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69
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6 reviews read · 3 with the critic’s own rating
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A quiet political drama: a photocopy-shop owner is drawn into activism after a writer she barely knew is assassinated, shown mostly…
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CBFC: U
4 of 7 categories documented
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Manoj Kumar R · 29 Jul 2022
19(1)(a) movie review: Nithya Menen, Vijay Sethupathi shine in this political drama Read it there →
Published · 0.5/5
Filmi’s reading 80
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Sajin Shriijth · 30 Jul 2022
Praises the film's minimalist restraint in visuals, sound, and its treatment of politics without preachiness, with a single reservation that… Read it there →
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80
Lakshmi Priya · 29 Jul 2022
Finds the film daring and politically unambiguous, with Menen's subtlety a strength, but flags weak dialogue delivery, an underexplored… Read it there →
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78
Praises Nithya Menen's understated performance and the film's quiet tension, faulting an overwrought score, overused slow-motion, and a weak final… Read it there →
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75
The Times Of India · 29 Jul 2022
19(1)(a) Movie Review: 19(1)(a) Read it there →
Published · 3.5/5
Filmi’s reading 68
70
Janani K · 29 Jul 2022
19(1)(a) Movie Review: Vijay Sethupathi and Nithya Menen's film is a wasted opportunity Read it there →
Published · 2/5
Filmi’s reading 32
40
Anna MM Vetticad · 4 Aug 2022
19(1)(a) movie review: Nithya Menen and Vijay Sethupathi lead a meditative ode to the idea called Gauri Lankesh Read it there →
Published · 3.75/5
75
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The mundane life of a woman running a photocopy shop goes into a tailspin when a revolutionary writer leaves the manuscript of his unpublished novel with her.
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