Chennai 600028 returned 8.1× its production cost, earning $3.8M against a $470K budget — one of the highest-return India films in our catalog.
Synopsis
சென்னை 600028
The Sharks team never wins the local cricket tournament. However, things take a turn when Raghu, a player from the opposition team, decides to join them.
The 2006–2008 India Window
151 India films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Chennai 600028 sits at position #25.
The 2000s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Chennai 600028 premiered. 454 total titles in this decade from India.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 21m runtime, production spent $3K per minute on screen and earned $27K per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #485 of 1,983 India films indexed here (76th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.7 points above the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Comedy productions specifically: #133 of 648 (top 21%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Tamil |
| Production Companies | Capital Film Works |
| Runtime | 2h 21m |
| Release Date | April 27, 2007 |
| IMDb | tt1496380 |