Apothecary
2014 2h 25m movie Film India

Apothecary

അപ്പോത്തിക്കരി

“A hospital which is working for money.. Not for lives.”

Synopsis

അപ്പോത്തിക്കരി

“A hospital which is working for money.. Not for lives.”

Dr Vijay Nambiar (Suresh Gopi) is a famous neurosurgeon. His wife Dr Nalini Nambiar (Abhirami) is a gynecologist in the same hospital. They lead a contented and busy family life. 'Appothikkiri' plots the intriguing issues that affect their life.

The 2013–2015 India Window

Apothecary holds position #72 of 288 India films in the 2013–2015 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. Mahabharat
    #1

    Mahabharat

    ★ 8.6 · 2013
  2. Sathuranga Vettai
    #2

    Sathuranga Vettai

    ★ 8.3 · 2014
  3. India's Daughter
    #3

    India's Daughter

    ★ 8.1 · 2015
  4. Madras
    #4

    Madras

    ★ 8.1 · 2014
  5. Punjab 1984
    #5

    Punjab 1984

    ★ 8.1 · 2014
  6. Kaaka Muttai
    #6

    Kaaka Muttai

    ★ 8.0 · 2015
  7. Papanasam
    #7

    Papanasam

    ★ 7.9 · 2015
  8. Tashi and the Monk
    #8

    Tashi and the Monk

    ★ 7.9 · 2015

The 2010s India Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in India, 919 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Apothecary premiered alongside 91 others.

'1070'1163'1269'13101'1492'1595'1695'17124'18104'19106

Position in Catalog

Released alongside 91 other India films in 2014.

The 1106th 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
Reviews
14th
Review-volume percentile
6th
Popularity percentile

11 audience reviews — more than 14% of India films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 6th percentile among India films.

Thematic Fingerprint

Tags on Apothecary, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • illegal · 2
  • medical research · 1
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • doctor · 25
  • hallucination · 11
  • accident · 11

Reception Benchmarks

7.0
TMDB Rating
11
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #577 of 1,983 India films indexed here (71st percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.6 points above the India average of 6.4/10.

Among India Drama productions specifically: #406 of 1,132 (top 36%).

Production Details

Primary CountryIndia
Original LanguageMalayalam
Production CompaniesArambankudiyil Cinemas
Runtime2h 25m
Release DateSeptember 1, 2014
IMDbtt3951566