Udayananu Tharam sits in the top 10% of India films on this catalog — ranked #202 of 1,983 by TMDB audience score.
Synopsis
ഉദയനാണ് താരം
Udayabhanu is an assistant director and scriptwriter, who dreams of making it big in the film industry. His attempt is thwarted by his roommate, a junior artiste, Rajappan Thengamoodu who steals his script to become superstar Saroj Kumar
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #202 of 1,983 India films indexed here (90th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.1 points above the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Comedy productions specifically: #58 of 648 (top 9%).
Comedy + Drama in India
292 India titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Udayananu Tharam itself).
The 2004–2006 India Window
Among 152 India films we catalog from this window, Udayananu Tharam places #11 — near the top of its class.
The 2000s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in India, 454 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Udayananu Tharam premiered alongside 57 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 57 other India films in 2005.
The 480th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Audience Engagement
22 audience reviews — more than 53% of India films in our index.
Review volume (53th percentile) outruns trending popularity (7th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
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| Original Language | Malayalam |
| Production Companies | Carlton Films |
| Runtime | 2h 42m |
| Release Date | January 20, 2005 |
| IMDb | tt0430710 |













