Oru Vadakkan Selfie returned 7.0× its production cost, earning $4.7M against a $670K budget — one of the highest-return India films in our catalog.
Synopsis
ഒരു വടക്കൻ സെൽഫി
Umesh, a loafer, leaves his home town and goes to Chennai to become a film-maker when his father asks him to manage their grocery store. A selfie that he takes in Chennai changes his life forever.
The 2014–2016 India Window
282 India films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Oru Vadakkan Selfie sits at position #145.
The 2010s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Oru Vadakkan Selfie premiered. 919 total titles in this decade from India.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 23m runtime, production spent $5K per minute on screen and earned $33K per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,034 of 1,983 India films indexed here (48th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among India Comedy productions specifically: #295 of 648 (top 46%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Malayalam |
| Spoken Languages | Malayalam, Tamil |
| Production Companies | Cast N' Crew |
| Runtime | 2h 23m |
| Release Date | March 27, 2015 |
| IMDb | tt4557014 |