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Kaappaan movie review: what 8 critics say

19 Sep 2019 · Directed by K. V. Anand · Suriya, Mohanlal, Arya

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Kaappaan has a Critic Score of 2.1/5 from 7 rated reviews; 0 recommend it. Critics are largely negative: none of the 7 rated critics gave it 3.5 or more, 3 gave it 2 or less.

Kaappaan critic reviews (8)

What critics say Critics are largely negative: none of the 7 rated critics gave it 3.5 or more, 3 gave it 2 or less.

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The Week · Lakshmi Subramanian

Pakistan, terrorism, Kashmir, organic farming and Thanjavur, all packed in two hours and 45 minutes is Kaappaan.

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The News Minute · Sowmya Rajendran

Has the Tamil film industry conducted some secret market research which has revealed to them that films talking about farmers will guarantee a blockbuster?

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The New Indian Express · From our online archive

Kaappaan is what you’d ostensibly get if you fed the ‘necessary ingredients’ of a commercially successful film into a computer, and it spat out a script.

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The Hindu · Srivatsan S

KV Anand’s latest collaboration with his favourite leading man is a painstakingly long thriller, that neither has soul nor brain

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The Times of India · M Suganth

KV Anand’s Kaappaan feels like one of those patriotic films that Vijayakanth and Arjun frequently made in the 90s, but is not as entertaining as those.

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Onmanorama · Onmanorama Staff

Kaappaan starring Mohanlal and Suriya is K V Anand's attempt to weave in many sub-plots. So there is biowarfare, corporate vested interests and even the political masters including none other than the nation's prime minister.

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The Indian Express · S Subhakeerthana

Kaappaan movie cast: Suriya, Mohanlal, Arya, Sayyeshaa, Boman Irani Kaappaan movie director: KV Anand Kaappaan movie rating: 1 star

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≈2.5est.
Hindustan Times · HT Entertainment Desk

In Kaappaan, which marks the third collaboration between Suriya and KV Anand after the highly enjoyable Ayan and the innovative Maattrraan, the duo aims for a fast-paced action thriller that’s intended to be a tribute to the…

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