Kakkakuyil
2001 2h 44m movie Film India

Kakkakuyil

കാക്കക്കുയിൽ

Synopsis

കാക്കക്കുയിൽ

Kakkakuyil movie is about Sivaraman(Mohanlal) who has come to Mumbai for a visa. But Sivaraman finds his friend Govindan Kutty (Mukesh) amidst a sea of problems. Sivaraman is forced to participate in a bank robbery planned by Thomas and his gang, which puts them in more trouble.And they find a place as Kunjunni with the body of Govindan kutty and sound of Sivaraman in the house of a blind old couple (Nedumudi Venu and Kaviyoor Ponnamma), whose grandson Kunjunni who had left them a long time ago (when he was 7) and is now coming home.But a turn of events finds Sivaraman and Govindan kutty (combined) as Kunjunni with the body of Govindan kutty and sound of Sivaraman.

Crime + Comedy in India

38 India titles in our catalog blend the Crime and Comedy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Kakkakuyil itself).

The 2000–2002 India Window

Kakkakuyil holds position #16 of 101 India films in the 2000–2002 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham
    #1

    Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham

    ★ 7.8 · 2001
  2. Rhythm
    #2

    Rhythm

    ★ 7.7 · 2000
  3. Kannathil Muthamittal
    #3

    Kannathil Muthamittal

    ★ 7.6 · 2002
  4. Meesa Madhavan
    #4

    Meesa Madhavan

    ★ 7.6 · 2002
  5. Thenkasipattanam
    #5

    Thenkasipattanam

    ★ 7.6 · 2000
  6. Devdas
    #6

    Devdas

    ★ 7.5 · 2002
  7. Narasimham
    #7

    Narasimham

    ★ 7.5 · 2000
  8. Tum Bin
    #8

    Tum Bin

    ★ 7.4 · 2001

The 2000s India Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in India, 454 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Kakkakuyil premiered alongside 34 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 34 other India films in 2001.

The 325th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).

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

Audience Engagement

13
Reviews
25th
Review-volume percentile
12th
Popularity percentile

13 audience reviews — more than 25% of India films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 12th percentile among India films.

Thematic Fingerprint

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

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • dubai · 4
  • visa · 2
  • steal · 1
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • fake identity · 10
  • cheating · 7
  • bank robbery · 7

Reception Benchmarks

7.2
TMDB Rating
13
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #408 of 1,983 India films indexed here (79th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.8 points above the India average of 6.4/10.

Among India Crime productions specifically: #68 of 283 (top 24%).

Production Details

Primary CountryIndia
Original LanguageMalayalam
Spoken LanguagesHindi, Malayalam
Production CompaniesKalyani Film Society
Runtime2h 44m
Release DateApril 14, 2001
IMDbtt0277774