India 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.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 23m runtime, production spent $2K per minute on screen and earned $55K per minute back.
The 2005–2007 India Window
Among 157 India films we catalog from this window, Mungaru Male places #21 — near the top of its class.
The 2000s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in India, 454 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Mungaru Male premiered alongside 45 others.
Music + Comedy in India
7 India titles in our catalog blend the Music and Comedy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Mungaru Male itself).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 45 other India films in 2006.
The 574th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Audience Engagement
12 audience reviews — more than 20% of India films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 0th percentile among India films.
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 |