Minnale
2001 2h 30m movie Film India

Minnale

மின்னலே

Synopsis

மின்னலே

Rajesh Shivakumar is a college hoodlum who has his first crush on Reena Joseph, who unfortunately, is engaged to be married to Rajiv Samuel, an Indian engineer settled abroad. In an effort to gain her heart, Maddy impersonates Rajiv and gets close to Reena, aided by his grandfather Subbuni and his crooked sidekick Chockalingam. However, the real Rajiv shows up, bringing a shocking end to Reena's romantic interlude.

Comedy + Romance in India

232 India titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Romance genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Minnale itself).

The 2000–2002 India Window

Minnale holds position #20 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 Minnale premiered alongside 34 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 34 other India films in 2001.

The 322nd India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).

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

Audience Engagement

25
Reviews
58th
Review-volume percentile
83rd
Popularity percentile

25 audience reviews — more than 58% of India films in our index.

Popularity (83th percentile) outruns review volume (58th) — a trending, discussed title among India films.

Reception Benchmarks

7.0
TMDB Rating
25
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #551 of 1,983 India films indexed here (72nd percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.6 points above the India average of 6.4/10.

Among India Comedy productions specifically: #151 of 648 (top 23%).

Production Details

Primary CountryIndia
Original LanguageTamil
Production CompaniesMurali Manohar Production, Cee TV Entertainment
Runtime2h 30m
Release DateFebruary 18, 2001
IMDbtt0357905