FAQ
FAQ
What are Burnt Chapaatis?
Burnt Chapaatis is a relative measure of how badly a movie performs at the box office. It is not a reflection of the quality of the movie. The number of Burnt Chapaatis depends on how many magnitudes below the Budget is the ticketing revenue, magnitude being 100% of Budget. A low number of Burnt Chapaatis indicates the movie has done poorly but not that badly. A high number of course means the movie has performed disastrously.
What are Lakshmis?
As with the Burnt Chapaatis, Lakshmis are a relative measure of box office success. Ticket revenue that pays for the cost or Budget of the movie and exceeds it by several magnitudes will result in earning a Lakshmi for each magnitude. Lakshmis take into account not only the box office receipts but also royalty and licensing deals as well as sales of non-theatrical rights.
Can I contribute to the body of knowledge on Somindram?
Yes. Please register to Contribute.
Why do you have so many criteria for rating movies?
Rating a movie on a single dimension based on an overall “look and feel” and arbitrarily assigning a rating is really not scientific and seems unfair. On Somindram there are 14 criteria for Film Production rating alone. Then each actor can be rated independently. Songs are rated on 5 more criteria. See further information on Ratings on Somindram
How do I Rate a Movie?
You have to be logged in to rate a movie. Please consult the Rating document to see how multiple components are involved in rating a movie
There are two main Ratings; Flat and Composite.
What is a Flat Rating?
Flat Ratings can be considered something you rate emotionally from your heart at the spur of the moment, Like the emotion you feel just stepping
out of the movie theatre. They are highly subjective.
What is a Composite Rating?
Composite Ratings are those that you decide through your mind. And you can have a great time with the multiple criteria available on Somindram for your
objective ratings.
How do I know what rating I gave the movie?
Your Ratings are visible in the panel on the right side of the Movie title Bar.
How long will I have to wait to see my rating?
Your rating is instantly updated.
What are Jingles on Somindram?
Jingles are your own music, song, your rendition of another song, whatever have you which is melodius and pleasant and you are proud of it. If you are registered you can upload your music or song.
Do you have any old movies?
Yes. As many as we can find. We are building our database to include all Indian movies from 1930 forward.