Panjaa
2011 2h 36m movie Film India

Panjaa

పంజా

Synopsis

పంజా

Jai, an orphan, falls into bad company after Bhagwan, a gangster, gives him shelter and hope to live. However, Jai and Munna, Bhagwan's son, fight with each other after Munna kills an innocent woman.

Titles With Overlapping Themes

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

Other Titles From Arka Media Works

The 2010–2012 India Window

Panjaa holds position #135 of 202 India films in the 2010–2012 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. My Name Is Khan
    #1

    My Name Is Khan

    ★ 8.1 · 2010
  2. Bhooter Bhabishyat
    #2

    Bhooter Bhabishyat

    ★ 7.9 · 2012
  3. Ayalum Njanum Thammil
    #3

    Ayalum Njanum Thammil

    ★ 7.7 · 2012
  4. Jatt & Juliet
    #4

    Jatt & Juliet

    ★ 7.7 · 2012
  5. Ustad Hotel
    #5

    Ustad Hotel

    ★ 7.6 · 2012
  6. Aadukalam
    #6

    Aadukalam

    ★ 7.6 · 2011
  7. Deiva Thirumagal
    #7

    Deiva Thirumagal

    ★ 7.6 · 2011
  8. Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
    #8

    Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

    ★ 7.5 · 2011

The 2010s India Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in India, 919 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Panjaa premiered alongside 62 others.

'1070'1163'1269'13101'1492'1595'1695'17124'18104'19106

Position in Catalog

Released alongside 62 other India films in 2011.

The 873rd India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).

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

Audience Engagement

13
Reviews
25th
Review-volume percentile
40th
Popularity percentile

13 audience reviews — more than 25% of India films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 40th percentile among India films.

Thematic Fingerprint

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

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • knife fight · 3
  • car explosion · 1
  • gunplay · 1
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • hitman · 30
  • betrayal · 28
  • orphan · 27
  • action hero · 25
  • shootout · 12
  • one man army · 7
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • fight · 60

Reception Benchmarks

5.8
TMDB Rating
13
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier

Ranked #1,465 of 1,983 India films indexed here (26th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.6 points below the India average of 6.4/10.

Among India Action productions specifically: #437 of 637 (top 69%).

Production Details

Primary CountryIndia
Original LanguageTelugu
Production CompaniesArka Media Works, Sanghamitra Arts
Runtime2h 36m
Release DateDecember 9, 2011
IMDbtt2091384