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Kaala

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Nellai and Tirunelveli-based Tamils go about their lives in Mumbai.
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Shubhra Gupta The Indian Express 09/18/2023
Complex strands need to be knit in with skill, but poor writing ensures that confusion is completely confounded here. Go to Full Review Jimmy Cage Jimmy Cage Movie Reviews (YouTube) 08/29/2022
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. Go to Full Review Siddhant Adlakha Slashfilm 08/07/2019
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. Go to Full Review Baradwaj Rangan Film Companion 08/29/2018
2.5/5
The most mystifying aspect of Kaala, in the context of a mainstream Tamil film, may be how ineffectual the deaths are... Go to Full Review L.M. Kaushik Film Companion 08/29/2018
Kaala is an engaging political mass entertainer from Ranjith. He utilises Rajini's strengths efficiently, much to the relief of the superstar's fans. Go to Full Review J Hurtado ScreenAnarchy 06/09/2018
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. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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04/28/2020 Though superior to Kabali, it was annoying to see a solid action movie turn into Ranjith's political propaganda in the second half. See more 04/25/2020 Nana Patekar acting performance saved the movie See more 07/06/2019 Though superior to Kabali, it was annoying to see a solid action movie turn into Ranjith's political propaganda in the second half. See more 01/02/2019 An okayish first half. Nothing more. See more 10/05/2018 Best "Rajinikanth movie" in the last 10 years See more 08/15/2018 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 ...? See more Read all reviews
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Pa. Ranjith

Director

Huma Qureshi

Zareena

Rajinikanth

Karikaalan

Nana Patekar

Haridev Abhayankar

Anjali Patil

Puyal Charumathi Gaekwad

Pankaj Tripathy

Inspector Patil

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Kaala

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Movie Info

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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