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.
The 2012–2014 India Window
262 India films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Soodhu Kavvum sits at position #49.
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The 2010s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Soodhu Kavvum premiered. 919 total titles in this decade from India.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 18m runtime, production spent $2K per minute on screen and earned $87K per minute back.
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 |