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.
The 1998–2000 India Window
66 India films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Amarkalam sits at position #30.
The 1990s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Amarkalam premiered. 147 total titles in this decade from India.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 37m runtime, production spent $3K per minute on screen and earned $3K per minute back.
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 |