Pudhupettai
2006 2h 59m movie Film India

Pudhupettai

புதுப்பேட்டை

“Survival Of The Fittest.”

Pudhupettai sits in the top 5% of India films on this catalog — ranked #103 of 1,983 by TMDB audience score.

Synopsis

புதுப்பேட்டை

“Survival Of The Fittest.”

After seeing his mother dead, a young boy runs away and is later recruited by a gangster. After becoming the right hand man of his employer, he makes serious enemies and everyone starts targeting him.

The 2005–2007 India Window

157 India films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Pudhupettai sits at position #5.

  1. Umrao Jaan
    #1

    Umrao Jaan

    ★ 8.2 · 2006

  2. Like Stars on Earth
    #2

    Like Stars on Earth

    ★ 8.0 · 2007

  3. Black
    #3

    Black

    ★ 7.7 · 2005

  4. Thanmathra
    #4

    Thanmathra

    ★ 7.7 · 2005

  5. Pudhupettai

    #5

    Pudhupettai

    ★ 7.7 · 2006

  6. The Fall
    #6

    The Fall

    ★ 7.6 · 2006

  7. Amal
    #7

    Amal

    ★ 7.6 · 2007

  8. Arabikkatha
    #8

    Arabikkatha

    ★ 7.6 · 2007

The 2000s India Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Pudhupettai premiered. 454 total titles in this decade from India.

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Budget & Box Office Efficiency

$3.4M
Budget
$5.0M
Revenue
$1.6M
Net Profit
1.5×
Return Ratio

At a 2h 59m runtime, production spent $19K per minute on screen and earned $28K per minute back.

Reception Benchmarks

7.7
TMDB Rating
24
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #103 of 1,983 India films indexed here (95th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +1.3 points above the India average of 6.4/10.

Among India Action productions specifically: #24 of 637 (top 4%).

Production Details

Primary Country India
Original Language Tamil
Production Companies Lakshmi Movie Makers
Runtime 2h 59m
Release Date May 26, 2006
IMDb tt0459516

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