Pongal Tradition; Two And More Big Releases

Pongal is considered to be the biggest festival for Telugu people. It is also said to be harvest festival. People of all areas of AP from all centers like to watch movies this season. Moreover, they wish two to three big heroes' movies to get released this season, so that they would get more entertainment through movies. Obviously, it turned out to be a common practice for two or more number of big movies getting released for every Pongal season. Let us have a look at the details of the releases of Pongal big movies since 1997. ( Small budget movies were not considered)

* 1997: HITLER( CHIRANJEEVI), PEDDANNAYYA( BALAKRISHNA)

* 1998: AAVIDA MAA AVIDE( NAGARJUNA), SUSWAGATHAM( PAWAN KALYAN)

* 1999: SNEHAMKOSAM ( CHIRANJEEVI), SAMARASIMHAREDDY( BALAKRISHNA)

* 2000: ANNAYYA( CHIRANJEEVI), KALISUNDAM RAA( VENKATESH) 

* 2001: MRIGARAJU( CHIRANJEEVI), NARASIMHANAIDU( BALAKRISHNA), DEVIPUTRUDU(VENKATESH)

* 2002: SEEMASIMHAM( BALAKRISHNA), TAKKARIDONGA( MAHESH)

* 2003: OKKADU( MAHESH), NAAGA( JR.NTR)

* 2004: ANJI( CHIRANJEEVI), LAKSHMINARASIMHA( BALAKRISHNA), VARSHAM( PRABHAS)

* 2005: BAALU( PAWAN KALYAN) NAA ALLUDU( JR.NTR)

* 2006: LAKSHMI( VENKATESH), NO OTHER BIG HERO'S RELEASE

* 2007: DESHAMUDURU( ALLU ARJUN), YOGI( PRABHAS)

* 2008: OKKA MAGADU( BALAKRISHNA), KRISHNA( RAVITEJA)

* 2009: NO BIG RELEASES

* 2010: NAMO VENKATESA( VENKATESH), ADHURS( JR.NTR), SHAMHO SIVA SHAMBHO( RAVITEJA)

* 2011: PARAMAVEERACHAKRA( BALAKRISHNA), MIRAPAKAI( RAVITEJA)

* 2012: BUSINESSMAN( MAHESH), BODYGUARD( VENKATESH)

* 2013: SEETHAMMA VAAKITLO SIRIMALLE CHETTU( MAHESH), NAAYAK( RAM CHARAN)

* 2014: 1-NENOKKADINE( MAHESH), YEVADU( ?)( RAM CHARAN)

* Wish that the trend of two to three big releases for Pongal season will be continued forever so that one of the best traditions will be survived in tollywood.