India Synopsis
காவலன்
Bhoominathan aka Bhoomi is introduced to us as a person who gets into many local fights. Worried about his future, his family sends him to Muthuramalingam (Raj Kiran), a much respected personality in his place Semmanur, to put Bhoomi's life on the right track. But things don't go as planned. Muthuramalingam's adversary threatens to kill his daughter Meera (Asin) as a revenge against his own daughter's fate. So Bhoomi is given the job of Meera's bodyguard at college. Meera goes to college with her friend Madhu but is irritated by Bhoomi's presence everywhere. So she devises a plan.
The 2010–2012 India Window
202 India films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Kaavalan sits at position #148.
The 2010s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Kaavalan premiered. 919 total titles in this decade from India.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 32m runtime, production spent $55K per minute on screen and earned $132K per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,561 of 1,983 India films indexed here (21st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.8 points below the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Drama productions specifically: #954 of 1,132 (top 84%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Tamil |
| Runtime | 2h 32m |
| Release Date | January 15, 2011 |
| IMDb | tt1821478 |