Vakeel Saab
Seen it?2021 | 155 min | Action, Thriller, Crime, Drama
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 crime-drama fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans. If you loved Michael Clayton or Just Mercy, start here.
- The mood
- Tense, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Epic and sweeping, at 2 hr 35 min.
- What might put you off
- It's long: 2 hr 35 min.
- It's in Telugu, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
A retired lawyer with a troubled past returns to the courtroom to fight for three young women falsely accused in a high-profile assault case.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- 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 117K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Venu Sriram
- Pawan KalyanKonidela Satyadev
- Prakash RajNandaji
- Shruti HaasanSatyadev's Wife
- Nivetha ThomasVemula Pallavi
- AnjaliZareena
- Ananya NagallaDivya Nayak
- Mukesh Rishi
- Dev Gill
- Vamsi KrishnaVamsi
- Chakrapani Ananda