Top 10 Films at the CBO for the last six months

The first half of 2016 is over and already more than a hundred films have been released with only a handful becoming hits and barely a few managing to break even. Here we present to you the top ten highest grossing films at the Chennai Box Office.

'Kadhalum Kadanthu Pogum' – Rs. 3.02 Crores

The official remake of the Korean super hit My Dear Desparado' by Nalan Kumaraswamy the film banked heavily on the performance of Vijay Sethupathi and the cute screen presence of Premam' Madonna Sebastian who both delivered the goods.

'Idhu Namma Aalu' – Rs. 3.08 Crores

The long delayed Idhu Namma Aalu' saw the light of the day after many last minute struggles and on the strength of Simbu's box office draw and the presence of Nayanthara became a hit.

'Aranmanai 2' – Rs. 3.27 Crores

Sundar C's magic once again worked at the box office as he rehashed his own Aranmanai' and still delivered the hit with Trisha, Hanshika Motwani, Soori and Poonam Bajwa for company.

'Conjuring 2' – Rs. 3.30 Crores

The more you scare them the more money they pour at your feet is a saying that works all over the globe and more so in Chennai as the audience gave this scare fest two thumbs up and made it a huge hit.

Irudhi Suttru' – Rs. 3.34 Crores

Maddy's grand comeback was greatly helped by the women power in this movie that of director Sudha and the pretty young boxer turned sizzler Rithika Singh who won many a hearts.

'The Jungle Book' – Rs. 3.60 Crores

This modern day computer aided retelling of Rudyard Kipling's timeless tale attracted families like magnets to iron and Mowgli and his animal friends are still welcoming audiences in spite of all the competition.

'Thozha' – Rs. 3.73 Crores

When all the other bilinguals failed to make an impact the Karthi-Nagarjuna pair broke the jinx by striking a chord with the audience.

'Rajini Murugan' – Rs. 4.02 Crores

Sivakarthikeyan consolidated his position as the most favorite star of the family audiences by lifting a mediocre film to a super hit by his screen presence and comedy timing.

'24' – Rs. 5.40 Crores

Suriya the consummate actor reveled in three different roles in the film and Vikram Kumar's deft touch in the fantasy genre ensured this outing became a huge hit among the audience.

'Theri' – Rs. 11.85 Crores

A tailor made role and story template for Vijay which became the biggest hit of the career of the Illayathalapathy delivered by young Atlee in only his second film.