India Synopsis
പ്രാഞ്ചിയേട്ടൻ & The Saint
Chirammal Enashu Francis, a.k.a. Pranchiyettan, is a successful businessman based in Thrissur. He is a devotee of Saint Francis of Assisi and often has imaginary conversations with the saint. His ancestors were rice traders, but he has grown beyond the small rice shop to expand his business into jewellery, real estate, finance, shopping complexes and lot more. Even though he is successful and wealthy, he is not well-educated and he is unhappy with his name and also wants to become a celebrity. He is called Ari "rice" Pranchi by everybody, citing his ancestors' business as a colloquial taunt. He wants to change his image from Ari Pranchi to something great and is ready to spend a fortune for it. The film deals with how Pranchi tries to get a good name and what changes that brings to his life.
The 2009–2011 India Window
192 India films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Pranchiyettan & The Saint sits at position #36.
The 2010s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Pranchiyettan & The Saint premiered. 919 total titles in this decade from India.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 27m runtime, production spent $3K per minute on screen and earned $8K per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #542 of 1,983 India films indexed here (73rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.6 points above the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Comedy productions specifically: #150 of 648 (top 23%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Malayalam |
| Production Companies | Capitol Theater |
| Runtime | 2h 27m |
| Release Date | September 10, 2010 |
| IMDb | tt1695800 |