India Thenkasipattanam sits in the top 8% of India films on this catalog — ranked #161 of 1,983 by TMDB audience score.
Synopsis
തെങ്കാശിപ്പട്ടണം
Kannan and Dasappan are two rowdies in their village. Shathrugnan. a newcomer, is in love with Dasappan' s sister, Devootty, but she is not interested in him. Shathru joins Kannan's and Dasappan's firm, KD & Company, as the manager, in an attempt to win the love of Devootty. KD & Company keeps as hostage a music troupe who comes to their village to perform. The main singer of that troupe, Sangeetha, gets expelled from her home because of this and Kannan and Dasappan give her refuge, at the insistence of Devootty. Meenakshi and Kannan are in love. But due to some misunderstanding, Dasappan falls in love with Meenakshi and Sangeetha falls in love with Kannan. Shathru takes the responsibility of sorting it out and linking Dasappan with Sangeetha. In the chaos and confusions that follows, he manages to be victorious and wins his lady love Devootty too.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #161 of 1,983 India films indexed here (92nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.2 points above the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Comedy productions specifically: #47 of 648 (top 7%).
Comedy + Drama in India
292 India titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Thenkasipattanam itself).
Other Titles From Lal Creations
The 1999–2001 India Window
Among 83 India films we catalog from this window, Thenkasipattanam places #5 — near the top of its class.
The 2000s India Landscape
Thenkasipattanam premiered in 2000 — a quieter year for India cinema with only 29 titles in our catalog. The 2000s overall landed 454 films and series across 10 years of activity.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 30m runtime, production spent $4K per minute on screen and earned — per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 28 other India films in 2000.
The 314th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Audience Engagement
15 audience reviews — more than 33% of India films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 25th percentile among India films.
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Malayalam |
| Production Companies | Lal Creations |
| Runtime | 2h 30m |
| Release Date | December 2, 2000 |
| IMDb | tt0334482 |