South cinema half-yearly report: Good scripts triumph over star power

The first six months of 2015 saw approximately 280 releases in the southern film industry, but performance-wise, it was a mixed first half.

The success of films such as Kanchana 2, Premam, Pataas and Kaaka Muttai came as a surprise, but the failure of some highly-anticipated, big-budgeted and superstar-driven films was worrisome.

Text: IANS

In picture: Kanchana 2, Kaaka Muttai