Ezra
2017 2h 27m movie Film India

Ezra

എസ്ര

“Your worst fear comes true”

Ezra returned 5.2× its production cost, earning $7.8M against a $1.5M budget — one of the highest-return India films in our catalog.

Synopsis

എസ്ര

“Your worst fear comes true”

An urban couple Ranjan Mathew and Priya have just moved to Kochi when powers of the supernatural start to take over their lives. How they tide over the forces forms the story.​

Budget & Box Office Efficiency

$1.5M
Budget
$7.8M
Revenue
$6.3M
Net Profit
5.2×
Return Ratio

At a 2h 27m runtime, production spent $10K per minute on screen and earned $53K per minute back.

Titles With Overlapping Themes

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

Other Titles From E4 Entertainments

Horror + Thriller in India

35 India titles in our catalog blend the Horror and Thriller genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Ezra itself).

The 2016–2018 India Window

Ezra holds position #216 of 323 India films in the 2016–2018 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu
    #1

    Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu

    ★ 8.3 · 2016
  2. Pariyerum Perumal
    #2

    Pariyerum Perumal

    ★ 8.2 · 2018
  3. Aandavan Kattalai
    #3

    Aandavan Kattalai

    ★ 8.1 · 2016
  4. Zakir Khan: Haq Se Single
    #4

    Zakir Khan: Haq Se Single

    ★ 8.1 · 2017
  5. Kanan Gill: Keep It Real
    #5

    Kanan Gill: Keep It Real

    ★ 8.1 · 2017
  6. Sanam Teri Kasam
    #6

    Sanam Teri Kasam

    ★ 8.0 · 2016
  7. Mirzapur
    #7

    Mirzapur

    ★ 8.0 · 2018
  8. Visaranai
    #8

    Visaranai

    ★ 8.0 · 2016

The 2010s India Landscape

2017 was the decade’s peak output year for India — 124 titles released, including Ezra. Bars below show how the 2010s stacked up year by year (919 total).

'1070'1163'1269'13101'1492'1595'1695'17124'18104'19106

Position in Catalog

Released alongside 123 other India films in 2017.

The 1338th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).

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

Audience Engagement

33
Reviews
69th
Review-volume percentile
57th
Popularity percentile

33 audience reviews — more than 69% of India films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 57th percentile among India films.

Thematic Fingerprint

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

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • paranormal activity · 5
  • pregnant wife · 4
  • dybbuk box · 2
  • rabbi · 1
  • antiques shop · 1
  • nuclear waste · 1
  • mental problems · 1
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • orphan · 27
  • possession · 15
  • exorcism · 9
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • revenge · 210
  • ghost · 84
  • suicide · 51

Reception Benchmarks

6.1
TMDB Rating
33
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #1,257 of 1,983 India films indexed here (37th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.3 points below the India average of 6.4/10.

Among India Horror productions specifically: #33 of 77 (top 43%).

Production Details

Primary CountryIndia
Original LanguageMalayalam
Spoken LanguagesHebrew, Malayalam
Production CompaniesE4 Entertainments, AVA Productions
Runtime2h 27m
Release DateFebruary 10, 2017
IMDbtt5892746