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.
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.
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 audience reviews — more than 37% of India films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 37th percentile among India films.
Reception Benchmarks
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 Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Malayalam |
| Production Companies | Bhavana Cinema |
| Runtime | 2h 25m |
| Release Date | December 20, 2002 |
| IMDb | tt0357946 |













