India Kannathil Muthamittal sits in the top 7% of India films on this catalog — ranked #137 of 1,983 by TMDB audience score.
Synopsis
கன்னத்தில் முத்தமிட்டாள்
“A Peck on the Cheek.”
A little girl is told by her parents that she is adopted. Determined to find her birth mother, her family eventually agrees to take her to Sri Lanka, where they encounter the militant group known as the Tamil Tigers.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #137 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: #105 of 1,132 (top 9%).
Other Titles From Madras Talkies
Drama + War in India
14 India titles in our catalog blend the Drama and War genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Kannathil Muthamittal itself).
The 2001–2003 India Window
Among 109 India films we catalog from this window, Kannathil Muthamittal places #4 — near the top of its class.
The 2000s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in India, 454 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Kannathil Muthamittal premiered alongside 36 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 36 other India films in 2002.
The 355th 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 74th percentile among India films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Kannathil Muthamittal, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- sri lanka · 2
- war victim · 2
- suicide bomber · 2
- extremist · 2
- ltte · 1
- refugee · 9
- civil war · 8
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Tamil |
| Spoken Languages | Sinhalese, Tamil |
| Production Companies | Madras Talkies |
| Runtime | 2h 17m |
| Release Date | February 14, 2002 |
| IMDb | tt0312859 |