Budget Blockbusters

In recent times, there have been lot of movie releases in the indian film industry that boasts of a 100 crore or more budget. The tamil movie Sivaji was made out of a whopping 100 crores and Ravan with almost a same budget. Does a movie necessarily have to be made with millions in order to be a box office blockbuster. Not sure, how many of you have seen the tamil movie "Angadi Theru" which was a blockbuster inspite
of being made with bugets, that were peanuts when compared to that of Sivaji and Ravan. No doubt, high budget movies are a spectacular treat to watch. The song sequences in "Angadi Theru" in which the hero and heroine complete a duet in a "Saravana Store" style shop, may be of no match to the picturisation of a Sivaji song, with Rajini and Shreya dancing to AR Rehman's tune in snow clad mountains of Switzerland. But the impact that Angadi Theru as a film had was long lasting. I still remember discussing for half an hour with my friend, on the roadside, the story and screenplay of the movie, once we came out of the cinema theatre. We discused and discussed about how cruel and shocking the fate can be in one's life, due to events that can suddenly unfold. But Sivaji, on the other hand was dazzling, but was just another film. I also could not hold my thought as to how many films like "Autograph" or "Anandam" could have been made with the budget that went into the making of Sivaji. The Mani Ratnam directed "Mouna Ragam" is another masterpiece example for the portrayal of characters. Its such a simple movie that broke all box office records. Do you know that the piece that Karthik characterised in the movie is part of the curriculum in the Pune film institute to showcase students as to how best a supporting character can be portrayed in a movie. Such was the presentation of the characters in the movie that each one tried to out do the others. But, the characters in the movie did not cross Delhi.
Another question in my mind; Does all mega budgets become box office hits, I think that it goes with the combination of the budget and star value that makes these high budget movies a box office blockbuster. But cant say so unequivocally, Ravan was a flop in spite of having been made with several crores of ruppees and had a defenite star value in the likes of Abhishek Bachan, Aishwarya Rai and Vikram. May be, high budget movies should just have star value but shouldnt create so much of an impression of a story among the audience. Ravan created a story-based expectation among masses whereas Sivaji was such a straight forward no-brainer. Movies made in India are already touching budgets comparable to those made in hollywood and in all likelihood is bound to only increase in the years to come, but a paradigm shift is really required to get them big on impact that was created by an "Independence Day" or a "Titanic".