Nautanki Saala!
2013 2h 10m movie Film India

Nautanki Saala!

नौटंकी साला

Synopsis

नौटंकी साला

Ram, a successful theatre artist, saves Mandar from committing suicide. He then ends up developing a special bond with Mandar and even helps solve his problems.

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Nautanki Saala!. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

Comedy + Romance in India

232 India titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Romance genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Nautanki Saala! itself).

Other Titles From Ramesh Sippy Entertainment

The 2012–2014 India Window

In the crowded 2012-2014 India release window, Nautanki Saala! sits at #210 of 262. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.

  1. Mahabharat
    #1

    Mahabharat

    ★ 8.6 · 2013
  2. Sathuranga Vettai
    #2

    Sathuranga Vettai

    ★ 8.3 · 2014
  3. Madras
    #3

    Madras

    ★ 8.1 · 2014
  4. Punjab 1984
    #4

    Punjab 1984

    ★ 8.1 · 2014
  5. Bhooter Bhabishyat
    #5

    Bhooter Bhabishyat

    ★ 7.9 · 2012
  6. Ulidavaru Kandanthe
    #6

    Ulidavaru Kandanthe

    ★ 7.8 · 2014
  7. The Trap
    #7

    The Trap

    ★ 7.8 · 2014
  8. Drushyam
    #8

    Drushyam

    ★ 7.8 · 2014

The 2010s India Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in India, 919 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Nautanki Saala! premiered alongside 100 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 100 other India films in 2013.

The 975th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).

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

Audience Engagement

21
Reviews
51st
Review-volume percentile
48th
Popularity percentile

21 audience reviews — more than 51% of India films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 48th percentile among India films.

Thematic Fingerprint

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

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • drinking · 5
  • fear · 3
  • dinner · 2
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • missing person · 13
  • guilt · 11
  • live performance · 9
  • psychiatrist · 9
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • love triangle · 55
  • suicide · 51

Reception Benchmarks

5.3
TMDB Rating
21
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier

Ranked #1,709 of 1,983 India films indexed here (14th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -1.1 points below the India average of 6.4/10.

Among India Comedy productions specifically: #548 of 648 (top 85%).

Production Details

Primary CountryIndia
Original LanguageHindi
Production CompaniesRamesh Sippy Entertainment, T-Series, Bottomline Media
Runtime2h 10m
Release DateApril 12, 2013
IMDbtt2341766