Ordinary returned 7.2× its production cost, earning $3.3M against a $454K budget — one of the highest-return Other Asia films in our catalog.
Synopsis
ഓര്ഡിനറി
Ordinary is a 2012 Malayalam comedy drama film directed by Sugeeth and written by Nishad K. Koya and Manu Prasad. The film stars Kunchacko Boban, Biju Menon, Asif Ali, Jishnu, Shritha Sivadas and Ann Augustine in the main roles. The cinematography is by Faisal Ali and the music is composed by Vidyasagar. The film follows the adventures of a K.S.R.T.C. bus that travels from Pathanamthitta to the village of Gavi. It received mixed critical reviews and turned out to be the first blockbuster film of 2012 in Malayalam cinema.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 26m runtime, production spent $3K per minute on screen and earned $22K per minute back.
Comedy + Romance in Other Asia
43 Other Asia titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Romance genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Ordinary itself).
The 2011–2013 Other Asia Window
Ordinary holds position #38 of 61 Other Asia films in the 2011–2013 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s Other Asia Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Other Asia, 226 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Ordinary premiered alongside 17 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 17 other Other Asia films in 2012.
The 290th Other Asia title from Other Asia we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1949).
Our Other Asia catalog contains 547 titles in total (522 films).
Audience Engagement
20 audience reviews — more than 60% of Other Asia films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 60th percentile among Other Asia films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Ordinary, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- tourist · 3
- bus conductor · 2
- ksrtc · 1
- bus driver · 1
- accident · 11
- death · 43
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #316 of 547 Other Asia films indexed here (42nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Other Asia Comedy productions specifically: #86 of 183 (top 47%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Other Asia |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Malayalam |
| Runtime | 2h 26m |
| Release Date | March 17, 2012 |
| IMDb | tt2355765 |