Kara
Seen it?2026 | 161 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller, Action
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
It's still drawing plenty of interest, but a box office flop and mixed reviews held it back. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans. If you loved The Town, start here.
- The mood
- Tense, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Epic and sweeping, at 2 hr 41 min.
- What might put you off
- It's long: 2 hr 41 min.
- It's in Tamil, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
A thief tries to go straight, but when predatory banks trap his father in debt, he returns to crime — with a determined cop closing in on his trail.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
Mixed reviews
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
Award season hasn't happened yet, so this isn't counted.
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; spent 2 weeks in Netflix's global Top 10
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 955K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Vignesh Raja
- DhanushKarasaami
- KarunasKasi Maayan
- JayaramMuthu Selvan
- K. S. RavikumarKanthasaami
- Suraj VenjaramooduBharathan
- Mamitha BaijuSelli
- M. S. BhaskarKangayya
- Prithvi PandiarajanMurugesan
- Sreeja RaviDhanam
- Dhanesh KoliyatChittarkottai Manager