Ee Pattanathil Bhootham
2009 2h 25m movie Film India

Ee Pattanathil Bhootham

ഈ പട്ടണത്തില്‍ ഭൂതം

Synopsis

ഈ പട്ടണത്തില്‍ ഭൂതം

The film opens with a ‘Manthravadi’ (Thilakan) an evil magician (Pithamagan Mahadevan) to obey to his commands and make spiriting away a friendly ghost money through crime. Meanwhile a group of kids and their benefactors are held hostage in a circus camp by the baddies, who has taken over the show. Ancy (Kaavyamadavan) is coming back from London, to take charge of the circus company founded by her father Philipose (Janardhanan),who was found murdered. On reaching there, she is told that her father was stabbed to death by a bike-jumper named Jimmy (Mammootty). In fact Jimmy, his foster father Krishnan (Innocent), aide Sisupalan (Suraj Venjarammood) and a gang of street children were all invited by Philipose to join his circus group. Meanwhile the ghost (Mammootty, in his other role) appears, becomes friendly with the kids and takes a more stylish shape of Jimmy. Thanks to the ghost, Ancy realizes that Jimmy was innocent in the whole issue. Now the battle between the good and evil.

Comedy + Fantasy in India

26 India titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Fantasy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Ee Pattanathil Bhootham itself).

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Ee Pattanathil Bhootham. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

The 2008–2010 India Window

In the crowded 2008-2010 India release window, Ee Pattanathil Bhootham sits at #177 of 181. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.

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    #1

    My Name Is Khan

    ★ 8.1 · 2010
  2. 3 Idiots
    #2

    3 Idiots

    ★ 8.0 · 2009
  3. Abhiyum Naanum
    #3

    Abhiyum Naanum

    ★ 7.9 · 2008
  4. Wolverine and the X-Men
    #4

    Wolverine and the X-Men

    ★ 7.6 · 2009
  5. Bhramaram
    #5

    Bhramaram

    ★ 7.6 · 2009
  6. Iron Man: Armored Adventures
    #6

    Iron Man: Armored Adventures

    ★ 7.5 · 2009
  7. Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa
    #7

    Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa

    ★ 7.5 · 2010
  8. I Am Kalam
    #8

    I Am Kalam

    ★ 7.3 · 2010

The 2000s India Landscape

2009 was the decade’s peak output year for India — 59 titles released, including Ee Pattanathil Bhootham. Bars below show how the 2000s stacked up year by year (454 total).

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 58 other India films in 2009.

The 684th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).

Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).

Audience Engagement

10
Reviews
8th
Review-volume percentile
33rd
Popularity percentile

10 audience reviews — more than 8% of India films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 33th percentile among India films.

Thematic Fingerprint

Tags on Ee Pattanathil Bhootham, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • circus · 5
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • black magic · 17
  • robber · 8
  • cave · 8
  • sorcerer · 8
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • ghost · 84

Reception Benchmarks

3.5
TMDB Rating
10
Audience Reviews
Polarizing
Critical Tier

Ranked #1,970 of 1,983 India films indexed here (1st percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -2.9 points below the India average of 6.4/10.

Among India Comedy productions specifically: #641 of 648 (top 99%).

Production Details

Primary CountryIndia
Original LanguageMalayalam
Production CompaniesHi-Bright Movie
Runtime2h 25m
Release DateJanuary 1, 2009
IMDbtt1447783