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.
Reception Benchmarks
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%).
Action + Drama in India
286 India titles in our catalog blend the Action and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Pudhupettai itself).
The 2005–2007 India Window
Among 157 India films we catalog from this window, Pudhupettai places #5 — near the top of its class.
The 2000s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in India, 454 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Pudhupettai premiered alongside 45 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 59m runtime, production spent $19K per minute on screen and earned $28K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 45 other India films in 2006.
The 545th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Audience Engagement
24 audience reviews — more than 57% of India films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 69th percentile among India films.
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Tamil |
| Production Companies | Lakshmi Movie Makers |
| Runtime | 2h 59m |
| Release Date | May 26, 2006 |
| IMDb | tt0459516 |













