Synopsis
ഇരുൾ
A dark rainy night, an empty house, a stranded couple and an unknown man. A sleek game of the cat and the mouse starts playing on, as the three of them find a dead body in the basement.
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Thriller + Mystery in India
50 India titles in our catalog blend the Thriller and Mystery genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Irul itself).
The 2020–2022 India Window
In the crowded 2020-2022 India release window, Irul sits at #222 of 279. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2020s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2020s in India, 322 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Irul premiered alongside 85 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 85 other India films in 2021.
The 1772nd India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Audience Engagement
24 audience reviews — more than 57% of India films in our index.
Review volume (57th percentile) outruns trending popularity (33th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,500 of 1,983 India films indexed here (24th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.7 points below the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Thriller productions specifically: #359 of 482 (top 74%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Malayalam |
| Spoken Languages | English, Malayalam |
| Production Companies | Anto Joseph Film Company, Plan J Studios |
| Runtime | 1h 31m |
| Release Date | April 2, 2021 |
| IMDb | tt13103212 |



















