India Synopsis
അനാർക്കലി
Shanthanu who was a navy officer pines over a girl whom he loved 15 years ago and had to leave the navy because of his affair with her.Since the girl (Nadira) whom he loved was underage (15 years), both of them agree to wait to show their love is true, to the Nawabi father (Jaffer), who is also Shanthanu's Commanding Officer and Flag officer. Shanthanu lost touch with Nadira for 2 years, his search for her lead him to Kavaratti, Lakshadweep.
Romance + Thriller in India
62 India titles in our catalog blend the Romance and Thriller genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Anarkali itself).
The 2014–2016 India Window
In the crowded 2014-2016 India release window, Anarkali sits at #198 of 282. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2010s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in India, 919 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Anarkali premiered alongside 94 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 94 other India films in 2015.
The 1222nd India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Audience Engagement
22 audience reviews — more than 53% of India films in our index.
Review volume (53th percentile) outruns trending popularity (31th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Anarkali, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- captain · 3
- major · 2
- helicopter · 10
- navy · 6
- love · 123
- island · 41
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,394 of 1,983 India films indexed here (30th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.5 points below the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Romance productions specifically: #393 of 573 (top 69%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Malayalam |
| Spoken Languages | Hindi, Malayalam |
| Production Companies | Magic Moon Productions |
| Runtime | 2h 46m |
| Release Date | November 13, 2015 |
| IMDb | tt4947084 |