India 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.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 21m runtime, production spent $3K per minute on screen and earned $27K per minute back.
The 2006–2008 India Window
Chennai 600028 holds position #25 of 151 India films in the 2006–2008 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in India, 454 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Chennai 600028 premiered alongside 52 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 52 other India films in 2007.
The 592nd India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Audience Engagement
18 audience reviews — more than 44% of India films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 48th percentile among India films.
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 |