India Synopsis
Vasu is a tough street crook who lives at a movie theater. One day while transporting the reels of a new film, he clashes with a music student Mohana. Mohana is the daughter of the Police Commissioner, who Tulsidas an ex-gang leader released from jail has an old grudge against. He tells Vasu to kidnap Mohana for two days in order to ruin the family's honor. While being held captive by Vasu, Mohana falls in love with him after hearing him sing. Vasu rejects her love, but on learning of it, Tulsidas pays him to pretend to be in love with her. By the time Tulsidas learns that his enmity with the police commissioner is false and tells Vasu to stay away from Mohana it is too late, Vasu's love has become real.
Action + Romance in India
119 India titles in our catalog blend the Action and Romance genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Amarkalam itself).
The 1998–2000 India Window
Amarkalam holds position #30 of 66 India films in the 1998–2000 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1990s India Landscape
1999 was the decade’s peak output year for India — 19 titles released, including Amarkalam. Bars below show how the 1990s stacked up year by year (147 total).
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 37m runtime, production spent $3K per minute on screen and earned $3K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 18 other India films in 1999.
The 280th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Audience Engagement
11 audience reviews — more than 14% of India films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 6th percentile among India films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #997 of 1,983 India films indexed here (50th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among India Action productions specifically: #278 of 637 (top 44%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Tamil |
| Production Companies | Venkateswaralayam |
| Runtime | 2h 37m |
| Release Date | August 25, 1999 |
| IMDb | tt0984177 |