Synopsis
வானம்
Five people from varied strata of society – a slum dweller who works as a cable operator, a runaway prostitute, a desperate woman drowning in debt, a rising musician, and a grief-stricken Muslim man – end up together in the same hospital, at a time when it is attacked by terrorists.
Action + Crime in India
135 India titles in our catalog blend the Action and Crime genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Vaanam itself).
The 2010–2012 India Window
Vaanam holds position #111 of 202 India films in the 2010–2012 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in India, 919 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Vaanam premiered alongside 62 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 62 other India films in 2011.
The 834th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Audience Engagement
13 audience reviews — more than 25% of India films in our index.
Popularity (53th percentile) outruns review volume (25th) — a trending, discussed title among India films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,286 of 1,983 India films indexed here (35th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.3 points below the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Action productions specifically: #366 of 637 (top 57%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Tamil |
| Production Companies | Cloud Nine Movies |
| Runtime | 2h 33m |
| Release Date | April 29, 2011 |
| IMDb | tt1712057 |













