Nandha
2001 3h 0m movie Film India

Nandha

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Synopsis

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Nandha returns after serving his term for killing his father. Although he killed him to save his mother, she does not forgive him. He is then taken in by Periyavar, who shelters Sri Lankan refugees.

Drama + Crime in India

137 India titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Crime genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Nandha itself).

The 2000–2002 India Window

Nandha holds position #26 of 101 India films in the 2000–2002 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham
    #1

    Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham

    ★ 7.8 · 2001
  2. Rhythm
    #2

    Rhythm

    ★ 7.7 · 2000
  3. Kannathil Muthamittal
    #3

    Kannathil Muthamittal

    ★ 7.6 · 2002
  4. Meesa Madhavan
    #4

    Meesa Madhavan

    ★ 7.6 · 2002
  5. Thenkasipattanam
    #5

    Thenkasipattanam

    ★ 7.6 · 2000
  6. Devdas
    #6

    Devdas

    ★ 7.5 · 2002
  7. Narasimham
    #7

    Narasimham

    ★ 7.5 · 2000
  8. Tum Bin
    #8

    Tum Bin

    ★ 7.4 · 2001

The 2000s India Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in India, 454 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Nandha premiered alongside 34 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 34 other India films in 2001.

The 348th 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
Reviews
20th
Review-volume percentile
58th
Popularity percentile

12 audience reviews — more than 20% of India films in our index.

Popularity (58th percentile) outruns review volume (20th) — a trending, discussed title among India films.

Thematic Fingerprint

Tags on Nandha, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • violent father · 3
  • sri lankan tamil war · 1
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • refugee · 9
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • gangster · 85
  • tragedy · 33

Reception Benchmarks

6.9
TMDB Rating
12
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #662 of 1,983 India films indexed here (67th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.5 points above the India average of 6.4/10.

Among India Drama productions specifically: #452 of 1,132 (top 40%).

Production Details

Primary CountryIndia
Original LanguageTamil
Production CompaniesAparajeeth Films
Runtime3h 0m
Release DateNovember 14, 2001
IMDbtt0375997