Synopsis
വാത്സല്യം
Raghavan, a farmer, raises his brother, Vijayakumar, and gives him an education. However, when he grows up and gets married to a rich woman, Vijayakumaran conveniently forgets about his brother.
The 1992–1994 India Window
Vatsalyam holds position #17 of 37 India films in the 1992–1994 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1990s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in India, 147 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Vatsalyam premiered alongside 13 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 13 other India films in 1993.
The 183rd India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Audience Engagement
18 audience reviews — more than 44% of India films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 15th percentile among India films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #485 of 1,983 India films indexed here (76th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.7 points above the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Drama productions specifically: #345 of 1,132 (top 30%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Malayalam |
| Production Companies | Jubilee Productions |
| Runtime | 2h 35m |
| Release Date | April 11, 1993 |
| IMDb | tt0271857 |







