Thillu Mullu
1981 2h 25m movie Film India

Thillu Mullu

தில்லு முல்லு

Synopsis

தில்லு முல்லு

Chandran lies to his boss that his mother is unwell to get a leave but gets caught. In order to save his job, he is forced to pretend to his boss that he has a good-for-nothing twin brother.

The 1980–1982 India Window

20 India films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Thillu Mullu sits at position #8.

  1. Karz
    #1

    Karz

    ★ 7.7 · 1980

  2. Gandhi
    #2

    Gandhi

    ★ 7.5 · 1982

  3. Prem Rog
    #3

    Prem Rog

    ★ 7.3 · 1982

  4. Elippathayam
    #4

    Elippathayam

    ★ 7.2 · 1982

  5. Chashme Buddoor
    #5

    Chashme Buddoor

    ★ 7.2 · 1981

  6. Naseeb
    #6

    Naseeb

    ★ 7.0 · 1981

  7. Moondram Pirai
    #7

    Moondram Pirai

    ★ 7.0 · 1982

  8. Thillu Mullu

    #8

    Thillu Mullu

    ★ 6.9 · 1981

The 1980s India Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 1980s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Thillu Mullu premiered. 74 total titles in this decade from India.

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Reception Benchmarks

6.9
TMDB Rating
14
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #657 of 1,983 India films indexed here (67th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.5 points above the India average of 6.4/10.

Among India Comedy productions specifically: #178 of 648 (top 27%).

Production Details

Primary Country India
Original Language Tamil
Production Companies Kalakendra Movies
Runtime 2h 25m
Release Date May 1, 1981
IMDb tt0155265

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