Mungaru Male returned 23.6× its production cost, earning $7.8M against a $330K budget — one of the highest-return India films in our catalog.
Synopsis
ಮುಂಗಾರು ಮಳೆ
Preetham loves Nandhini, whose marriage is already fixed. He feels bad and leaves the place. Nandini challenges him to win her heart. Preetham accepts the challenge.
The 2005–2007 India Window
157 India films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Mungaru Male sits at position #21.
The 2000s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Mungaru Male premiered. 454 total titles in this decade from India.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 23m runtime, production spent $2K per minute on screen and earned $55K per minute back.
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 Music productions specifically: #10 of 34 (top 29%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Kannada |
| Runtime | 2h 23m |
| Release Date | December 15, 2006 |
| IMDb | tt0986329 |