India Synopsis
ബോയിംഗ് ബോയിംഗ്
The movie is an adaptation of the 1960 French play of the same name and is considered to be a cult comedy classic in Malayalam. It was also one of the first commercial successes of the Mohanlal-Mukesh-Priyadarashan team. Shyam (Mohanlal) is a struggling journalist who gets an opportunity to be the caretaker of a flat in the city. Even while engaged to his childhood sweetheart Sreekutty (Menaka); he uses his charms and resourcefulness to make three air-hostesses (Lissie, Ashwini, Madhuri) fall in love with him. With the help of his maid (Sukumari) and friend (Raju) he carefully manages their schedule in the flat so that none of his girlfriends meet each other. Life is good for Shyam, till his former colleague and friend Anil (Mukesh) comes to visit him.
The 1984–1986 India Window
14 India films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Boeing Boeing sits at position #10.
The 1980s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1980s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Boeing Boeing premiered. 74 total titles in this decade from India.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #827 of 1,983 India films indexed here (58th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.3 points above the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Comedy productions specifically: #232 of 648 (top 36%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Malayalam |
| Production Companies | Evershine |
| Runtime | 2h 30m |
| Release Date | September 1, 1985 |
| IMDb | tt0255013 |