Papanasam sits in the top 2% of India films on this catalog — ranked #48 of 1,983 by TMDB audience score.
Synopsis
பாபநாசம்
A cinephile tries to protect his family by hiding a heat-of-the-moment murder committed by his daughter by taking cues from the films he has watched. With the victim the son of a cop, can he get away with it?
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #48 of 1,983 India films indexed here (98th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.5 points above the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Crime productions specifically: #9 of 283 (top 3%).
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Papanasam. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Crime + Drama in India
137 India titles in our catalog blend the Crime and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Papanasam itself).
The 2014–2016 India Window
Among 282 India films we catalog from this window, Papanasam places #11 — near the top of its class.
The 2010s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in India, 919 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Papanasam premiered alongside 94 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 94 other India films in 2015.
The 1185th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Audience Engagement
39 audience reviews — more than 74% of India films in our index.
Review volume (74th percentile) outruns trending popularity (49th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
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| Original Language | Tamil |
| Production Companies | Rajkumar Theatres, Wide Angle Creations |
| Runtime | 3h 1m |
| Release Date | July 3, 2015 |
| IMDb | tt4429128 |



















