India Nadodikkattu sits in the top 4% of India films on this catalog — ranked #74 of 1,983 by TMDB audience score.
Synopsis
നാടോടിക്കാറ്റ്
After losing their jobs, Dasan and Vijayan have no hope of finding work in Kerala. They plan to escape to Dubai, but end up in Chennai. Can they find luck there?
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #74 of 1,983 India films indexed here (96th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.4 points above the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Comedy productions specifically: #21 of 648 (top 3%).
The 1986–1988 India Window
Nadodikkattu holds position #5 of 29 India films in the 1986–1988 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1980s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1980s in India, 74 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Nadodikkattu premiered alongside 7 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 7 other India films in 1987.
The 109th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Audience Engagement
29 audience reviews — more than 65% of India films in our index.
Review volume (65th percentile) outruns trending popularity (49th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Nadodikkattu, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- dubai · 4
- bow and arrow · 4
- jobless · 4
- time bomb · 2
- politician · 23
- misunderstanding · 15
- drug dealer · 13
- detective · 44
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Malayalam |
| Production Companies | Casino Productions |
| Runtime | 2h 38m |
| Release Date | May 6, 1987 |
| IMDb | tt0282778 |