Take Off
2017 2h 19m movie Film India

Take Off

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Take Off sits in the top 9% of India films on this catalog — ranked #186 of 1,983 by TMDB audience score.

Synopsis

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A group of Malayali nurses stranded in Iraq, must survive their capture by the extremists and reach out to the rescue team headed by the Indian government.

Reception Benchmarks

7.5
TMDB Rating
43
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #186 of 1,983 India films indexed here (91st percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +1.1 points above the India average of 6.4/10.

Among India Drama productions specifically: #142 of 1,132 (top 13%).

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Take Off. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

Drama + Thriller in India

149 India titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Thriller genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Take Off itself).

The 2016–2018 India Window

Among 323 India films we catalog from this window, Take Off places #36 — near the top of its class.

  1. Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu
    #1

    Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu

    ★ 8.3 · 2016
  2. Pariyerum Perumal
    #2

    Pariyerum Perumal

    ★ 8.2 · 2018
  3. Aandavan Kattalai
    #3

    Aandavan Kattalai

    ★ 8.1 · 2016
  4. Zakir Khan: Haq Se Single
    #4

    Zakir Khan: Haq Se Single

    ★ 8.1 · 2017
  5. Kanan Gill: Keep It Real
    #5

    Kanan Gill: Keep It Real

    ★ 8.1 · 2017
  6. Sanam Teri Kasam
    #6

    Sanam Teri Kasam

    ★ 8.0 · 2016
  7. Mirzapur
    #7

    Mirzapur

    ★ 8.0 · 2018
  8. Visaranai
    #8

    Visaranai

    ★ 8.0 · 2016

The 2010s India Landscape

2017 was the decade’s peak output year for India — 124 titles released, including Take Off. Bars below show how the 2010s stacked up year by year (919 total).

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Budget & Box Office Efficiency

$1.3M
Budget
$3.1M
Revenue
$1.8M
Net Profit
2.4×
Return Ratio

At a 2h 19m runtime, production spent $9K per minute on screen and earned $22K per minute back.

Position in Catalog

Released alongside 123 other India films in 2017.

The 1346th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).

Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).

Audience Engagement

43
Reviews
76th
Review-volume percentile
36th
Popularity percentile

43 audience reviews — more than 76% of India films in our index.

Review volume (76th percentile) outruns trending popularity (36th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.

Thematic Fingerprint

Tags on Take Off, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • rescue mission · 5
  • airport · 3
  • iraq · 3
  • isis (daesh) · 2
  • indian ambassador · 1
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • hospital · 23
  • nurse · 13
  • terrorist attack · 9

Production Details

Primary CountryIndia
Original LanguageMalayalam
Spoken LanguagesArabic, English, Malayalam
Production CompaniesRajesh Pillai Films, Anto Joseph Film Company
Runtime2h 19m
Release DateMarch 24, 2017
IMDbtt6315524