India Synopsis
ஹே ராம்
“An Experiment With Truth”
Saketh Ram's wife is raped and killed during direct action day riots in Calcutta. He is convinced that Mahatma Gandhi is responsible for all the problems happening in the country. He sets out to kill him.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Hey Ram. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Raajkamal Films International
History + Drama in India
52 India titles in our catalog blend the History and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Hey Ram itself).
The 1999–2001 India Window
Hey Ram holds position #34 of 83 India films in the 1999–2001 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s India Landscape
Hey Ram premiered in 2000 — a quieter year for India cinema with only 29 titles in our catalog. The 2000s overall landed 454 films and series across 10 years of activity.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 3h 19m runtime, production spent $20K per minute on screen and earned $25K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 28 other India films in 2000.
The 294th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Audience Engagement
38 audience reviews — more than 73% of India films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 76th percentile among India films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Hey Ram, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- mahatma gandhi · 2
- riot · 2
- race riot · 2
- religion · 25
- assassination · 17
- muslim · 9
- hindu · 7
- revenge · 210
- based on true story · 98
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #885 of 1,983 India films indexed here (55th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.2 points above the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India History productions specifically: #31 of 60 (top 52%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Tamil |
| Spoken Languages | Hindi, Tamil |
| Production Companies | Raajkamal Films International |
| Runtime | 3h 19m |
| Release Date | February 18, 2000 |
| IMDb | tt0222012 |