India Ethir Neechal returned 6.0× its production cost, earning $4.2M against a $700K budget — one of the highest-return India films in our catalog.
Synopsis
எதிர் நீச்சல்
Kunchithapatham's unique name becomes the butt of joke and ridicule for others. He relates his failures to his name and wants to change it. He meets an astrologer who is popular in giving fancy names that could bring luck to people. His named his changed to Harish and soon after his luck changes.
The 2012–2014 India Window
262 India films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Ethir Neechal sits at position #105.
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The 2010s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Ethir Neechal premiered. 919 total titles in this decade from India.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 14m runtime, production spent $5K per minute on screen and earned $31K per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #984 of 1,983 India films indexed here (50th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among India Romance productions specifically: #246 of 573 (top 43%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Tamil |
| Production Companies | Wunderbar Films |
| Runtime | 2h 14m |
| Release Date | May 1, 2013 |
| IMDb | tt2877104 |