Nirnayakam
2015 1h 52m movie Film India

Nirnayakam

നിര്‍ണായകം

Synopsis

നിര്‍ണായകം

Ajay (Asif Ali) is a student at National Defense Academy, Pune. His ambition is to become a soldier. Ajay’s father Sidharth Sankar is a well known lawyer in Kochi. When Ajay reaches Kochi, his father is dealing with a lawsuit and he needs the support of Ajay. Meanwhile, Saral (Malavika Mohanan) enters the life of Ajay. The resulting intriguing events are plotted in ‘Nirnayakam’.

Thriller + Drama in India

149 India titles in our catalog blend the Thriller and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Nirnayakam itself).

The 2014–2016 India Window

Nirnayakam holds position #114 of 282 India films in the 2014–2016 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. Sathuranga Vettai
    #1

    Sathuranga Vettai

    ★ 8.3 · 2014
  2. Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu
    #2

    Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu

    ★ 8.3 · 2016
  3. India's Daughter
    #3

    India's Daughter

    ★ 8.1 · 2015
  4. Aandavan Kattalai
    #4

    Aandavan Kattalai

    ★ 8.1 · 2016
  5. Madras
    #5

    Madras

    ★ 8.1 · 2014
  6. Punjab 1984
    #6

    Punjab 1984

    ★ 8.1 · 2014
  7. Sanam Teri Kasam
    #7

    Sanam Teri Kasam

    ★ 8.0 · 2016
  8. Visaranai
    #8

    Visaranai

    ★ 8.0 · 2016

The 2010s India Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in India, 919 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Nirnayakam premiered alongside 94 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 94 other India films in 2015.

The 1177th 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
Reviews
14th
Review-volume percentile
26th
Popularity percentile

11 audience reviews — more than 14% of India films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 26th percentile among India films.

Thematic Fingerprint

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

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • strike · 5
  • bone marrow transplant · 1
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • army · 17
  • accident · 11
  • government · 8
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • lawyer · 31

Reception Benchmarks

6.8
TMDB Rating
11
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #770 of 1,983 India films indexed here (61st percentile by TMDB audience score).

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

Among India Thriller productions specifically: #179 of 482 (top 37%).

Production Details

Primary CountryIndia
Original LanguageMalayalam
Production CompaniesJairaj Release
Runtime1h 52m
Release DateJune 5, 2015
IMDbtt4760108