Aathi
2006 2h 40m movie Film India

Aathi

Synopsis

At Beach, Anjali whips out a knife and kills a police officer saying that she has been waiting for this moment for many years. Aadhi who lives with his foster parents in New Delhi. He takes up a course in Chennai against his foster parents' wishes, while he is actually on mission to eliminate the people behind the murder of his blood family. Anjali studying in the same college has her own agenda to seek revenge on her parents' killers, assisted by her uncle . Aadhi falls in love with Anjali, as she brings back memories of his childhood sweetheart and cousin who loved to dance in the rain.It is revealed that Anjali and Aadhi were from the same family. Aadhi's father was an honest cop who arrested one of the henchmen of a local gangster, RDX . RDX pays Aadhi's father a visit with some of his henchmen and the police officer and murders whole extended family. Anjali, her uncle and Aadhi survived the blast that annihilated their family. & they combine forces to get revenge on RDX.

Action + Thriller in India

229 India titles in our catalog blend the Action and Thriller genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Aathi itself).

The 2005–2007 India Window

In the crowded 2005-2007 India release window, Aathi sits at #135 of 157. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.

  1. Umrao Jaan
    #1

    Umrao Jaan

    ★ 8.2 · 2006
  2. Like Stars on Earth
    #2

    Like Stars on Earth

    ★ 8.0 · 2007
  3. Black
    #3

    Black

    ★ 7.7 · 2005
  4. Thanmathra
    #4

    Thanmathra

    ★ 7.7 · 2005
  5. Pudhupettai
    #5

    Pudhupettai

    ★ 7.7 · 2006
  6. The Fall
    #6

    The Fall

    ★ 7.6 · 2006
  7. Amal
    #7

    Amal

    ★ 7.6 · 2007
  8. Arabikkatha
    #8

    Arabikkatha

    ★ 7.6 · 2007

The 2000s India Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in India, 454 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Aathi premiered alongside 45 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 45 other India films in 2006.

The 534th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).

Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).

Audience Engagement

13
Reviews
25th
Review-volume percentile
73rd
Popularity percentile

13 audience reviews — more than 25% of India films in our index.

Popularity (73th percentile) outruns review volume (25th) — a trending, discussed title among India films.

Reception Benchmarks

5.1
TMDB Rating
13
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier

Ranked #1,793 of 1,983 India films indexed here (10th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -1.3 points below the India average of 6.4/10.

Among India Action productions specifically: #556 of 637 (top 87%).

Production Details

Primary CountryIndia
Original LanguageTamil
Production CompaniesSooriyan Arts
Runtime2h 40m
Release DateJanuary 15, 2006
IMDbtt0769499