Kabali

Released Jul 21, 2016

2h 33m

Drama

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250+ Ratings

An aged gangster (Rajnikanth) tries to protect his family and his business from his enemies.

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Shubhra Gupta

The Indian Express

I'm afraid there's no other way to say it: Kabali is a drag.

Rated: 1.5/5

Jul 25, 2016

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Pooja Pande

BookMyShow

You'll have to be a real cynic with a terrific will power to not enjoy this film.

Nov 7, 2018

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J Hurtado

ScreenAnarchy

Kabali is a step in the right direction for Rajinikanth; let's just hope he keeps on walking.

Nov 3, 2017

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Kumuthan Maderya

PopMatters

Kabali is no generic gangster drama but an intellectually provocative political statement.

Rated: 6/10

Jul 28, 2016

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Saibal Chatterjee

NDTV

Pretty much like any other Rajinikanth starrer, Kabali is more than just a film. It is a full-on event... But having said that, is there anything at all in Kabali that sets it apart in tone and tenor from the superstar's recent outings? Precious little.

Rated: 2.5/5

Jul 25, 2016

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Mridula Ramadugu

Firstpost

The story of Kabali is simple and nothing you haven't seen before. It's also clichéd in many aspects. But what drives it is Rajnikanth.

Jul 25, 2016

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Kabali - 8/10. Rajinikanth prior to Kabali was in films which purely celebrated his stardom and created characters that highlighted that stardom. For the longest time that strategy worked, but with the movie Lingaa, he had suffered a badly received movie in the commercial and critical world. So, he took a step back and went forward with acting in more character driven movies. Pa Ranjith, who was fresh off of making the hit Madras, got the opportunity to remould the star. Thus, came Kabali. Though its a little strange to call a huge hit film underrated, it is quite underrated when you look back. Their next collab, Kaala, ended up becoming a more well received film. But in my opinion, Kaala was a stronger and more well crafted movie. One genius thing that Ranjith did was fill the movie with great performers, even in the smallest of roles. By doing so, it helps make those characters matter, even in the smallest of ways. The way they shot this film was terrific as well, really delivering a slick visual palette that brings out the Malaysian backdrop. The character of Kabali is pretty well drawn out too. A man haunted by his past failures and the way he is grizzled by those experiences is really fascinating. One thing that I think makes Rajinikanth an underrated serious actor is his ability to tune into pain. Everyone knows him for his style and flair, but he has this ability to showcase a lost soul in some scenes in this film that makes me wish he were able to do those kinda characters often. Its one of the more well thought out big budget tamil movies in the past decade or so, with some interesting view points amongst the big commercial scenes. Hopefully it gets more due as time goes on.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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Boring and an excellent example of what a gangster movie, moreover a Rajini one, should not be.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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Santhosh s

Ok but an average movie with more of sentiment but nothing work out perfectly

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

10/23/19

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Audience Member

Boring and an excellent example of what a gangster movie, moreover a Rajini one, should not be.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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Audience Member

Finally - a relalistic movie for Rajini.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Audience Member

Not a Rajinikhanth heroic movie.. but, a good movie.. one time watchable..

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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Synopsis

An aged gangster (Rajnikanth) tries to protect his family and his business from his enemies.

Director: Pa. Ranjith
Producer: Kalaipuli S. Thanu
Screenwriter: Pa. Ranjith
Distributor: CineGalaxy
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Tamil
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 21, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 16, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $4.4M
Runtime: 2h 33m

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