Kathakali
2016 2h 5m movie Film India

Kathakali

கதகளி

Synopsis

கதகளி

Returning from the states to marry his girlfriend, a common man is blamed for the murder of a local don due to their enmity in the past. He is caught in a web of conspiracies as he struggles to prove his innocence and the don's in-laws order their henchmen to take him down.

The 2015–2017 India Window

314 India films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Kathakali sits at position #124.

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The 2010s India Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Kathakali premiered. 919 total titles in this decade from India.

'1070'1163'1269'13101'1492'1595'1695'17124'18104'19106

Reception Benchmarks

6.8
TMDB Rating
14
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #758 of 1,983 India films indexed here (62nd percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.4 points above the India average of 6.4/10.

Among India Action productions specifically: #198 of 637 (top 31%).

Production Details

Primary Country India
Original Language Tamil
Production Companies Pasanga Productions, Vishal Film Factory, Sri Thenandal Films
Runtime 2h 5m
Release Date January 14, 2016
IMDb tt5335394

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