Synopsis
Rameshan, who has great love for cricket, fails to become a cricketer in his life. However, he tries to fulfil his dreams through his son when he realises that the child too has a passion for it.
The 2013–2015 India Window
Among 288 India films we catalog from this window, 1983 places #31 — near the top of its class.
The 2010s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in India, 919 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when 1983 premiered alongside 91 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 91 other India films in 2014.
The 1052nd India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Audience Engagement
29 audience reviews — more than 65% of India films in our index.
Review volume (65th percentile) outruns trending popularity (19th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on 1983, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- indian cricket team · 1
- selection camp · 1
- cricket · 10
- teenage love · 9
- school · 82
- parent child relationship · 46
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #255 of 1,983 India films indexed here (87th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.0 points above the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Drama productions specifically: #191 of 1,132 (top 17%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Malayalam |
| Production Companies | Shams Films |
| Runtime | 2h 14m |
| Release Date | January 31, 2014 |
| IMDb | tt3506970 |







