India Soodhu Kavvum returned 38.7× its production cost, earning $12.0M against a $310K budget — one of the highest-return India films in our catalog.
Synopsis
சூது கவ்வும்
“Rules Can't Be Broken”
Dass specialises in small time kidnapping and has his own set of rules. The primary and most important among them is not to get involved with influential people. Three jobless youngsters meet Dass and the four take up an assignment for a hefty sum that throws away this primary rule and end up being chased by a dreaded policeman.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 18m runtime, production spent $2K per minute on screen and earned $87K per minute back.
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Comedy + Thriller in India
49 India titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Thriller genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Soodhu Kavvum itself).
The 2012–2014 India Window
Soodhu Kavvum holds position #49 of 262 India films in the 2012–2014 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in India, 919 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Soodhu Kavvum premiered alongside 100 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 100 other India films in 2013.
The 979th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Audience Engagement
55 audience reviews — more than 82% of India films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 79th percentile among India films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #438 of 1,983 India films indexed here (78th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.7 points above the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Comedy productions specifically: #116 of 648 (top 18%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Tamil |
| Production Companies | Thirukumaran Entertainment, Studio Green |
| Runtime | 2h 18m |
| Release Date | May 1, 2013 |
| IMDb | tt2877108 |