India Synopsis
നിറം
“Friendship is a blessing”
The film is about a special friendship between a boy and girl, Aby (Kunchacko Boban) and Sona (Shalini). Aby and Sona are childhood friends but they have no romance between them. It was too late when they realized their romance.
Comedy + Romance in India
232 India titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Romance genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Niram itself).
The 1998–2000 India Window
Niram holds position #19 of 66 India films in the 1998–2000 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1990s India Landscape
1999 was the decade’s peak output year for India — 19 titles released, including Niram. Bars below show how the 1990s stacked up year by year (147 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 18 other India films in 1999.
The 284th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Audience Engagement
11 audience reviews — more than 14% of India films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 8th percentile among India films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #577 of 1,983 India films indexed here (71st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.6 points above the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Comedy productions specifically: #159 of 648 (top 25%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Malayalam |
| Spoken Languages | Malayalam, Tamil |
| Production Companies | Johnny Sagarika |
| Runtime | 2h 31m |
| Release Date | October 31, 1999 |
| IMDb | tt0255426 |