India Synopsis
കഥ പറയുമ്പോള്
the film is about how a barber's life is turned upside down when a film unit comes to the village for a shoot, and the news spreads that superstar Ashok Raj (Mammootty) is the barber's childhood friend. The script also by Srinivasan is so layered that every frame has a comment to make about the world and every line of the dialogue, on the mores of the society. The craze for celebrities and the problems of leading a principled life are discussed without being preachy.
Comedy + Drama in India
292 India titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Katha Parayumbol itself).
The 2006–2008 India Window
Among 151 India films we catalog from this window, Katha Parayumbol places #9 — 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 Katha Parayumbol premiered alongside 52 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 52 other India films in 2007.
The 627th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Audience Engagement
16 audience reviews — more than 37% of India films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 22th percentile among India films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Katha Parayumbol, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- movie star · 4
- barber · 3
- barbershop · 2
- old friend · 1
- movie business · 11
- school · 82
- family · 74
- village · 46
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #210 of 1,983 India films indexed here (89th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.1 points above the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Comedy productions specifically: #63 of 648 (top 10%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Malayalam |
| Production Companies | Lumiere Film Company, Seven Arts International |
| Runtime | 2h 10m |
| Release Date | December 14, 2007 |
| IMDb | tt1111914 |