India Godfather returned 38.9× its production cost, earning $700K against a $18K budget — one of the highest-return India films in our catalog.
Synopsis
ഗോഡ്ഫാദർ
A retelling of William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet", the film revolves around the rivalry between two families, the Anjooran and Anappara houses, and the consequences faced when two members of the families fall in love.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #143 of 1,983 India films indexed here (93rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.2 points above the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Drama productions specifically: #110 of 1,132 (top 10%).
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 30m runtime, production spent $120 per minute on screen and earned $5K per minute back.
Other Titles From Swargachitra
Drama + Comedy in India
292 India titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Comedy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Godfather itself).
The 1990–1992 India Window
Among 38 India films we catalog from this window, Godfather places #6 — near the top of its class.
The 1990s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in India, 147 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Godfather premiered alongside 12 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 12 other India films in 1991.
The 164th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Audience Engagement
27 audience reviews — more than 62% of India films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 52th percentile among India films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Godfather, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- honey trap · 3
- bachelor · 2
- family rival · 1
- romance · 94
- family · 74
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Malayalam |
| Production Companies | Swargachitra |
| Runtime | 2h 30m |
| Release Date | September 15, 1991 |
| IMDb | tt0353496 |