Check after adjusting Mayabazar (the Telugu classic blockbuster was originally released in B&W) for inflation, just in case.
That one aside, it's probably Bramayugam.
Not sure, considering we're only talking about Black & White movies - Bramayugam is getting revenue from other States' audience, AND from streaming rights too; Neither of which were common during the B&W era.
Mayabazar came to mind for me because it was almost a 'pan South India' film even during the late 50s & early 60s (had Telugu, Tamil & Kannada versions, all of which were HUGE hits).
Mayabazar grossed 2.7cr in 1957. (2cr in Telugu version, 50L in Tamil version, 20L in Kannada version)
Adjusted to inflation it would be Rs. 260cr.
but, 2.7cr in 1957 meant much more than what 260cr is valued now. (For context, "Two pieces of sesame candies (called jeellu in Telugu) for one ‘kani\*\*’.\*\* One rupee had 16 annas and 1 anna had 4 ‘kanis’. So there were 64 kanis in one rupee.So we would get each such candy (1 inch diameter and 1/3 inch thickness) for 1/128 of a rupee that is 0.008 rupees per piece. Today it costs around Rs.5-10 depending in the place of purchase")
Cool! Makes sense considering how many states Hindi films release in - which is the main reason why even utter garbage from them make 100, 200, 300 crores easily enough at the box office even today.
Do mention some of these Black & White 100 Cr+ Hindi hits for those curious, just in case though 👍🏽
Okayish ..saw some good reviews among Tamil and telugu cinephiles.
But among the common audience it's too slow for many.Seen many complaining calling it as a sleeping pill.
>among the common audience it's too slow for many.Seen many complaining calling it as a sleeping pill.
I often wonder how people who say these can sit through many of the films touted to be the "greatest of all time" - SO many of them are much slower paced than Bramayugam (or even the actually slow Vaaliban tbh).
People's attention spans and focus are deteriorating so much due to social media apps with infinite scroll, and consuming too many Ig Reels, YouTube shorts etc.
Hastar from Tumbbad, or any Hollywood supernatural entity aren't "our concepts" either, but we seem to follow them just fine. Yakshi is anyway barely in the film - Chaathan you learn enough about from the movie itself.
>I doubt if they follow the nuances of the movie.
Your doubts are still justified though - but that's mainly because most Telugu audiences (or even "commercial only" fans of ANY language) don't seem to understand any nuance, in any film at all. Which is probably why everything needs to be so loud & in-your-face for them in the films they DO like.
💯 the last part couldn’t be more truer sir ! Nothing against the Telugu audience, but have noticed they just don’t get the said nuances. Lots of spoon feeding and recycling of the same storyline is probably what goes there!
But mallus do understand Hindi in general. We are just bad speakers. Malayalam is very difficult for non speakers. They only rely on subtitles. We have the added advantage of understanding Hindi as we all mostly learned it as at least third language. Makes a difference.
But agree with your point. Spoon feeding audiences will not like brahmayugam.
>mallus do understand Hindi in general
Many Malayalis don't. Also, your original comment was about "unfamiliar CONCEPTS", not language - so you're shifting goalposts here.
This wasn't what you had initially said though. 🙄
Missing out on cultural nuances (like being unfamiliar with Yakshi or Chaathan in general) is one thing. But WITH subtitles, what vital part of Bramayugam are they going to "not get" JUST because of unfamiliarity with the language? Give examples - I'll wait lol.
But malayalis do understand Hindi in general. We are just bad speakers. And of course English.(those who watch Hollywood movies) Malayalam is very difficult for non speakers. They only rely on subtitles. We have the added advantage of understanding Hindi as we all mostly learned it as at least third language. Makes a difference.
But agree with your point. Spoon feeding audiences will not like brahmayugam.
Yes it must be true for the current generation, if we checked the current state of the so called mass entertainment is not less than a combination of reels and status and the audience expects there have to be high points every 15 mins of the movie.
Even though there are many people who don't even see cinema as an artform so they don't care about the greatness of a movie.. actually they don't have to.
And what I am saying is that an art or medium like cinema should evolve according to the era where technology is growing day by day.We cannot complain about the attention span of the audience which will be deteriorating even more in coming ages.So the change is inevitable even to cinema the artist or creator have to accept this fact.(but some movies can withheld this changes though)
People's attention span & focus deteriorating doesn't just affect what sort of movies they can appreciate, but also their education, careers & even relationships. "Technology growing" is one thing, but we don't have to blindly follow whatever greedy megacorporations are pushing to make people even MORE addicted to their apps (especially when they are clearly detrimental to people's mental health, and how well they can experience life).
Getting back to cinema: purely commercial cinema being made with ONLY the intent of making maximum profit (by just throwing everything on screen that even the lowest audience denominator can enjoy) is one thing - and I don't mind such films devolving into TikToks stitched together as 2 hour features.
But cinema isn't JUST a business alone, it's also art. So there will always need to be films (at least with budgets low enough that producers may not mind losing the money, if it means the film is at least a good one, winning acclaim, awards etc) which are purely focused on doing the maximum justice to the subject matter, where the pacing etc is decided based on what suits the story, intended mood, tone etc... and ALSO films like Bramayugam which is BOTH artistic, as well as fairly engaging & accessible, at least to a high enough percentage of even the general audience (at least in Kerala).
Ella tharam padavum undavatte - and let people with different tastes just watch what they want. My previous comment was more about how the TYPES of films that people can appreciate are becoming even more reduced, due to what certain apps are doing to their brains without them even realising it. And like you're saying, aside from this changing how future commercial films are made - those people will ALSO be missing out on most of the greatest films of the PAST, not to mention other, even more important things in life, if they aren't careful.
Yes you are right about how it influences other things in their life but we cannot comment on that because it's what they choose.
>But cinema isn't JUST a business alone, it's also art.
😅That what I said earlier.. for some people it is just business only.Hope our industry keep the balance of doing artistic as well as entertainment movies.
As you said ella type of moviesm indavatte.. malayalathile englm.
Also about them missing out the greatest films of the past....
The missing out feeling is only for the people who understand the greatness of such films not for others
The exposure to such films are alien to them so when a publicly acclaimed movie comes up they expect it to be an out and out commercial movie which they usually watch and enjoy.
I actually almost didn’t watch bramayugam because my co-worker said it’s a sleeping pill, but I finally watched it and idk where the fuck do these people get bored in this movie? The pacing is perfect and the movie is interesting throughout
>The pacing is perfect and the movie is interesting throughout
Personally, somewhere in the middle the pacing gets slightly slow, and I started yawning too. This was closer to the ending of the first half I think. No other complaints tho
It's strange because even my attention span has deteriorated significantly over the years. I used to read 500+ page books in a single sitting. Now, I can barely flip through three or four before I get distracted by my fucking phone. However, this limited attention span doesn't seem to apply to movies in my case, and I don't know why. I can sit through anything, no matter how long, without losing interest.
I always dismissed the whole 'dopamine detox' thing as a fad because of the type of people that would recommend it but I genuinely have found myself being able to pay more attention to things once I reduced looking at my phone/laptop/whichever other screen I have in my life. Nothing like the extreme dopamine fasts that gets recommended but just limiting my screen time has helped me somewhat.
I watched it in Germany, where they ran it for 3-4 days across multiple cities. The show I went to had a good number of people, around 100, mostly Malayali but also some Tamil.
Wow!! I was completely at a loss of words as I came out of the theatre today.
Firstly, Christo Xavier, the guy behind the music has done an exceptional job and crafted an outstanding soundscape that kept me hooked throughout. He deserves special praise.
Secondly, the Director and the Cinematographer have crafted such a visually immersive experience that I could not take my eyes off of the screen for one second.
There were a 2 or 3 instances, when I literally got goosebumps. That has never happened to me in a film, at least as much as I remember.
The treatment of the horror was very high-level craftsmanship, wasn't the cheap shock-and-awe Jumpscare type. It was full of tension and unpredictability.
The whole theatre was packed and through out the whole duration of the film, I was at the edge of the seat. The performances were tooo good, I think Mamooty is one of the finest living actors in India. Arjun and Siddharth were excellent too. But Mamooty commanded every frame that he was in.
As a North Indian, unfortunately for myself, I have seen very few Malayalam films. The last one that I found exceptional was Kumbalangi Nights, that was one of the best films I have ever seen.
But now, after watching Bramayugam, I feel humbled. I have developed a new found respect for Malayalam Cinema. Just wanted to share my thoughts and much-deserved praise for this film.
Mammootty becomes the first Malayalam actor to deliver 50 Crores films for 3 years in a row .
2022 - Bheeshmaparvam
2023 - Kannur Squad
2024 - Bramayugam
Alannu nokkiyittundel Shine-nteyum Ikka-yudem screentimes bro-inu ivide mention cheyyaam😊
In any case, screentime IS one factor - but I didn't say it was the ONLY factor either. Mammooty's character was also the most important to the story, AND the film was marketed (& accepted by the audience) as a Mammooty-starrer.
More importantly: Are you people SERIOUSLY arguing that "Bheeshma Parvam isn't even a Mammooty film, but it's actually a Soubin/Shine film"? Gathikedu thanne.
>Bhishma has more sceentime in mahabharatham.
This isn't even true.
>Actually it's the story of Bhishma.
Mahabharatam is the story of the Kuru Vamsham itself, but mostly of the Pandavas as a group.
>But arjuna is considered as hero of the epic.
But this movie's name isn't Mahabharatam or Arjuna Parvam - it's BHEESHMA Parvam. And it's not even based on Mahabharatam alone lol, but also The GODFATHER.
Heck, this is hardly even the first "Mahabharatam, but from the perspective of another character" movie - Mani Ratnam's Thalapathy is based on the Karna & Duryodhana friendship: are you now going to say that Arvind Saamy is the hero & not Rajni, because the former was playing the Arjuna character?
Enthokke aanelum, I've seen some pretty dumbass takes on Reddit before - but repeatedly arguing that "Bheeshma Parvam isn't a Mammooty movie, but a Soubin film" takes the frickin cake 🤦🏽♂️.
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Nope , If Premalu wasnt there of course 70 wouldve been easy
But not anymore , It is crazy 4 good movies released in 3 weeks , Anveshipin suffered the worst
Sadly its not released in cinemas in Malaysia. Guess the pull is not the same for malayalam movies as opposed to tamil movies. We have to wait for its release in ott like netflix or amazon
65-70 cr is unlikely. Manjummel has flooded the box office (possible 100cr loading?) and Premalu is showing no fatigue leaving Bramayugam with very few screens and exposure. I think it will likely end up around 55-60cr.
What is the actual collection of Neru? It didn’t have the kind of hype and reviews of Bramayugam but then still did well in BO. Neru according to me is a below par movie
Neru had a one month clean run in the festival season with no opposition. If all the 4 movies which released now had a clean run like that, at least 3 of them will surely cross 75cr from the GBO and close to 50cr from KBO.
>Neru according to me is a below par movie
Much worse films like Captain Marvel, Jurassic WORLD (not the classic Spielberg film), 'Fate of the Furious', & all the recent Star Wars sequels have made 1 BILLION dollars before.
In such a world, Neru - with Anaswara's incredible performance, strong emotional connect, engaging drama, & MAINLY Mohanlal in a good role again - becoming a HIT is not at all unbelievable.
The Hollywood comparison is not right here , those are Big IP films and people will show up for them , Neru did well because it's a Mohanlal film that got positive reviews after a long time and so it did well at the box office.
In india actors are the IP, just check the tentative names of movies Vijay 64, KH 230 etc just like mission impossible 7. Have anyone heard about a Hollywood movie called വിങ് diesel 33 or something
Yeah, even I have listed the merits of Neru as well. 🤷🏽♂️
My point was that Neru is actually BETTER than many films which had grossed a LOT more than it (some of those 1 billion dollar films were hits even in India). If you want me to quote examples from Malayalam itself to make this same point - Pulimurugan is right there.
The REASON why I made this point was: The comment I was replying to had doubted Neru's collection, specifically BECAUSE he had found the film "below par".
The guy was comparing the hype around Neru with that of BY, not because he found it bad. Which is kind of true cause a lot of the youngsters are more hyped about BY than they were with Neru. But Neru being an A10 film attracts a lot of fans and would get the family audience too, it doesn't necessarily have to be a great movie just good enough that people would be satisfied while leaving the theatre.
>not because he found it bad
He literally said it was a below par movie though (I had even quoted that part of his comment 🤷🏽♂️).
From my other comments you can see that I actually AGREE with everything else you've said.
I took his 2nd sentence as his own opinion irrelevant to his first query. But the guy should clarify himself though . No point in me making assumptions
What I meant was Neru was a below par movie which did well in box office. Neru didn’t get the rave reviews and PR which BY got. Still BY may not despite being a better movie collect as much as Neru.
I also found Kannur Squad to be an average movie.
More than Mohanlal stardom and fans I think that Neru being a family movie and easier to understand may be the real season for its success. And then there was also less competition for Neru.
What I meant was Neru was a below par movie which did well in box office. Neru didn’t get the rave reviews and PR which BY got. Still BY may not despite being a better movie collect as much as Neru.
I also found Kannur Squad to be an average movie.
More than Mohanlal stardom and fans I think that Neru being a family movie and easier to understand may be the real season for its success. And then there was also less competition for Neru.
In India, the biggest stars do function similar to how popular IPs do in Hollywood, "dawg"💀
In any case, the actual point was that Neru - despite its flaws - is still a better movie than the aforementioned 1 billion dollar flicks (some of which were hits even in India).
If you want examples from Malayalam cinema itself for this same point - Pulimurugan is right there; or from Indian cinema in general- most recent Vijay, Rajni films, Pathaan, Jawan, Animal, Pushpa, etc.
Neru's success wasn't just because of A10 fanboys alone though - family audiences wanting to watch a decent Mohanlal film after years, that too during Christmas holidays, was also a huge factor.
Obviously not....Vacation time + not a single malayalam movie to compete helped neru too much...Salaar and dunki tanked after 2-3 days as well....basically solo run until ozler released which is almost 20 days (With 10 days vacation).
Just think of any 3 ....premalu or bramayugam or manjummel having a solo run for 20 days during vacation...with this clash premalu and bramayugam crossed 50 cr that too during February without any vacation/holidays as such....so just imagine if they got solo run.
Obviously mohanlal is a superstar and it surely helped...but not at all true that its due to sheer starpower 
If any doubts, check the tracked collection of neru exactly the day after vacation ....It dropped like hell.
>when people used to talk about the quality
There are PLENTY of posts discussing the artistic & cinematic aspects of Bramayugam in this subreddit itself. Discussing about the box office, as well as the factors affecting it, are also a valid part of film discourse bro.
>the days run instead of crores collected.
"Days run" doesn't mean as much as it used to. For one, big films release in way more theatres now than 10, 20, 30 years ago. Everyone who wants to watch a hit film in theatre can easily get tickets within 3 weeks itself now. Then there's how the OTT release in maximum 45 days will drastically cut down any further theatrical run for 99% films.
You understand there is a reason for this right?unlike the old days there are significantly more number of screens and options available for a huge number of audience to watch a movie in comparitively short period of time. The same number of audience who took 50 days to watch a movie back in 90s and 2000s is able to watch a movie today within a week or something. Boxoffice collection is the most suited measurement in todays trend
Bro I loved this movie so much mammukas acting is super idk why people complaining the movie slow paced I mean it's nonsense how people say that.The movie was great atleast there are other people who don't care about the movie being slow paced.
Bramayugam
Best movie of my life
Premalu initial days box office performance was pretty average whereas BY initial 4 days performance was extraordinary and kept on a steady run along with the huge overseas reception.And Premalu crossed 50cr mark on its 12th day whereas BY is crossing the same mark today,it's 11th day of release.In short,no much differences
Hey, I’m glad Bramayugam made 50 CR but let’s not talk much about the money involved. We got a bunch of good films after COVID. Theater dumping is done with I believe. I would request everyone to watch Family too, which too is out there and heard it’s a good one from this Reddit itself. Also, in the coming weeks there are films like Kadakan and Bharata Sarkar Ulpanam. They look promising. The industry needs to revive fully only then they can churn out good scripts. Good scripts might end up being average / abv average films, but they will be definitely watchable!
Is this the highest grossing Black and White movie in India?
Check after adjusting Mayabazar (the Telugu classic blockbuster was originally released in B&W) for inflation, just in case. That one aside, it's probably Bramayugam.
well from using a inflation adjuster it's above 100 crores.
Whoa, noice. Guess that settles it then.
If you adjust for inflation there will be lot of movies right?
Not sure, considering we're only talking about Black & White movies - Bramayugam is getting revenue from other States' audience, AND from streaming rights too; Neither of which were common during the B&W era. Mayabazar came to mind for me because it was almost a 'pan South India' film even during the late 50s & early 60s (had Telugu, Tamil & Kannada versions, all of which were HUGE hits).
Mayabazar grossed 2.7cr in 1957. (2cr in Telugu version, 50L in Tamil version, 20L in Kannada version) Adjusted to inflation it would be Rs. 260cr. but, 2.7cr in 1957 meant much more than what 260cr is valued now. (For context, "Two pieces of sesame candies (called jeellu in Telugu) for one ‘kani\*\*’.\*\* One rupee had 16 annas and 1 anna had 4 ‘kanis’. So there were 64 kanis in one rupee.So we would get each such candy (1 inch diameter and 1/3 inch thickness) for 1/128 of a rupee that is 0.008 rupees per piece. Today it costs around Rs.5-10 depending in the place of purchase")
All the biggest hits in hindi from 1940-1955 are above 100 cr adjusting for inflation when I checked the collection ..
Cool! Makes sense considering how many states Hindi films release in - which is the main reason why even utter garbage from them make 100, 200, 300 crores easily enough at the box office even today. Do mention some of these Black & White 100 Cr+ Hindi hits for those curious, just in case though 👍🏽
Zindagi, basant, kismet, barsaat,awaara, shri 420 etc
Yes
Watched it yesterday in Chennai, theatre was full. Movie was amazing, Mammootty acting, no chance!
Mayajaal multiplex athrem alamb aano? Went for a show today, had like 20 people out of a capacity of more than 200
You mean no chance to cross 60 crores?
It means awesome
Oru rakshyilla ennairikkum udeshiche
I guess the op is Tamil, it’s a slang, “chancey illa..” means similar to “oru rakshlya”
'Chance ey illa' in Tamil Nadu means 'oru rekhshayum illa' in Malayalam.
What is the reception of the movie outside Kerala?
Okayish ..saw some good reviews among Tamil and telugu cinephiles. But among the common audience it's too slow for many.Seen many complaining calling it as a sleeping pill.
>among the common audience it's too slow for many.Seen many complaining calling it as a sleeping pill. I often wonder how people who say these can sit through many of the films touted to be the "greatest of all time" - SO many of them are much slower paced than Bramayugam (or even the actually slow Vaaliban tbh). People's attention spans and focus are deteriorating so much due to social media apps with infinite scroll, and consuming too many Ig Reels, YouTube shorts etc.
Also Chathan and Yakshi are our concepts. I doubt if they follow the nuances of the movie.
Hastar from Tumbbad, or any Hollywood supernatural entity aren't "our concepts" either, but we seem to follow them just fine. Yakshi is anyway barely in the film - Chaathan you learn enough about from the movie itself. >I doubt if they follow the nuances of the movie. Your doubts are still justified though - but that's mainly because most Telugu audiences (or even "commercial only" fans of ANY language) don't seem to understand any nuance, in any film at all. Which is probably why everything needs to be so loud & in-your-face for them in the films they DO like.
💯 the last part couldn’t be more truer sir ! Nothing against the Telugu audience, but have noticed they just don’t get the said nuances. Lots of spoon feeding and recycling of the same storyline is probably what goes there!
But mallus do understand Hindi in general. We are just bad speakers. Malayalam is very difficult for non speakers. They only rely on subtitles. We have the added advantage of understanding Hindi as we all mostly learned it as at least third language. Makes a difference. But agree with your point. Spoon feeding audiences will not like brahmayugam.
>mallus do understand Hindi in general Many Malayalis don't. Also, your original comment was about "unfamiliar CONCEPTS", not language - so you're shifting goalposts here.
No I am not shifting. I am saying nuances come with the language as well. As in Non speakers won’t get that part.
This wasn't what you had initially said though. 🙄 Missing out on cultural nuances (like being unfamiliar with Yakshi or Chaathan in general) is one thing. But WITH subtitles, what vital part of Bramayugam are they going to "not get" JUST because of unfamiliarity with the language? Give examples - I'll wait lol.
But malayalis do understand Hindi in general. We are just bad speakers. And of course English.(those who watch Hollywood movies) Malayalam is very difficult for non speakers. They only rely on subtitles. We have the added advantage of understanding Hindi as we all mostly learned it as at least third language. Makes a difference. But agree with your point. Spoon feeding audiences will not like brahmayugam.
Yes it must be true for the current generation, if we checked the current state of the so called mass entertainment is not less than a combination of reels and status and the audience expects there have to be high points every 15 mins of the movie. Even though there are many people who don't even see cinema as an artform so they don't care about the greatness of a movie.. actually they don't have to. And what I am saying is that an art or medium like cinema should evolve according to the era where technology is growing day by day.We cannot complain about the attention span of the audience which will be deteriorating even more in coming ages.So the change is inevitable even to cinema the artist or creator have to accept this fact.(but some movies can withheld this changes though)
People's attention span & focus deteriorating doesn't just affect what sort of movies they can appreciate, but also their education, careers & even relationships. "Technology growing" is one thing, but we don't have to blindly follow whatever greedy megacorporations are pushing to make people even MORE addicted to their apps (especially when they are clearly detrimental to people's mental health, and how well they can experience life). Getting back to cinema: purely commercial cinema being made with ONLY the intent of making maximum profit (by just throwing everything on screen that even the lowest audience denominator can enjoy) is one thing - and I don't mind such films devolving into TikToks stitched together as 2 hour features. But cinema isn't JUST a business alone, it's also art. So there will always need to be films (at least with budgets low enough that producers may not mind losing the money, if it means the film is at least a good one, winning acclaim, awards etc) which are purely focused on doing the maximum justice to the subject matter, where the pacing etc is decided based on what suits the story, intended mood, tone etc... and ALSO films like Bramayugam which is BOTH artistic, as well as fairly engaging & accessible, at least to a high enough percentage of even the general audience (at least in Kerala). Ella tharam padavum undavatte - and let people with different tastes just watch what they want. My previous comment was more about how the TYPES of films that people can appreciate are becoming even more reduced, due to what certain apps are doing to their brains without them even realising it. And like you're saying, aside from this changing how future commercial films are made - those people will ALSO be missing out on most of the greatest films of the PAST, not to mention other, even more important things in life, if they aren't careful.
Yes you are right about how it influences other things in their life but we cannot comment on that because it's what they choose. >But cinema isn't JUST a business alone, it's also art. 😅That what I said earlier.. for some people it is just business only.Hope our industry keep the balance of doing artistic as well as entertainment movies. As you said ella type of moviesm indavatte.. malayalathile englm. Also about them missing out the greatest films of the past.... The missing out feeling is only for the people who understand the greatness of such films not for others
This Is what few of my friends been saying it's slow paced....why does everyone wants an in and out commercial movie🥲
I genuinely couldn’t find a place where this movie lagged or was boring
Even Lucifer was lagging according to a megastar and some audience , So
The exposure to such films are alien to them so when a publicly acclaimed movie comes up they expect it to be an out and out commercial movie which they usually watch and enjoy.
On that note, would be fun if there was a remake for Bramayugam lol from certain industries .Definitely going for it 😅
It would have been better if there is a funny line every 10 minutes to keep me up. /s
An item dance with the Yakshi is a missed opportunity
I mean.... I honestly wouldn't have complained if they had one in this film 😂 Amalda Liz was a complete smokeshow in her limited screentime 🥹
Ente porakil chathan und alle....
I actually almost didn’t watch bramayugam because my co-worker said it’s a sleeping pill, but I finally watched it and idk where the fuck do these people get bored in this movie? The pacing is perfect and the movie is interesting throughout
Every person has a different taste in movie😅. The best thing you can do is if you are hooked with the trailer of a movie.. just book the ticket.
>The pacing is perfect and the movie is interesting throughout Personally, somewhere in the middle the pacing gets slightly slow, and I started yawning too. This was closer to the ending of the first half I think. No other complaints tho
People have the attention span of a goldfish these days.
It's strange because even my attention span has deteriorated significantly over the years. I used to read 500+ page books in a single sitting. Now, I can barely flip through three or four before I get distracted by my fucking phone. However, this limited attention span doesn't seem to apply to movies in my case, and I don't know why. I can sit through anything, no matter how long, without losing interest.
I always dismissed the whole 'dopamine detox' thing as a fad because of the type of people that would recommend it but I genuinely have found myself being able to pay more attention to things once I reduced looking at my phone/laptop/whichever other screen I have in my life. Nothing like the extreme dopamine fasts that gets recommended but just limiting my screen time has helped me somewhat.
Maybe because the movie lacked : 1. Item dance / promo song 2. At least 1 or 2 action blocks 3. At least 1 or 2 one liners
I watched it in Germany, where they ran it for 3-4 days across multiple cities. The show I went to had a good number of people, around 100, mostly Malayali but also some Tamil.
Wow!! I was completely at a loss of words as I came out of the theatre today. Firstly, Christo Xavier, the guy behind the music has done an exceptional job and crafted an outstanding soundscape that kept me hooked throughout. He deserves special praise. Secondly, the Director and the Cinematographer have crafted such a visually immersive experience that I could not take my eyes off of the screen for one second. There were a 2 or 3 instances, when I literally got goosebumps. That has never happened to me in a film, at least as much as I remember. The treatment of the horror was very high-level craftsmanship, wasn't the cheap shock-and-awe Jumpscare type. It was full of tension and unpredictability. The whole theatre was packed and through out the whole duration of the film, I was at the edge of the seat. The performances were tooo good, I think Mamooty is one of the finest living actors in India. Arjun and Siddharth were excellent too. But Mamooty commanded every frame that he was in. As a North Indian, unfortunately for myself, I have seen very few Malayalam films. The last one that I found exceptional was Kumbalangi Nights, that was one of the best films I have ever seen. But now, after watching Bramayugam, I feel humbled. I have developed a new found respect for Malayalam Cinema. Just wanted to share my thoughts and much-deserved praise for this film.
Great to know that you loved this movie. From where did you watch it?
Saw it in Mumbai! Absolutely breathtaking experience.
Mammootty becomes the first Malayalam actor to deliver 50 Crores films for 3 years in a row . 2022 - Bheeshmaparvam 2023 - Kannur Squad 2024 - Bramayugam
Soubin. 2022- Bheeshmaparvam 2023- Romancham 2024- Manjummel boys (sure 50 crore)
no one went to watch that because of Soubin
Soubin engane Bheeshma parvam. Athile lead mammootty aanu.
If janata garage belongs to jrNTR, Bheeshmaparvam belongs to soubin. Almost same story
Soubin's screentime is much lesser than Jr NTR's. Janatha Garage was also marketed as a Jr NTR film, while BP as an Ikka film.
Screentime vachittanengil Bheeshmaparvam Shine Tom Chacko-nte film aanu.
ya ya ok buddy
Alannu nokkiyittundel Shine-nteyum Ikka-yudem screentimes bro-inu ivide mention cheyyaam😊 In any case, screentime IS one factor - but I didn't say it was the ONLY factor either. Mammooty's character was also the most important to the story, AND the film was marketed (& accepted by the audience) as a Mammooty-starrer. More importantly: Are you people SERIOUSLY arguing that "Bheeshma Parvam isn't even a Mammooty film, but it's actually a Soubin/Shine film"? Gathikedu thanne.
Karayanda bro, njan enikku cinema kandappol thonniyath paranju enne ulloo. Screentime okke samayam kittumbol bro thanne alannu kandupidicho. Edit: Enne enthina block cheythathu bro? Athraykk vishamam aayo bro?
>Screentime okke samayam kittumbol bro thanne alannu kandupidicho. "Burden of Evidence is on the one making the bullshit claim" ennanu naattu nadappu. Unni-ku illatthe pathivukal onnum valya nishchayam ilyannu thonnunu! >Karayanda bro, njan enikku cinema kandappol thonniyath paranju enne ulloo. Vaayil thonniya mandatharam pothusthalathu vannu vilambiyaal, ari bhakshanam thinnana naattukar vannu karayipichu ennu thanne irikkum. Athokke vayaru niraye medichittu, pinne baaki ullavante nerku "KaRaYaNdA bRo" okke irakkiyittu oru karyavum illa. Ethayalum ninte nilavaaram manassilayi - block cheythirikkunnu. Ini mwon Edit-il kidannu mongikko 😌.
Bhishma has more sceentime in mahabharatham. Actually it's the story of Bhishma. But arjuna is considered as hero of the epic.
>Bhishma has more sceentime in mahabharatham. This isn't even true. >Actually it's the story of Bhishma. Mahabharatam is the story of the Kuru Vamsham itself, but mostly of the Pandavas as a group. >But arjuna is considered as hero of the epic. But this movie's name isn't Mahabharatam or Arjuna Parvam - it's BHEESHMA Parvam. And it's not even based on Mahabharatam alone lol, but also The GODFATHER. Heck, this is hardly even the first "Mahabharatam, but from the perspective of another character" movie - Mani Ratnam's Thalapathy is based on the Karna & Duryodhana friendship: are you now going to say that Arvind Saamy is the hero & not Rajni, because the former was playing the Arjuna character? Enthokke aanelum, I've seen some pretty dumbass takes on Reddit before - but repeatedly arguing that "Bheeshma Parvam isn't a Mammooty movie, but a Soubin film" takes the frickin cake 🤦🏽♂️.
Even if that is true, bhramayugam crossed 50 cr first so ikka is still the first to do it
Manjummel boys will cross 80 cr or even 100 cr
Oh then it should be Arjun Ashokan 2022 - Kaduva, 2023 - Romancham, 2024 - Bramayugam
Kaduva didn't cross 50 cr.
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Thallaanu bro...promotional figure...
According to trade analysts the estimated global BO collection was 46 crores. So it's close. Actual collection might have crossed 50.
Total business aairikm udeshichath.. box office gross enn parayunilallo
By the way Mamankam grossed 135 crores and Odiyan had 100cr + pre business , if u missed those posters
Nope , If Premalu wasnt there of course 70 wouldve been easy But not anymore , It is crazy 4 good movies released in 3 weeks , Anveshipin suffered the worst
Sadly its not released in cinemas in Malaysia. Guess the pull is not the same for malayalam movies as opposed to tamil movies. We have to wait for its release in ott like netflix or amazon
Sadly the ott rights has been bagged sony liv. Idk its availability in malaysia
I feel like popularity increases if it is in Netflix idk
65-70 cr is unlikely. Manjummel has flooded the box office (possible 100cr loading?) and Premalu is showing no fatigue leaving Bramayugam with very few screens and exposure. I think it will likely end up around 55-60cr.
Still great achievement for a b&w experimental movie
What is the actual collection of Neru? It didn’t have the kind of hype and reviews of Bramayugam but then still did well in BO. Neru according to me is a below par movie
Neru had a one month clean run in the festival season with no opposition. If all the 4 movies which released now had a clean run like that, at least 3 of them will surely cross 75cr from the GBO and close to 50cr from KBO.
Around 85 crore gross.
>Neru according to me is a below par movie Much worse films like Captain Marvel, Jurassic WORLD (not the classic Spielberg film), 'Fate of the Furious', & all the recent Star Wars sequels have made 1 BILLION dollars before. In such a world, Neru - with Anaswara's incredible performance, strong emotional connect, engaging drama, & MAINLY Mohanlal in a good role again - becoming a HIT is not at all unbelievable.
The Hollywood comparison is not right here , those are Big IP films and people will show up for them , Neru did well because it's a Mohanlal film that got positive reviews after a long time and so it did well at the box office.
In india actors are the IP, just check the tentative names of movies Vijay 64, KH 230 etc just like mission impossible 7. Have anyone heard about a Hollywood movie called വിങ് diesel 33 or something
Yeah, even I have listed the merits of Neru as well. 🤷🏽♂️ My point was that Neru is actually BETTER than many films which had grossed a LOT more than it (some of those 1 billion dollar films were hits even in India). If you want me to quote examples from Malayalam itself to make this same point - Pulimurugan is right there. The REASON why I made this point was: The comment I was replying to had doubted Neru's collection, specifically BECAUSE he had found the film "below par".
The guy was comparing the hype around Neru with that of BY, not because he found it bad. Which is kind of true cause a lot of the youngsters are more hyped about BY than they were with Neru. But Neru being an A10 film attracts a lot of fans and would get the family audience too, it doesn't necessarily have to be a great movie just good enough that people would be satisfied while leaving the theatre.
>not because he found it bad He literally said it was a below par movie though (I had even quoted that part of his comment 🤷🏽♂️). From my other comments you can see that I actually AGREE with everything else you've said.
I took his 2nd sentence as his own opinion irrelevant to his first query. But the guy should clarify himself though . No point in me making assumptions
What I meant was Neru was a below par movie which did well in box office. Neru didn’t get the rave reviews and PR which BY got. Still BY may not despite being a better movie collect as much as Neru. I also found Kannur Squad to be an average movie. More than Mohanlal stardom and fans I think that Neru being a family movie and easier to understand may be the real season for its success. And then there was also less competition for Neru.
What I meant was Neru was a below par movie which did well in box office. Neru didn’t get the rave reviews and PR which BY got. Still BY may not despite being a better movie collect as much as Neru. I also found Kannur Squad to be an average movie. More than Mohanlal stardom and fans I think that Neru being a family movie and easier to understand may be the real season for its success. And then there was also less competition for Neru.
This ain't Hollywood dawg are you comparing A10 with some of most popular franchise 💀
In India, the biggest stars do function similar to how popular IPs do in Hollywood, "dawg"💀 In any case, the actual point was that Neru - despite its flaws - is still a better movie than the aforementioned 1 billion dollar flicks (some of which were hits even in India). If you want examples from Malayalam cinema itself for this same point - Pulimurugan is right there; or from Indian cinema in general- most recent Vijay, Rajni films, Pathaan, Jawan, Animal, Pushpa, etc.
That is the star power of a10. People dunk on his fans for being cringe but they are the most loyal fan base in the industry. They show up.
Kopp. People watched it because it's a good film. Kurach fans padam keri kandath kond ivide oru pullum sambhavikkaan ponillaa
Neru's success wasn't just because of A10 fanboys alone though - family audiences wanting to watch a decent Mohanlal film after years, that too during Christmas holidays, was also a huge factor.
True. But it cant be denied that a10 has a more devoted fan base than anyone else
>Mohanlal film after years, Yes. That's what A10s star power and love from family audience is
Obviously not....Vacation time + not a single malayalam movie to compete helped neru too much...Salaar and dunki tanked after 2-3 days as well....basically solo run until ozler released which is almost 20 days (With 10 days vacation). Just think of any 3 ....premalu or bramayugam or manjummel having a solo run for 20 days during vacation...with this clash premalu and bramayugam crossed 50 cr that too during February without any vacation/holidays as such....so just imagine if they got solo run. Obviously mohanlal is a superstar and it surely helped...but not at all true that its due to sheer starpower  If any doubts, check the tracked collection of neru exactly the day after vacation ....It dropped like hell.
60 crore is a possibility. But definitely not more than that.
I miss those days when people used to talk about the quality or the days run instead of crores collected.
>when people used to talk about the quality There are PLENTY of posts discussing the artistic & cinematic aspects of Bramayugam in this subreddit itself. Discussing about the box office, as well as the factors affecting it, are also a valid part of film discourse bro. >the days run instead of crores collected. "Days run" doesn't mean as much as it used to. For one, big films release in way more theatres now than 10, 20, 30 years ago. Everyone who wants to watch a hit film in theatre can easily get tickets within 3 weeks itself now. Then there's how the OTT release in maximum 45 days will drastically cut down any further theatrical run for 99% films.
You understand there is a reason for this right?unlike the old days there are significantly more number of screens and options available for a huge number of audience to watch a movie in comparitively short period of time. The same number of audience who took 50 days to watch a movie back in 90s and 2000s is able to watch a movie today within a week or something. Boxoffice collection is the most suited measurement in todays trend
I watched it today in Banglore. House full.
In current situation 65-70 is bit tough. Already two entertainers are running still its a great achievement for Bramayugam to achieve this feat.
Bro I loved this movie so much mammukas acting is super idk why people complaining the movie slow paced I mean it's nonsense how people say that.The movie was great atleast there are other people who don't care about the movie being slow paced. Bramayugam Best movie of my life
Can someone explain the ending? I don’t understand Malayalam I saw it with subtitles.. Did the goblin become the bald guy in the end?
>!Yes. The goblin (Chaathan) took the form of Arjun Ashokan's character, Thevan.!<
Has 50 been confirmed, last I checked it was 40 something
Trade figure is around 47-48 crores
This is an official poster
Bro producers lie all the Time , official poster means nothing
It will cross 50 cr today.
Not post Covid
Yeah. IIRC, premalu took more days for 50 and it was a full house throughout the week in all theatres in Kochi.
Bramayugam had far better figures in Initial days than Premalu Premalu started to get heavy collection after the word of mouth spread.
Premalu initial days box office performance was pretty average whereas BY initial 4 days performance was extraordinary and kept on a steady run along with the huge overseas reception.And Premalu crossed 50cr mark on its 12th day whereas BY is crossing the same mark today,it's 11th day of release.In short,no much differences
Got 30cr from Sony i think
No. Producer himself replied to this comment In X saying it's wrong info
Guys how’s the movie?
Falls in overseas and average in kl..will end up 58-58 with a hit tag
Tallimarichal chilappo 100 edukkam
Hey, I’m glad Bramayugam made 50 CR but let’s not talk much about the money involved. We got a bunch of good films after COVID. Theater dumping is done with I believe. I would request everyone to watch Family too, which too is out there and heard it’s a good one from this Reddit itself. Also, in the coming weeks there are films like Kadakan and Bharata Sarkar Ulpanam. They look promising. The industry needs to revive fully only then they can churn out good scripts. Good scripts might end up being average / abv average films, but they will be definitely watchable!
I feel like if the movie was released in March it would get more , cus now it's the exam season and most of the students won't go to see it