Panchatanthiram
Seen it?2002 | 153 min | Comedy, Romance, Family
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- If you count yourself among people who like their stories with a little heart-flutter and fans of a well-timed joke, this one's for you. Low effort, high reward: just press play.
- The mood
- Light and funny, romantic.
- The pace
- Unhurried and epic, at 2 hr 33 min.
- What might put you off
- No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
- It's long: 2 hr 33 min.
- It's in Tamil, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Not the pick if you want something heavy or meaningful.
Ram's friends hire Maggie, a call girl, to help him get over his wife, who mistakenly believes him to be a philanderer. However, they get in trouble when Maggie ends up dead.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 91K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by K. S. Ravikumar
- Kamal Haasan'Ram' Ramachandramurthy
- JayaramAyyappan Nair
- Ramesh AravindGanesh Hegde
- SrimanHanumanth Reddy
- Yugi Sethu'Vedham' Vedhantham Iyer
- SimranMythili Ramachandramurthy
- Ramya Krishnan'Maggie' Maragathavalli
- UrvashiAmmini Ayyappan Nair
- Aishwarya BhaskaranJanaki Vedhantham Iyer
- SanghaviChamundi Ganesh Hegde