Ustad Hotel sits in the top 6% of India films on this catalog — ranked #127 of 1,983 by TMDB audience score.
Synopsis
ഉസ്താദ് Hotel
When his father refuses to support his choice of a career, an aspiring chef tries to fulfil his dream by helping his grandfather run his small eatery.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #127 of 1,983 India films indexed here (94th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.2 points above the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Drama productions specifically: #97 of 1,132 (top 9%).
Other Titles From Magic Frames
Drama + Comedy in India
292 India titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Comedy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Ustad Hotel itself).
The 2011–2013 India Window
Among 233 India films we catalog from this window, Ustad Hotel places #7 — near the top of its class.
The 2010s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in India, 919 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Ustad Hotel premiered alongside 68 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 68 other India films in 2012.
The 908th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Audience Engagement
82 audience reviews — more than 89% of India films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 88th percentile among India films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Ustad Hotel, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- van · 2
- passport · 2
- band singer · 1
- social services · 1
- chef · 14
- hotel · 13
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Malayalam |
| Spoken Languages | Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi, English |
| Production Companies | Magic Frames |
| Runtime | 2h 30m |
| Release Date | June 29, 2012 |
| IMDb | tt2218988 |



















