Papanasam
2015 3h 1m movie Film India

Papanasam

பாபநாசம்

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

7.9
TMDB Rating
39
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

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.

  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 Papanasam premiered alongside 94 others.

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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
Reviews
74th
Review-volume percentile
49th
Popularity percentile

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 CountryIndia
Original LanguageTamil
Production CompaniesRajkumar Theatres, Wide Angle Creations
Runtime3h 1m
Release DateJuly 3, 2015
IMDbtt4429128