Silambarasan TR

Traditionally, December has been a very nice time to release movies in all languages in India.

The coming of Christmas and winter setting in is a cool time to watch movies. Vijay's big hit Kathalikku Mariyathai, Ajit's super hit Billa and Silambarasan's thunder box Manmathan were released during the month of December.

However this year the scenario is bad. Heavy November rains have left entire Tamilnadu inundated. Last week many theatres across the state including a few in Chennai had cancelled shows due to lack of audiences. All the recent Tamil releases are finding the going tough at the box-office.

The Mumbai terrorist attack has also left a deep scar on cinema audiences. They found the non-stop action on television news channels and 60 hours rescue operation carried out by our brave NSG commandos more daring than our larger-than life heroes.

It will take a week for our audiences to come back to the theatres. The Tamil film producers and distributors are a worried lot, as some of the films scheduled for this month are yet to be sold.

Nearly a dozen films have announced to the trade that they will try to release this month. The films due for December as per trade sources are as follows. This is not a confirmed list, and dates are tentative. Please note all releases are subject to censor certification.

December 5
* Iyantham Padai

December 12
* Bommalattam
* Newtonin 3am Vidhi
* Panchamritam
* Silambattam

December 19
* A Aa E Ee
* Guru En Aalu

December 25
* Thee
* Tiruvannamalai