Kaala

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Kaala

2018,

2h 42m,

Crime/

Drama/

Action

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60%

15 Reviews

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74%

100+ Ratings

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Tomatometer

15 Reviews

74%

Popcornmeter

100+ Ratings

Nellai and Tirunelveli-based Tamils go about their lives in Mumbai.

Shubhra Gupta

The Indian Express

Sep 18, 2023

Complex strands need to be knit in with skill, but poor writing ensures that confusion is completely confounded here.

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Jimmy Cage

Jimmy Cage Movie Reviews (YouTube)

Aug 29, 2022

7/10

KAALA might be a bit chaotic and messy, but somehow that almost fits the powerful and highly entertaining mass appeal that with Rajinikanth in the lead and Pa. Ranjith’s clear social touch boils into a rousing slum action drama.

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Siddhant Adlakha

Slashfilm

Aug 7, 2019

Ranjith and cinematographer Murali G. capture a locale that, both in Indian and Western cinema, has rarely been shown this lovingly. They explore its nooks, crannies, people and cultures, in what amounts to the most exciting Indian film this year.

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Baradwaj Rangan

Film Companion

Aug 29, 2018

2.5/5

The most mystifying aspect of Kaala, in the context of a mainstream Tamil film, may be how ineffectual the deaths are...

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L.M. Kaushik

Film Companion

Aug 29, 2018

Kaala is an engaging political mass entertainer from Ranjith. He utilises Rajini's strengths efficiently, much to the relief of the superstar's fans.

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J Hurtado

ScreenAnarchy

Jun 9, 2018

Not big enough to be bigger than life, but not real enough to be taken seriously outside of his filmy persona, Kaala is a middling film that doesn't seem to know which side of the fence it wants to be on.

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Rey M

Jan 2, 2019

An okayish first half. Nothing more.

Anakin P

Oct 5, 2018

Best "Rajinikanth movie" in the last 10 years

Aug 15, 2018

Amazing Movie! It is not usual Rajni's cliche. It is relevant to today's situation in many places.Though more areas could have been explored, the message comes out strongly. What is more important development or survival? Humanity or ...?

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Leia G

Aug 12, 2018

so gooooooooodddddddddddddddd

Luke S

Aug 6, 2018

Well directed. A movie to break the standards of Rajnikanth format movies (Hand, body gestures). Ranjith's direction is getting saturated. Sometime, the story is quite predictable

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Aug 5, 2018

Absolutely amazing sub-altern perspective film.

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Synopsis

Nellai and Tirunelveli-based Tamils go about their lives in Mumbai.

Director: Pa. Ranjith
Producer: Dhanush
Screenwriter: Pa. Ranjith
Production Co: Wunderbar Films
Genre: Crime, Drama, Action
Original Language: Tamil
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 29, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.9M
Runtime: 2h 42m

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