Box-Office Analysis: Smash Hits of Ilayathalapathy VIJAY

Short Analysis

S.No	Year	Film	Status
1	1984	Vetri
2	1984	Kudumbam
3	1985	Naan Sigappu Manithan
4	1986	Vasantha Raagam
5	1987	Sattam Oru Vilayattu
6	1988	Idhu Engal Needhi
7	1992	Naalaiya Theerpu	Utter Flop
8	1993	Sendhoorapandi	Above Average
9	1994	Rasigan	Utter Flop
10	1995	Deva	Below Average
11	1995	Rajavin Parvaiyile	Utter Flop
12	1995	Vishnu	Flop
13	1995	Chandralekha	Utter Flop
14	1996	Coimbatore Maapillai	Utter Flop
15	1996	Poove Unakkaga	Block Buster Hit
16	1996	Vasantha Vasal	Above Average
17	1996	Maanbumigu Maanavan	Utter Flop
18	1996	Selva	Below Average
19	1997	Kaalamellam Kaathiruppen	Utter Flop
20	1997	Love Today	Block Buster Hit
21	1997	Once More	Above Average
22	1997	Nerrukku Ner	Above Average
23	1997	Kadhalukku Mariyadhai	Block Buster Hit
24	1998	Ninaithen Vandhai	Above Average
25	1998	Priyamudan	Block Buster Hit
26	1998	Nilaave Vaa	Below Average
27	1999	Thulladha Manamum Thullum	Block Buster Hit
28	1999	Endrendrum Kadhal	Utter Flop
29	1999	Nenjinile	Utter Flop
30	1999	Minsara Kanna	Utter Flop
31	2000	Kannukkul Nilavu	Utter Flop
32	2000	Kushi	Block Buster Hit
33	2000	Priyamaanavale	Block Buster Hit
34	2001	Friends	Block Buster Hit
35	2001	Badri	Below Average
36	2001	Shahjahan	Below Average
37	2002	Thamizhan	Utter Flop
38	2002	Youth	Flop
39	2002	Bhagavathi	Below Average
40	2003	Vaseegara	Below Average
41	2003	Puthiya Geethai	Utter Flop
42	2003	Thirumalai	Block Buster Hit
43	2004	Udhaya	Above Average
44	2004	Ghilli	Block Buster Hit
45	2004	Madhurey	Block Buster Hit
46	2005	Thirupaachi	Block Buster Hit
47	2005	Sachein	Block Buster Hit
48	2005	Sivakasi	Block Buster Hit
49	2006	Aadhi	Flop
50	2007	Pokkiri	Block Buster Hit
51	2007	Azhagiya Tamil Magan	Flop
52	2008	Kuruvi	Above Average
53	2009	Villu	Flop
54	2009	Vettaikaaran	Above Average
55	2010	Sura	Flop
56	2011	Kaavalan	Block Buster Hit
57	2011	Velayudham	Hit
58	2012	Nanban	Hit
59	2012	Thuppakki	Block Buster Super Hit
60	2013	Thalaivaa	Above Average
61	2014	Jilla	Hit
62	2014	Kaththi	Blockbuster hit
63	2015	Puli	Average
63	2016	Theri	Blockbuster
63	2017	Bairavaa	Above Average
63	2018	Mersal	Blockbuster hit

Detail Box-Office Analysis

Naalaiya Theerpu: first movie vijay aged 18 Did not do well at the Box office

Sendhoorapandi:100 DAYS 

Rasigan:150 DAYS 

Deva: 100 DAYS 

Rajavin Parvaiyile:Did not do well at the Box office

Vishnu: Did not do well at the Box office

Chandralekha: Did not do well at the Box office

Coimbatore Mappillai:Did not do well at the Box office

Poove Unakkaga:250 DAYS first All Time Blockbuster(one of the best LOVE STORY movie)

This was one of Vijay’s best films. Vijay’s career took a U-turn after the mega success of Poove Unakkaga which was a silver jubilee hit. This film, directed by the then popular director Vikraman with music by his lucky mascot SA Rajkumar, provided a big fillip to Vijay’s career which though was filled with hits, didn’t have that hit to make him a Superstar. Vijay played the mediator between two families who had a clash of religions. The children of the two neighborhood families fell in love and elope. Vijay comes and acts as the son of the eloped family, and tries to join the grandchildren of the two families who also fall in love with each other.

Vasantha Vaasal:Did not do well at the Box office 10 movie

Maanbumigu Maanavan: Did not do well at the Box office

Selva: Did not do well at the Box office

Kaalamellam Kaathiruppen: Did not do well at the Box office

Love Today: 175 DAYS All Time Blockbuster(one of the best LOVE STORY movie)

This was one of the earlier films for ‘ilayathalapathy’ Vijay. Considered a big hit due to the film’s songs and vijay’s performance, Vijay is the son of Raguvaran who is a doctor. Both father and son behave as the best of friends. Vijay falls in love with Suvalakshmi who is the daughter of a rough ‘n tough inspector (rajan p dev). Suvalakshmi’s dad comes to know of their love and vents his hatred towards Vijay. How they succeed in love forms the climax of the film.

Once More: 100 DAYS 

Nerruku Ner: 100 DAYS 

Kadhalukku Mariyadhai: 210 DAYS All Time Blockbuster(one of the best LOVE STORY movie) This film is the one which catapulted Vijay to superstardom. This film celebrated its silver jubilee run in many centers and can be called a cult film which inspired a lot of youngsters with its storyline and treatment. The idea of the lovers giving up on their love for the sake of their families found a great wide appeal among tamil movie fans. This movie was directed by Fazil with music by Isaignani Ilayaraja

Ninaithen Vandhai: 100 DAYS 

Priyamudan:100 DAYS 

Nilaave Vaa: Did not do well at the Box office 20 movie

Thulladha Manamum Thullum:175 DAYS All Time Blockbuster 

Another film is the list of Vijay’s blockbusters. This film strengthened his on screen chemistry with his lucky mascot, simran who then went on to become his most successful on screen pair. This movie was directed by Ezhil with music by SARajkumar.

Endrendrum Kadhal: Did not do well at the Box office

Nenjinile: Did not do well at the Box office

Minsara Kanna: Did not do well at the Box office

Kannukkul Nilavu: Average Grosser 25 movie 

Kushi: 175 DAYS All Time Blockbuster 

This film acted as another turning point for Vijay, who had a lean patch with films like nenjinile and minsara kanna. this film, directed by the director SJ Suryah was one of the biggest blockbusters of Vijay’s career. Also vijay was paired with Jyothika with whom he shared a great chemistry right throughout the whole film. This movie celebrated a silver jubilee run and ran for 200 days.

Priyamaanavale: 125 DAYS All Time Blockbuster 

Friends: 175 DAYS All Time Blockbuster 

This film had a multi star cast featuring Vijay, Suriya, Ramesh kanna, Vadivelu, Deivayani, etc. This film was again a mega blockbuster for vijay making it 4 hits in a row for the actor. Ajith was originally slated to play the role of Suriya, but it was vijay’s college mate Suriya (suriya studied in the same college as vijay did) who played the role of Vijay’s best friend in this movie.

Badri: 100 DAYS

Shahjahan: average Grosser 100 DAYS 30 movie

Thamizhan: average Grosser

Youth: average Grosser 100 DAYS

Bagavathi: Average Grosser

Vaseegara: Average Grosser

Pudhiya Geethai: Did not do well at the Box office

Thirumalai: 150 DAYS All Time Blockbuster( one of the best ACTION movie )

This film is another film which resurrects Vijay’s career after a series of flops like Pudhiya geethai, Vaseegara, etc. This film, produced by Kavithalaya and directed by Ramana, showcased Vijay’s dialogue delivery skills to the best value. Here, he was again paired with Jyothika, his lucky heroine who gave one of the biggest blockbusters with him, Kushi. The music by Vidyasagar was one of the main highlights of the film.

Udhaya: Did not do well at the Box office

Ghilli: 209 DAYS All Time Blockbuster 

The biggest hit film of Vijay’s career. Coming after the welcome success of ‘Thirumalai’ which was again Vijay’s turning point after a series of flops. Ghilli was the best hit of his career, directed by Dharani of Dhill and Dhool fame, Ghilli had Vijay pairing up with Trisha with whom he went on to make a smash hit pairing.

Madhurey: 150 DAYS Super HIT

Thirupaachi: 200 DAYS All Time Blockbuster 40 movie Another big blockbuster for Vijay in his long career. Directed by a newcomer Perarasu, Thirupachi went on to become a big blockbuster and reportedly broke the records of Vijay’s previous big hit Ghilli. Trisha pairs up with Vijay in this film. Also with others in this film are Mallika (autograph fame), Benjamin, Vinod (Actor Vikram’s father), etc

Sukran:Did not do well at the Box office

Sachein: 175 DAYS Super HIT 

Sukran: Did not do well at the Box office

Sivakasi: 175 DAYS All Time Blockbuster 

This film was also directed by Perarasu who directed Vijay’s previous blockbuster Thirupaachi. Though this film was not as big a hit as Thirupaachi, this film went on to become a super hit film further enhancing Vijay’s Box office power. This is the movie which collected 2 crores in a week after release in Madurai only. It purely shows the power of Ilayathalapathy.

Aadhi: Did not do well at the Box office

Pokkiri: 200+ DAYS All Time Blockbuster 

This film created a huge sensation for Vijay at the box office. After the not so successful Aathi, Vijay did not have a release at all for the rest of 2006 as he intently listened to a lot of scripts and wanted to make sure that his next film becomes a huge success. Teaming up with director-choreographer Prabudeva for the first time, this film which was a remake of the blockbuster Telugu hit by the same name, created records at the box office. Vijay was paired with Asin for the second time after Sivakaasi, with Manisharma scoring the music. The film was declared a mega blockbuster, and created new records in neighboring state Kerala for the first time for a Tamil film. 

Azhagiya Tamil Magan: Did not do well at the Box office

Kuruvi: average grosser

Villu: Did not do well at the Box office

Vettaikaaran: average grosser

Sura : Did not do well at the Box office

Kaavalan: SuperHit

Velayudham: 175 DAYS All Time Blockbuster 

Nanban: 100 DAYS All Time Blockbuster 

Thuppakki : 100 days Blockbuster. Box office collection : 150+ crores.

Thalaivaa : After a huge struggle it running successfully. Record breaking collection in Kerala.

Kaththi : Great script of ARM. It provides the awesome message to people. It also added in 100 crores club. It successfully crossed 100 days.

Puli : Average flim. But it's a different effort from Vijay.

THERI - Theri released on 14 April 2016 written and directed by Atlee and produced by Kalaipuli S. Thanu. The film features Vijay, Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Amy Jackson in the lead roles, while Mahendran, Prabhu and Raadhika Sarathkumar amongst others form an ensemble cast. Featuring music composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar and cinematography handled by George C. Williams. 100+ days Blockbuster. Nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Actor(VIJAY) – Tamil.

BAIRAVAA - Average Grosser. 

MERSAL - The film was released worldwide on 18 October 2017, coinciding with Diwali. Mersal is the  action thriller film directed by Atlee and co-written by Atlee, K. V. Vijayendra Prasad and S. Ramana Girivasan (dialogues). The film stars Vijay in triple roles with Samantha, Nithya Menen, and Kajal Aggarwal. The background score and soundtrack were composed by A. R. Rahman, while the cinematography was done by G. K. Vishnu and edited by Ruben.

Mersal  Box office (from Wikipedia)

In its first week, the film collected ₹170 crore worldwide. In 12 days, the film grossed ₹200 crore worldwide, including ₹130 crore domestically in India and ₹70 crore in overseas markets. It has become the highest-grossing film of Vijay's career, becoming his first film to join the ₹200 crore club. At the end of its third week the film has reportedly collected about ₹115.10 crore in Tamil Nadu alone, ₹15 crore in Kerala, ₹12.60 crore in Karnataka and ₹3 crore from the rest of India tallying ₹145.7 crore domestically apart from ₹74.4 crore from the overseas territories, consolidating up to ₹220.01 crore.

Vijay Blockbuster & Super Hit Films

• Poove Unakkaga (1996)
• Nerrukku Ner (1997)
• Kadhalukku Mariyadhai (1997)
  Thulladha Manamum Thullum (1999)
• Kushi (2000)
• Friends (2001)
• Thirumalai (2003)
• Ghilli (2004)
• Thirupaachi (2005)
• Sivagasi (2005)
• Pokkiri (2007)
• Nanban (2012)
• Thuppakki (2012)
• Kaththi (2014)
• Theri (2016)
• Mersal(2017)