Nandanam
2002 2h 25m movie Film India

Nandanam

നന്ദനം

Synopsis

നന്ദനം

Balamani is the housemaid looking after Unni Amma. There are three more housemaids in the house but it is Balamani's duty to look after them too. Balamani is a devotee of Guruvayoorappan (Lord Krishna of Guruvayoor). But she could never visit the Guruvayoor temple, though her house is very near to the temple. Unni Amma's grandson Manu comes to spend a couple of weeks with Unni Amma before he goes to USA. Manu and Balamani fall in love but the whole family is against their union. Will Balamani's friend Guruvayoorappan (Lord Krishna of Guruvayoor) come to their help..?

Romance + Family in India

41 India titles in our catalog blend the Romance and Family genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Nandanam itself).

The 2001–2003 India Window

Nandanam holds position #33 of 109 India films in the 2001–2003 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. Kadhal Konden
    #1

    Kadhal Konden

    ★ 7.9 · 2003
  2. Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham
    #2

    Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham

    ★ 7.8 · 2001
  3. C.I.D. Moosa
    #3

    C.I.D. Moosa

    ★ 7.8 · 2003
  4. Kannathil Muthamittal
    #4

    Kannathil Muthamittal

    ★ 7.6 · 2002
  5. Meesa Madhavan
    #5

    Meesa Madhavan

    ★ 7.6 · 2002
  6. Manassinakkare
    #6

    Manassinakkare

    ★ 7.6 · 2003
  7. Devdas
    #7

    Devdas

    ★ 7.5 · 2002
  8. Hatim
    #8

    Hatim

    ★ 7.5 · 2003

The 2000s India Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in India, 454 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Nandanam premiered alongside 36 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 36 other India films in 2002.

The 385th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).

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

Audience Engagement

16
Reviews
37th
Review-volume percentile
37th
Popularity percentile

16 audience reviews — more than 37% of India films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 37th percentile among India films.

Reception Benchmarks

6.8
TMDB Rating
16
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #745 of 1,983 India films indexed here (62nd percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.4 points above the India average of 6.4/10.

Among India Romance productions specifically: #178 of 573 (top 31%).

Production Details

Primary CountryIndia
Original LanguageMalayalam
Production CompaniesBhavana Cinema
Runtime2h 25m
Release DateDecember 20, 2002
IMDbtt0357946