India Synopsis
ചിന്താവിഷ്ടയായ ശ്യാമള
Vijayan, the village school teacher, believes that his degree in economics is sufficient for him to succeed in the business ventures he undertakes. Taking long leaves of absence from work, he roams around with his schemes, all of which turn out to be downright failures.
Comedy + Drama in India
292 India titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala itself).
The 1997–1999 India Window
Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala holds position #12 of 55 India films in the 1997–1999 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1990s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in India, 147 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala premiered alongside 17 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 17 other India films in 1998.
The 268th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Audience Engagement
22 audience reviews — more than 53% of India films in our index.
Review volume (53th percentile) outruns trending popularity (37th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #557 of 1,983 India films indexed here (72nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.6 points above the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Comedy productions specifically: #153 of 648 (top 24%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Malayalam |
| Production Companies | Filimothsav |
| Runtime | 2h 38m |
| Release Date | October 15, 1998 |
| IMDb | tt0377643 |