Synopsis
പഞ്ചാബി ഹൗസ്
Unni (Dileep) has many debts and no way to repay them. He decides to commit suicide so that his parents can use the insurance money to repay the debts, but he is saved by a fisherman named Gangadharan (Cochin Haneefa) and his employee Ramanan (Harisree Ashokan). When they notice Unni drowning, Unni pretends to be deaf and mute so that he can fake his death and the insurance money reaches his family. Gangadharan however has a debt of his own, to a Punjabi family of money lenders who have settled in Kerala. He is forced to make Unni and Ramanan to work at their home until he can repay it. A series of interesting events follow after Unni meets Pooja (Mohini) at the house, who is deaf and mute.
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 Punjabi House itself).
The 1997–1999 Other Asia Window
Punjabi House holds position #8 of 22 Other Asia films in the 1997–1999 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1990s Other Asia Landscape
1998 was the decade’s peak output year for Other Asia — 8 titles released, including Punjabi House. Bars below show how the 1990s stacked up year by year (53 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 7 other Other Asia films in 1998.
The 103rd 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 54th percentile among Other Asia films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #115 of 547 Other Asia films indexed here (79th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.7 points above the Other Asia average of 6.6/10.
Among Other Asia Comedy productions specifically: #29 of 183 (top 16%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Other Asia |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Malayalam |
| Spoken Languages | Hindi, Malayalam, Punjabi |
| Runtime | 2h 26m |
| Release Date | September 4, 1998 |
| IMDb | tt0274012 |