India Synopsis
முதல்வன்
A man accepts a challenge to act as the Chief Minister for one day only, and makes such a success of it that soon he is embroiled in political intrigue.
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The 1998–2000 India Window
Mudhalvan holds position #12 of 66 India films in the 1998–2000 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1990s India Landscape
1999 was the decade’s peak output year for India — 19 titles released, including Mudhalvan. Bars below show how the 1990s stacked up year by year (147 total).
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 49m runtime, production spent $44K per minute on screen and earned $130K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 18 other India films in 1999.
The 286th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Audience Engagement
27 audience reviews — more than 62% of India films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 68th percentile among India films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #380 of 1,983 India films indexed here (81st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.8 points above the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Thriller productions specifically: #81 of 482 (top 17%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Tamil |
| Production Companies | S Pictures |
| Runtime | 2h 49m |
| Release Date | November 7, 1999 |
| IMDb | tt0220656 |