Pongal is always known for big releases. Businessman, Bodyguard are the movies which released this year. There has been atleast one movie scoring a big hit in last 10 years for this festival. We present you with those movies which rocked Pongal.Mirapakay (2011)
This Ravi Teja, Richa and Deeksha Seth starrer competed with four other films in 2011 and emerged as the winner. Directed by Harish Shankar, the film had Ravi Teja as an undercover cop who joins a college for an operation. A laugh riot with adequate action and romance, the film had all the right ingredients to hook the audience throughout the film. Thaman’s music also worked a lot in favour of the film.
Adhurs (2010)
Adhurs starring Tarak, Nayanthara and Sheela in lead roles released amidst high drama in 2010. Telangana Rashtra Samithi had threatened to stop the screening of the film in several districts across Telangana; however, that didn’t stop the film from becoming one of the top grossers of 2010. Nobody forgets NTR's performance in Chary role.
Arundhati (2009)
The film that made Anushka a star, Arundhati shattered several box office records in 2009 before Magadheera released. The film proved to be the box-office king and raked in a share of close to 35 crore. Considering that only Anushka and Sonu Sood played lead roles in the film, it was nothing short of a miracle. It swept the Nandi Awards that year and Anushka won every possible award for her power-packed performance.
Krishna (2008)
The film resurrected Ravi Teja and VV Vinayak’s careers when both of them were going through a brief slump. It was the first time Ravi Teja and Vinayak had teamed up for a film. Ravi Teja and Brahmanandam’s combination clicked so well that the audience couldn’t stop raving about the comedy and Trisha’s presence helped the film to become a huge hit.
Desamuduru (2007)
Allu Arjun showed off his six-pack for the first time in Desamuduru, which inspired a lot more actors in the film industry to follow suit. Puri Jagannadh, who was on a high after the success of Pokiri, directed the film and Hansika made her debut in Telugu cinema in this action drama. It still remains as one of the biggest hits ever in Allu Arjun’s career.
Lakshmi (2006)
Venkatesh, Nayanthara and Charmee starrer Lakshmi was a box-office winner in January 2006. After a long time, Venkatesh was seen in an action-packed film and it worked quite well with the audience. Apart from Lakshmi, another film named Devadasu went on to be a huge hit after a slow start. Ram and Ileana made their debut in this film directed by YVS Chowdary and it didn’t take too long for both Ram and Ileana to establish themselves as bankable stars in the Telugu film industry.
Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana (2005)
Siddharth and Trisha made waves at the box-office in 2005 with Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana, which released on the same day as Naa Alludu. Loosely inspired from Maine Pyar Kiya, Prabhu Deva made his debut as a director with this film and it even won the Filmfare Award for Best Film that year. All the songs were chartbusters and there were instances of people watching the film at least five times to watch Siddharth and Trisha’s dazzling on-screen chemistry.
Varsham (2004)
Two years after making his debut, Prabhas turned out to be a heartthrob with this film, which was directed by Shoban. It was also Trisha’s first big-ticket film in Telugu and her performance got her rave reviews. Devi Sri Prasad’s music was an instant chartbuster and the rest, as they say, is history.
Okkadu (2003)
Okkadu turned out to be an instant classic when it released in January 2003. After a string of flops, both Mahesh Babu and Gunasekhar made a comeback in style and how! Bhumika’s restrained performance, Prakash Raj’s villainy, dialogues and screenplay were almost perfect. The film is still rated among the best Telugu films made in the past 10 years and it’s not without a reason.
Nuvvu Leka Nenu Lenu (2002)
Nuvvu Leka Nenu Lenu starring Tarun and Aarthi Agarwal beat other biggies like Naga and Takkari Donga in January, 2002 much to the surprise of trade analysts. The film had the right mix of romance, comedy and family drama and Tarun scored a hit after two years of Nuvve Kavali’s release.
Trivia: Trisha is part of three of above ten movies. She has Bodyguard this year which is competing with Businessman. It seems she has another Pongal winner with Bodyguard. Bodyguard seems to be getting good response. It's expected that family audience prefers Bodyguard to Businessman. Stay tuned for the review in an hour.
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