India Synopsis
அட்டகாசம்
The movie begins with Ajith, a driving instructor leading a happy life with his mother Sujatha. She hides from him the truth that his father, Nizhalgal Ravi, was murdered by a dadha, Babu Anthony. The mother much against the boy’s wish packs off Ajith’s twin brother with a family who offer to adopt him, who had been witness to the murderer from a close quarter, to a distant town. He escapes from the family and goes to Tuticorin and grows to become a gangster there. When the younger Ajith visits Tuticorin, he comes across his elder brother. Seizing the opportunity, the elder brother kidnaps the younger one and decides to go as the driving instructor to Chennai. Initially, he plans to take revenge on his mother for packing him off from their house at a very young age. He hurts her at every step and even plans to sell off all their property.
Action + Thriller in India
229 India titles in our catalog blend the Action and Thriller genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Attagasam itself).
The 2003–2005 India Window
In the crowded 2003-2005 India release window, Attagasam sits at #115 of 143. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2000s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in India, 454 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Attagasam premiered alongside 47 others.
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 47 other India films in 2004.
The 464th 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 35th percentile among India films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,636 of 1,983 India films indexed here (17th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.9 points below the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Action productions specifically: #500 of 637 (top 78%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Tamil |
| Runtime | 2h 37m |
| Release Date | November 12, 2004 |
| IMDb | tt0881894 |