Mussanje Maathu was one of the most "hyped" movies of the year.. and it was given a higher rating by TOI coz the channel Sudeep represents in the movie is 98.3 Mirchi which is a part of the times group. And in case you have observed, it is the same channel which plays the songs of the movie very often when compared with others!
Agree to one point there... We have higher expectations out of a much awaited movie coz of the standards set by movies like Mungaaru Male or Gaalipata.