Thalavattam
1986 2h 27m movie Film India

Thalavattam

താളവട്ടം

Thalavattam sits in the top 4% of India films on this catalog — ranked #82 of 1,983 by TMDB audience score.

Synopsis

താളവട്ടം

Vinod/Vinu (played by Mohanlal) is mentally ill and is hospitalized in the institution run by Dr. Ravindran ( M G Soman). Story progresses as Vinod recovers with the help of Dr. Savithri, Dr. Ravindran's daughter (Karthika) and Dr. Unnikrishnan (Nedumudi Venu) who finds that Vinu fell ill after the accidental death of his fiancée Anitha (Lizy). Later Vinu and Savithri fall in love but Savithri is already engaged to be married to her cousin, Hari(Mukesh). Plot progresses as Dr. Ravindran opposes the romance between the doctor and the recovered patient.

Reception Benchmarks

7.8
TMDB Rating
12
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #82 of 1,983 India films indexed here (96th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +1.4 points above the India average of 6.4/10.

Among India Comedy productions specifically: #25 of 648 (top 4%).

Comedy + Drama in India

292 India titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Thalavattam itself).

Position in Catalog

Released alongside 6 other India films in 1986.

The 106th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).

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

Audience Engagement

12
Reviews
20th
Review-volume percentile
5th
Popularity percentile

12 audience reviews — more than 20% of India films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 5th percentile among India films.

Production Details

Primary CountryIndia
Original LanguageMalayalam
Production CompaniesSeven Arts International
Runtime2h 27m
Release DateOctober 9, 1986
IMDbtt0255641