Thangalaan
Seen it?2024 | 156 min | Adventure, Action, Fantasy, History
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office flop and mixed reviews, 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 fantasy fans, action fans and history buffs.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Epic and sweeping, at 2 hr 36 min.
- What might put you off
- It's long: 2 hr 36 min.
- It's in Tamil, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
During the British rule, Thangalaan, a fierce tribal leader, and his tribe assist Lord Clement, a British General, to trace gold in their village. While searching for the gold, the villagers earn the wrath of Aarathi, an apparent sorceress, who Thangalaan sets out to stop with all his might.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
Mixed reviews
- 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; spent 1 week in Netflix's global Top 10; interest faded quickly after launch
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 189K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Pa. Ranjith
- VikramThangalaan / Kaadaiyan
- Parvathy ThiruvothuGangamma
- Malavika MohananAarathi
- Daniel CaltagironeClement
- PasupathyGengupattar
- Hari KrishnanVaradhan
- Arjun AnbudanAshokan
- Preeti KaranArasani
- Krish HassanVillager
- MuthukumarZamindar