2011 was a better year for Mollywood, with at least a ten percent of total releases emerging victorious. But 2012 seems to open in a low note as the first three releases that came out last week couldn't keep the registers in the Box Office moving.

'Orkut Oru Ormakoot' was the first film of the year with a bunch a new comers making their entry. The debutante directors Manoj and Vinod has done reasonably well but the viewers were not in a mood to take that and the movie sank without trace.

Then was the arrival of 'Asuravithu'- a movie destined to make Asif ali a super star. But this flick by A K Saajan failed thoroughly in giving any support to the young star. In fact in the course, it also revealed the limitations of the star in doing power packed roles, making the viewers laugh at many unintended sequences. The director also added to the debacle with his share of poorly written, amateurishly taken sequences mostly in the second half.

'Kunjaliyan' from Saji Surendran was the third film that also didn't do exactly well as expected. The intended humorous flick failed to make the viewers laugh, as the entire narratives and plot points seemed plastic and hollow.

The latest release 'Padmashree Bharath Dr Sarojkumar' which arrived last week also seems to have less to offer, as its satirical notes by Sreenivasan are not enjoyed that much by the viewers. It needs to be seen whether this big budget flick can manage to be in the safe terrains in the coming weeks.