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Kathal: A Jackfruit Mystery

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When two prized jackfruits disappear from a politician's garden, a spirited police officer's investigation takes an unexpected turn as she digs for the truth.
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Udita Jhunjhunwala Scroll.in 05/30/2023
A sweet-and-sharp mystery. Go to Full Review
Lachmi Deb Roy Firstpost 10/26/2023
Based on a true case with added frills, Sanya Malhotra’s Kathal touches upon the socio-economic condition of our country. Go to Full Review
Shilajit Mitra The Hindu 09/12/2023
A comedy-mystery, Kathal charts with humour and pop... Go to Full Review
Ishita Sengupta OTTplay 07/23/2023
Kathal possesses neither the bite nor the sharpness to offer social commentary. The writing (Ashok and Yashowardhan Mishra are credited) is so juvenile that there is no balance between tonality and criticism, making the film an inadvertent comedy. Go to Full Review
Amanda Guarragi Ready Steady Cut 05/30/2023
3/5
This satire highlights the importance of women being in positions of power to shed light on injustices happening within the community. Go to Full Review
Rahul Desai Film Companion 05/30/2023
Tasteless and tone-deaf satire... Go to Full Review
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Sharang L @Sharang Aug 9 Gets rather silly in the last 30 minutes. The rest of the movie is a pretty efficient satire on a whole host of social issues. See more Prakash J Jun 23 I watched with my family in TV recently. My experience is bad with this movie maybe you'll like if watch that movie "Kathal" 🍈 My recommendation watch "The Hang Over" instead of this movie. 🤣 See more Anjum K 05/15/2024 It was surely a time waste with a cliched storyline, uncooked characters and puerile humor. See more Redbil A 07/26/2023 One thing that subtitles won't give you is the 'accent,' and sense of place. For example if this was the UK, it would be in a semi rural Yorkshire with very strong Yorkshire country accents. Or if it was the United States it would be Texas or Arizona. It definitely is not Mumbai, London or New York. It is country humour with strong country accents. See more Praveen K 05/23/2023 It's not perfect or outstanding, but one of the very few movies which can be enjoyed with whole family without any embarrassment. It highlights the content and the talent; talent of the technicians and the actors. The protagonist is female, Sanya, and she sparkles. Casting is so perfect that we don't feel that they are acting. Even the small role of the mali is played with so much reality that we instantly feel for him. The debutant director Yashowardhan has done wonderful job and hope he doesn't change to another typical Bollywood director running behind formula. It shows that big stars, high budget, controversy etc are all needed when the project is in the hands of a team who are in the industry not because of their talent. It's also slap on the face of production houses that just churn out garbage by spending a bomb. See more Mirza M @mirzabaig890 05/23/2023 'Kathal' is a heartwarming social satire that is both hilarious and thought-provoking. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis When two prized jackfruits disappear from a politician's garden, a spirited police officer's investigation takes an unexpected turn as she digs for the truth.
Director
Yashowardhan Mishra
Producer
Achin Jain, Ekta Kapoor, Shobha Kapoor, Guneet Monga
Screenwriter
Ashok Mishra, Yashowardhan Mishra
Distributor
Netflix
Production Co
Balaji Telefilms, Sikhya Entertainment
Genre
Comedy, Crime, Drama
Original Language
Hindi
Release Date (Streaming)
May 19, 2023
Runtime
1h 55m
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