India Synopsis
ஆளவந்தான்
Nandu and Vijay are brothers, who were abused by their stepmother during their younger days. Nandhu, who is mentally ill, decides to kill Vijay's fiancee as he visualizes her as his stepmother.
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The 2000–2002 India Window
Among 101 India films we catalog from this window, Aalavandhan places #15 — near the top of its class.
The 2000s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in India, 454 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Aalavandhan premiered alongside 34 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 34 other India films in 2001.
The 348th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Audience Engagement
14 audience reviews — more than 29% of India films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 35th percentile among India films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Aalavandhan, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- identical twin · 3
- killer · 20
- brother · 13
- psychopath · 13
- schizophrenia · 6
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #402 of 1,983 India films indexed here (80th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.8 points above the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Thriller productions specifically: #90 of 482 (top 19%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Tamil |
| Spoken Languages | Hindi, Tamil |
| Production Companies | V Creations |
| Runtime | 2h 58m |
| Release Date | November 14, 2001 |
| IMDb | tt0294264 |