Kaantha
Taste attributes: historycrimedramahistoricalhorrorslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyintricatelineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy
Boxlist takeWeighty and unsavoury: an unhurried crime drama, gritty rather than glossy. Best if you like edge over warmth.
Taste details
Pace: very slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: very dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: intricate · Structure: very linear · Look: very gritty · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Quality rating
6.8 /10
TMDB · 25 votes
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What lines up
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Style & visuals: Gritty, where this profile leans balanced style & visuals
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Synopsis
Set in the backdrop of a film set, in the 1950’s in post colonial Madras, the film is centred around the professional rivalry between a film-maker trying to make his seminal film and the top reigning actor who the director once introduced. The rivalry spirals around the leading actress, a debutante and as the relationship between the three.
Synopsis: TMDB
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- History
- Year
- 2025
- Runtime
- 150 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Spirit Media
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- How we score
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