India Synopsis
കോട്ടയം കുഞ്ഞച്ചൻ
Kottayam Kunjachan is about an erstwhile thug, who has just been released from jail. He has served a sentence of 7 years, for killing a man in a fight gone bad.After an altercation with his previous employers, he is arrested and later bailed out by his guardian, a Christian priest who found him as an infant in a garbage heap and raised him as his own. Following his father's advice, he leaves Kottayam and its bad influences for Odaangara. He starts a technical institute, accompanied by Bosco, his assistant. He generally endears himself to the village populace. It is there that he meets Mikhael and his wife, and gets in their good books by rescuing Mollykutty from a kidnap attempt by Jimmy and gang. leyamma convinces Mikhael to rent out their outhouse to Kunjachan, as a deterrent from further attacks by Paappan or Jimmy. Mikhael then convinces Kunjachan to go to confession, and start living as a good Christian.
The 1989–1991 India Window
41 India films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Kottayam Kunjachan sits at position #16.
The 1990s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Kottayam Kunjachan premiered. 147 total titles in this decade from India.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #416 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 Action productions specifically: #98 of 637 (top 15%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Malayalam |
| Production Companies | Sunitha Productions |
| Runtime | 2h 0m |
| Release Date | March 14, 1990 |
| IMDb | tt0271601 |