Driving Licence returned 5.4× its production cost, earning $3.8M against a $704K budget — one of the highest-return India films in our catalog.
Synopsis
ഡ്രൈവിംഗ് ലൈസൻസ്
A famous actor needs to renew his driver's licence, and the motor vehicle agent is a fan of his, but a series of misunderstandings causes a great deal of friction.
The 2018–2020 India Window
295 India films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Driving Licence sits at position #110.
The 2010s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Driving Licence premiered. 919 total titles in this decade from India.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 15m runtime, production spent $5K per minute on screen and earned $28K per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #630 of 1,983 India films indexed here (68th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.5 points above the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Drama productions specifically: #440 of 1,132 (top 39%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Malayalam |
| Runtime | 2h 15m |
| Release Date | December 20, 2019 |
| IMDb | tt9264336 |