Kaala

2018 2h 46m TA

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6.4

MID

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60%

FRESH

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6.5

IMDB

★6.4TMDB · 75🍅60%Rotten Tomatoes★6.5IMDB · 11,087

ActionCrimeDrama

Synopsis

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Karikaalan consistently fights to keep the people of Dharavi, a slum in Mumbai, safe from the clutches of mighty politicians and the land mafia don, Hari Dhadha.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Rajinikanth
Karikaalan Vengaiyan 'Kaala'
Nana Patekar
Haridev Abhayankar 'Hari Dhadha'
Easwari Rao
Selvi Karikaalan
Huma Qureshi
Zareena
Samuthirakani
Vaaliyappan
Anjali Patil
Charumathi 'Puyal'
Manikandan
Lenin
Dhileban
Selvam

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Pa. Ranjith
Writers: Pa. Ranjith, Pa. Ranjith
Languages: Hindi, Tamil, Marathi
Countries: India

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 166 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Earned back only 96% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Hindi, Tamil, Marathi.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Pa. Ranjith, shot by G. Murali. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Santhosh Narayanan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Sreekar Prasad shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Rajinikanth and Nana Patekar and Easwari Rao carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Pa. Ranjith directs. G. Murali behind the camera. Santhosh Narayanan scores. Sreekar Prasad cuts. A long sit — settle in. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in India. Dialogue in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 166 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Earned back only 96% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
3Released 8 years ago.
4Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Hindi, Tamil, Marathi.
5Directed by Pa. Ranjith, shot by G. Murali. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Santhosh Narayanan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Sreekar Prasad shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Rajinikanth and Nana Patekar and Easwari Rao carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt6929642 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 75 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.