Petta
Seen it?2019 | 172 min | Action
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office flop, 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 action fans.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Epic and sweeping, at 2 hr 52 min.
- What might put you off
- It's long: 2 hr 52 min.
- It's in Tamil, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
A hostel warden becomes the target of a dreaded politician and his gangster son, but little do they realise that it is they who should fear him.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
67% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; interest faded quickly after launch
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 216K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Karthik Subbaraj
- RajinikanthPetta 'Kaali' Velan
- Nawazuddin SiddiquiSingaar 'Singaaram' Singh
- Vijay SethupathiJithu
- SananthAnwar
- M. SasikumarMaalik
- Bobby SimhaMichael
- SimranMangalam
- Trisha KrishnanSaro
- Megha AkashAnu
- Malavika MohananPoongodi