Kabali
Seen it?2016 | 150 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With middling reviews (58% on Rotten Tomatoes), it's a mixed bag. 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 and action fans. If you loved Batman or Batman Begins, start here.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Epic and sweeping, at 2 hr 30 min.
- What might put you off
- It's long: 2 hr 30 min.
- It's in Tamil, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
A gangster in Malaysia goes in search of his family after 25 years of imprisonment.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
58% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsSolid
15 wins and 9 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$74 million worldwide on a $19 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 137K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Pa. Ranjith
- Rajinikanth'Kabali' Kabaliswaran
- Radhika ApteKumudhavalli
- Sai DhanshikaYogi
- Winston ChaoTony Lee
- KishoreVeerasekaran
- V R DineshJeeva
- KalaiyarasanThamizh Kumaran
- John VijayAmeer
- NassarTamilnesan
- RiythvikaMeena