Synopsis
పోకిరి
Pandu is a ruthless contract killer and Sruthi falls in love with him after a few meetings but hesitates to confess her love to him as he is a reckless criminal. Though a goon, Pandu also has certain rigid principles that leads to an enmity with Ali Bhai – the biggest mafia don in the town.
Action + Thriller in India
229 India titles in our catalog blend the Action and Thriller genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Pokiri itself).
The 2005–2007 India Window
Pokiri holds position #25 of 157 India films in the 2005–2007 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in India, 454 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Pokiri premiered alongside 45 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 45 other India films in 2006.
The 542nd 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.
Popularity sits at the 61th percentile among India films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #449 of 1,983 India films indexed here (77th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.7 points above the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Action productions specifically: #105 of 637 (top 16%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
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| Original Language | Telugu |
| Production Companies | Vaishno Academy, Indira Productions |
| Runtime | 2h 43m |
| Release Date | April 27, 2006 |
| IMDb | tt0816258 |













