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50 reviews of Indian films, average rating 3.0/5.

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50reviews
3.02/5average rating
4highest: Dorothy
2lowest: Robinhood
3Under 2.25
82.25 to 2.9
313 to 3.9
34 and up

Tamil 3.12/5 (29)Malayalam 3.13/5 (4)Telugu 2.67/5 (9)Hindi 3/5 (1)Kannada 3/5 (2)

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Yezhu Kadal Yezhu Malai poster

2026 · Tamil · Cinema Express

Yezhu Kadal Yezhu Malai Movie Review: Whenever this film moves away from the train and indulges in a fairy tale about a man and a woman finding themselves and falling in love again and again, Yezhu Kadal Yezhu Malai shows what it…

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Dorothy poster

2026 · Tamil · Cinema Express

Dorothy Movie Review: The mere existence of Dorothy in this defiant form, in this suffocating space, and in this unforgiving world is the greatest defiance of the violence of acceptance

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Hi :) poster
Hi :)3.5/5

2026 · Tamil · The Indian Express

Hi Movie Review: The journey of Hi is made even more beautiful by the easy charm exuded by Nayanthara and Kavin

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DC poster
DC3.5/5

2026 · Tamil · The Indian Express

DC Movie Review: DC is Arun Matheswaran’s most accessible, entertaining, and engaging film, and it gives Lokesh Kanagaraj the safest acting debut

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Gatta Kusthi 2 poster

2026 · Tamil · Cinema Express

Gatta Kusthi 2 Movie Review: Gatta Kusthi 2 does a really good job of keeping the laughs coming, even if there are intermittent scenes where your eyes roll to the back of your head

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Kara poster
Kara3/5

2026 · Tamil · Cinema Express

Kara Movie Review: An assured Dhanush stands tall in this feisty heist drama that works for the longest time, till it decides to shift gears and take a rather safe route to conformity

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YouthNo rating

2026 · Tamil · The New Indian Express

Youth Movie Review: In Youth, Ken gets most things right and shines as a director, especially in the way he has extracted performances

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With Love poster

2026 · Tamil · Cinema Express

With Love Movie Review: Powered by convincing performances, the film reins in the urge to be just another launch vehicle, and ends up finding magic in the chaos of love.

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Kaantha poster

2025 · Tamil · Cinema Express

Dulquer Salmaan's Kaantha is really held together by superlative performances and the superior production value of the film, which makes you forgive a fair share of flaws

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Bison Kaalamaadan poster

2025 · Tamil · Cinema Express

Bison is a terrific exploration of the aftermath of violence and its unsettling consequences in the minds of the young and easily influenced

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Idli Kadai poster

2025 · Tamil · Cinema Express

Idli Kadai Movie Review: Dhanush headlines a warm and fuzzy film that makes us realise that familiarity and comfort are good, but only for a while

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Madharaasi poster

2025 · Tamil · Cinema Express

Madharaasi Movie Review: Vidyut Jammwal steals the show in Madharaasi, with Sivakarthikeyan establishing his evolution as an actor, but it is a Murugadoss show that steers home this mad ride

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Hridayapoorvam poster

2025 · Malayalam · Cinema Express

Hridayapoorvam is almost like Mohanlal’s return gift to a 2025 that has given him all of this, and much more

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Coolie poster
CoolieNo rating

2025 · Tamil · Cinema Express

After a compelling start, Rajinikanth's Deva and Coolie forget to have fun and are burdened by a cross that they unnecessarily carry throughout the 169-minute runtime

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Thalaivan Thalaivii poster

2025 · Tamil · Cinema Express

There are very few movies that even talk about divorce, and to have a film like Thalaivan Thalaivii pooh-poohing it might seem detrimental and regressive.

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Thug Life poster

2025 · Tamil · Cinema Express

Considering Thug Life is more tell than show for most of the time, the film needed to operate more in the drama space instead of becoming an action extravaganza.

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Tourist Family poster

2025 · Tamil · The Indian Express

Tourist Family scores heavily on the humour front, and these moments also make you think of how willing audiences are just to forget everything and laugh with a film that also makes them think a lot.

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Retro poster

2025 · Tamil · The Indian Express

Retro movie review: How does one know their purpose in life? Who tells them? What makes them realise? Does everyone realise their purpose?

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Odela 2 poster

2025 · Telugu · The Indian Express

The first part was compelling simply because of its shock value and the fact that most of us are kinder to direct-to-OTT films, the second part doesn't even have that excuse.

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Maranamass poster

2025 · Malayalam · The Indian Express

The film pulls us in right from the first frame, and even when there are moments when the grip loosens, it gets a hold back at just the right times. While it gets things right, Maranamass is a riot.

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2025 · Malayalam · The Indian Express

The film pulls us in right from the first frame, and even when there are moments when the grip loosens, it gets a hold back at just the right times. While it gets things right, Maranamass is a riot.

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Good Bad Ugly poster

2025 · Tamil · The Indian Express

Even if the writing is shallow, and most of the performances, except an Ajith showreel for the ages, are functional, the film is gloriously engaging.

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Robinhood poster

2025 · Telugu · The Indian Express

The biggest problem with Robinhood is that it merely goes through its motions, and ends up as a rather tepid affair.

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Dragon poster
Dragon3.5/5

2025 · Tamil · The Indian Express

With a terrific Pradeep Ranganathan in the lead, director Ashwath Marimuthu and his team have delivered a heavily preachy yet immensely entertaining film that knows its audience.

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Thandel2.5/5

2025 · Telugu · The Indian Express

When the film focusses on the ups and downs of Sai Pallavi-Naga Chaitanya relationship, it sails quite smoothly, but the moment the film enters the murky waters of Pakistan, Thandel turns into a heroic tale of unlikely heroes…

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Vidaamuyarchi poster

2025 · Tamil · The Indian Express

Vidaamuyarchi, existing in this form, is a fascinating addition to the evolving standards of superstar films in Tamil cinema.

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Kudumbasthan poster

2025 · Tamil · The Indian Express

The sketches in this Manikandan-starrer are laugh-out-loud funny mostly, but the film suffers from the sum of the parts not being greater than the whole.

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Kadhalikka Neramillai poster

2025 · Tamil · The Indian Express

Powered by a terrific Nithya Menen and a brilliant Ravi Mohan, this is a simple, sensitive, and sensible film that accepts the flaws of its characters as par for the course.

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Daaku Maharaaj poster

2025 · Telugu · The Indian Express

Daaku Maharaaj is the quintessential Balakrishna film, but it is burdened by the hangover of a number of films including Rajinikanth's Jailer, Kamal Haasan's Vikram, and the 'God of Masses' own filmography.

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Game Changer poster

2025 · Telugu · The Indian Express

Despite the film blowing hot and cold with an erratic consistency, the Ram Charan-Shankar film is truly held together by consistently good performances.

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MAX poster
MAX3/5

2024 · Kannada · The Indian Express

Max is a throwback to the films of not-so yore where our stars were saviours, and superstars were gods. Sudeep and Co know that these are small asides, and the main picture is fixed on the swag and charisma of Sudeep.

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Rifle Club poster

2024 · Malayalam · The Indian Express

In many ways, Rifle Club is a Varathan on steroids, and it helps that the team didn't rely on someone with a superstar stature to be at the centre of things.

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Bhairathi Ranagal poster

2024 · Kannada · The Indian Express

Bhairathi Ranagal Movie Review: There can be no debate that the black dhoti and black shirt-wearing Shivarajkumar sitting on a wooden chair placed on an arid land is one of the more iconic images of recent Kannada cinema.

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Kanguva2.5/5

2024 · Tamil · The Indian Express

Suriya-Siva's film revels in its familiarity, impresses in its visuals, but leaves a lot to be desired in the execution of it all.

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Amaran3.5/5

2024 · Tamil · The Indian Express

With wonderful performances by Sivakarthikeyan and Sai Pallavi, Amaran is a poignant yet powerful tale about Major Mukund Varadarajan's love for India, and his wife Indhu.

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Lucky Baskhar poster

2024 · Telugu · The Indian Express

What Venky Atluri does in Lucky Baskhar is that he isn't telling the story that everyone is focused on. He conjures up a story of a man who is caught in the crosshairs and decides to do something about it.

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Meiyazhagan poster

2024 · Tamil · The Indian Express

Meiyazhagan is the cinematic equivalent of that break in the journey of life. It doesn't have to take you anywhere, but it does, and that's why Meiyazhagan is a really special film.

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Lubber Pandhu poster

2024 · Tamil · The Indian Express

Efficient writing and convincing performances makes Lubber Pandhu a truly terrific issue-based film that ensures bitter pills are swallowed, but not before a dollop of honey is given on the side.

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Saripodhaa Sanivaaram poster

2024 · Telugu · The Indian Express

Saripodhaa Sanivaaram review: The last time a son promised his mother something, got into major trouble with powerful people, inspired hundreds of oppressed people to reclaim their power, and ensured justice was served while he…

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Vaazhai poster

2024 · Tamil · The Indian Express

Vaazhai is effortlessly subversive, nonchalantly poignant, and characteristically uncompromising. Mari's films are well-planned, and well-executed, with a clear purpose for every beat.

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Thangalaan poster

2024 · Tamil · The Indian Express

Pa Ranjith conjures up a familiar world with familiar beats but gives it a neo-magical touch that reimagines the plight of the oppressed by giving their thoughts a platform, and meaning to their suffering.

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Demonte Colony 2 poster

2024 · Tamil · The Indian Express

Just like the original, the sequel too is staged as a chamber drama horror, and hits similar highs but crumbles under the weight of bringing in newer angles to further a very simple premise.

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Raayan poster

2024 · Tamil · The Indian Express

Dhanush, the actor and director, stands tall in a film powered by AR Rahman's brilliant music, and top-notch performances only to fall just short of realising its potential.

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Vaathi poster
VaathiNo rating

2023 · Tamil · The New Indian Express

But where Vaathi really surprises us is in the sudden burst of ingenuity.

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Sardar poster
SardarNo rating

2022 · Tamil · Cinema Express

Sardar strikes a neat balance between being a mass masala entertainer, and a message film with its heart in the right place

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Uppena poster
UppenaNo rating

2021 · Telugu · The New Indian Express

Although the talking point of Uppena will definitely be that shocker of a climax, it is impressive how organic the lead up to that scene feels.

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