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Gautham Harikumar
"Brilliant Beginning, Average Outcome"
The movie has an excellent first half.
The world-building is strong, and the way the characters are introduced feels engaging. The 1950s
Movie Lover
Kaantha, directed by Selvamani Selvaraj, is an ambitious and visually
captivating period crime drama set against the backdrop of 1950s Madras cinema. The film excels in
Vaedh Benedict
Starts of as a period drama about an ego clash between an actor and the
director of a film and seemlessly transitions to an investigation thriller in the second half . Brilliant
Shridhar Manivannan
If 'Amadeus' and 'Knives Out' have a child!
The emotions and the investigation
parts only work on parts but the cast performance and production design made the film engaging.
Raunaq Mangottil
The makers create a world worth getting lost in.
Dulquer makes it impossible to look away.
With a delicious-looking intense first half which itself is worth the ticket price,
Commoner Review
It's not everyone's cup of tea, definitely most common people won't like the
movie. A movie cannot be watched for just technical brilliance or terrific acting. For me both the
Popcorn Reviewss
#Kaantha is a brilliantly complex character study veiled as a mysterious
meta-Shakespearean tragedy that makes for a brilliant watch.
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J Joy
This film, in the true sense, is a complete classic cinema.
For me, this film has become the best film of 2025. Let me tell you how—this film shows us the filmmaking process. On
Sugil SG
Hard hitting dramas with some commercial elements are one of my favourite
genres. Such films make me feel like, I'm living in an era of good cinema. Kaantha made me feel it. When
🍿 Popcorn Scale
Plot Flow:
🎬 Set in the 1950s film era, the movie follows superstar TK
Mahadevan (Dulquer Salmaan) whose ego, ambition, and fame collide with the vision of legendary filmmaker
Naima Najeeb
Just amazing wonderful and mesmerizing.
The movie shooting scenes of Dulquer and Bhagyashree were amazing to watch. The acting just have no words to express all the actors even
☕️ LokaLore
The soundtrack IS THE STAR for me.
I am obsessed with Panimalare rn.
DQ put in a stellar performance, and we expected it from Samuthirakani sir as well, but Bhagyashri was a true
Kaushik Manivezh
An outstandingly crafted masterpiece that hits bonkers in every aspect of
cinema.
Selvamani Selvaraj cooked big with this masterpiece. The screenplay was exceptional. The staging
Rohan Chanda
Kaantha right from the first frame feels like a passion project and you can see
the efforts and execution of the director and writer Selvamani Selvaraj, co writer Thamizh
A S K
- A decent film with stunning performances and filmmaking, the technical
quality of the film is top notch be it the sets, the costumes, cinematography, the score, direction... but