Animal

"A father-son bond carved in blood."

2023 3h 21m HI

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6.2

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★6.1TMDB · 215🥫26%Rotten Tomatoes●33Metacritic★6.2IMDB · 111,191

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Synopsis

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The hardened son of a powerful industrialist returns home after years abroad and vows to take bloody revenge on those threatening his father's life.

“A father-son bond carved in blood.”

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Cast

Ranbir Kapoor
Ranvijay Balbir Singh / Aziz Haque
Rashmika Mandanna
Geetanjali Singh
Anil Kapoor
Balbir Singh
Bobby Deol
Abrar Haque
Triptii Dimri
Zoya Riaz
Prem Chopra
Bade Daarji
Suresh Oberoi
Dadaji
Shakti Kapoor
Mishra

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sandeep Reddy Vanga
Writers: Sandeep Reddy Vanga, Suresh Bandaru, Pranay Reddy Vanga
Languages: Hindi
Countries: India

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RUNTIME

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At 201 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 8.3× over at the box office.

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ERA

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Released 3 years ago.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "The Animal Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

CAST

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274+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga, shot by Amit Roy. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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8 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Sandeep Reddy Vanga directs. Amit Roy behind the camera. Harshavardhan Rameshwar scores. Sandeep Reddy Vanga cuts. A long sit — settle in. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in India. Dialogue in Hindi.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1At 201 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.
2Made its money back 8.3× over at the box office.
3Released 3 years ago.
4Part of the "The Animal Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5274+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
6Directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga, shot by Amit Roy. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Harshavardhan Rameshwar. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Sandeep Reddy Vanga shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Ranbir Kapoor and Rashmika Mandanna and Anil Kapoor carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "A father-son bond carved in blood.".
11IMDB entry: tt13751694 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
12Classified under 8 themes, including "fistfight", "shootout", "held at gunpoint", "machine gun".

The technical file

Cinematography: Amit Roy
Original score: Harshavardhan Rameshwar
Editing: Sandeep Reddy Vanga
Production design: Suresh Selvarajan
Makeup / hair: Aalim Hakim
VFX supervisor: Pranab Lahkar
Sound: M. R. Rajakrishnan
Stunt coordinator: Sunil Rodrigues
Runtime: 201 min · 3h 21m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $13,000,000
Box office: $108,300,000
Return: 833% of budget
Original language: HI
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Animal (2023)
Rotten Tomatoes: 26% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 33/100
IMDB rating: 6.2/10 · 111,191 votes
MPAA: Not Rated

Awards

41 wins & 59 nominations total

Part of

The Animal Collection

Sandeep Reddy Vanga's Animal Film Series.

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Chandler Danier2024-01-30
★ 6/10
2.5 hours of bloat. None of this makes sense to me. Lots of killing. Lots of love? Really not enough of anything to make it 3.5 hours. Everything looks good. Really cool stuff but...I suppose i don't have the cultural knowledge to get emotionally involved in the random killing, sex, betrayal, doubles... Unbelievable and the runtime, unbearable.
tmdb884040762024-02-08
★ 10/10
3 and a half hours of action, drama, intrigue and character study. Vanga shows he believes in quality over quantity, thereby balancing the dose of violent action with character drama. Some comedy aimed at male audiences also makes occasional appearance. Not a film for the faint-hearted, feminists or detractors of the action thriller genre. A lot of random scenes happen post the action-packed interval scene, but they add depth to the characters. Those crying about toxicity and misogyny need a dictionary, not a Netflix subscription. Chill.