of the storyline.

- Aarti Iyengar

Kanchana 2
Raghava Lawrence’s film Kanchana 2 turned out to be a money minting machine! The film, which was made in a budget of Rs 18 crore became a blockbuster hit with a nett profit of Rs 98 crore, reports Thehindu.com. The low budget film, which also included Raghava Lawrence’s salary, surprised everyone as it surfaced as a blockbuster. The report also stated that it was the only Tamil film dubbed in Telugu that did a good business.

Kaaka Muttai
Debutant director M Manikandan’s Tamil drama, Kaaka Muttai, collected good sum at the box office, even after being a low budget film. Produced by Dhanush and Vetrimaaran, the film was made in a budget of Rs 1 crore, reports Thehindu.com. Kaaka Muttai also garnered National awards for Best Children’s Film and Best Child Actors for Ramesh and Vignesh. As reported by IANS, with no stars, the film grossed Rs 2.4 crore at the box office in just two days.

36 Vayadhinile
Jyothika’s comeback film, 36 Vayadhinile, was very well appreciated by her fans and also at box office. The simple story of 36-year-old Vasanthi’s dream to escape from her bound clutches of old traditions, and venture out and achieve her dreams was set to empower women. The film was a remake of a Malayalam film and was very well received by the audience. With a simple script, it managed to win hearts of thousands.

Demonte Colony
Debutant director Ajay Gnanamuthu’s brave venture, Demonte Colony, starring Arulnithi panned out very well. The film which is based on the tragic life of a Portuguese businessman named De Monte who haunts a colony named after him. The film was made on a safe budget and it was well received by the audience. The year 2015 has seen a good response towards horror flicks like Kanchana 2 and Demonte Colony.

O Kadhal Kanmani
Although the film received mixed responses with its coming of age theme, it earned well at the box office. The pairing of Dulquer Salman and Nithya Menon was lauded and filmmaker Mani Ratnam’s pictography of their journey as their relationship moves a step ahead, was all in all a treat! The film’s focus on commitment feared couple’s ride as they take their relationship further and move in together was tastefully captured.