When Over Exposure Slashed The Movie Reels!

Malayalam tinsel town is going the parade style these days with all new methods of marketing. In most cases, these new stylized marketing strategies have helped to create the much-needed hype around the projects and reach more audiences. But for some movies, like the recently released Mohanlal starrer 'Odiyan', the over-hype transformed it into a disaster.

Odiyan faced a severe backlash from the audiences and media after the movie failed to live up to the hype. Oru Adaar Love, the teenage love story which went on to become famous for Priya Prakash Warrier’s wink, also had the same fate. The over-hype around the project had ultimately backfired.

So, here is the list of such imaginary hypes.

Casanovva 

The audiences and media were truly excited when Mohanlal decided to join hands with director Roshan Andrews, post the successes of Udayananu Tharam and Ividam Swargamanu. Casanovva was marketed as the most-expensive Malayalam film of that time and had a promising star cast. All these factors helped in increasing the hype around the project. However, the huge pre-release hype or Mohanlal's star value couldn't save this movie from ending up as a disaster.

Kadal Kadannu Oru Maathukutty 

Malayalam movie audiences were truly excited about this project, as it marked the collaboration of Mammootty-Ranjith duo after the success of Pranchiyettan & The Saint. The hype around the project multiplied after Mohanlal, Jayaram and Dileep joined the cast for cameo appearances, and Prithviraj and his former production banner August Cinema decided to produce the film. However, Kadal Kadannu Oru Maathukutty ended as a critical and commercial failure and failed to live up to the hype.

Gangster

This marked Mammootty's second collaboration with director Aashiq Abu, was one of the most-anticipated projects of 2014. The Mammootty starrer grabbed the attention of the audiences with its extremely stylish posters and highly promising trailer. The Gangster was one of the well-marketed films of that time and the hype around the project was huge. But the much-awaited project completely failed to impress both the audiences and critics and emerged one of the biggest failures of Mammootty's career.

Lailaa O Lailaa 

A true fan of Mohanlal and director Joshiy will never expect a film like this from the highly celebrated actor-director duo. The hype around Lailaa O Lailaa before its release was pretty huge, as the movie marked Mohanlal and Joshiy's collaboration after the huge success of Run Baby Run, which was a decent thriller. But the movie ended up as a totally disappointing experience for the audiences, as it had nothing exciting to offer, except Mohanlal's magnificent screen presence.

Loham 

It was one of the most-anticipated projects of 2015, as Mohanlal was joining hands with Ranjith after the great success of the 2012-movie Spirit. The highly promising posters, teaser, and trailer raised the expectations and hype around the project. But when Loham finally hit the theatres, the audiences were disappointed. Loham was marketed as an out-and-out thriller, and thus the hype around the project was multiplied. But in reality, Loham was a mix of multiple genres and had very few exciting moments to offer.