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2021 · Tamil · 2h 43m · Action, Family, Drama · CBFC U/A
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Weak
6 reviews
28
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Summary

Annaatthe (2021, Tamil) has a Filmi Score of 28 from 6 critic reviews, is rated 12+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A), and streams on Netflix in the US.

Kaaliyan is a village president in the Madurai district, who is fondly called Annaatthe. His nieces compete with each other to marry him. But, he falls in love with another woman who visits their village. Kaaliyan has a sister who gets married and shifts to Kolkata where she faces some unknown threats. Soon, her brother comes to her aid.

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Summary

Kaaliyan is a village president in the Madurai district, who is fondly called Annaatthe. His nieces compete with each other to marry him. But, he falls in love with another woman who visits their village. Kaaliyan has a sister who gets married and shifts to Kolkata where she faces some unknown threats. Soon, her brother comes to her aid.

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What the critics said

6 reviews · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Five of 6 · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Praises Rajinikanth's most vulnerable, energetic performance in years and some genuinely imaginative thematic ideas around the sibling bond, but… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
52
4 Nov 2021
Only Kollywood calls Annaatthe a templated family entertainer kept afloat almost entirely by Rajinikanth's screen presence, praising his energy… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
45
Annaatthe movie review: Is this the Rajinikanth film we deserve? Read it there →
Published · 1/5 Filmi’s reading 20
20
In a sustained comic-roast register, the critic mocks the melodrama, background score and passive women characters, calling the film 'a colossal… Read it there →
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20
Vivek M.V. · 4 Nov 2021
'Annaatthe' movie review: Where is the entertainment?  Read it there →
Published · 2/5 Filmi’s reading 18
40
Aditya Shrikrishna · 4 Nov 2021
Calls this probably Rajinikanth's worst film since 'Baba', describing a tired star delivering a weary performance in a rehashed, poorly… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
16
How this number was made. We read every review and derive a 0–100 reading from each — including where the critic printed a number, which stays first on its row, because it’s theirs. The Filmi Score is the mean of 6 readings; 2 of those rows also carry the critic’s own rating, shown beside ours. Rubric v2.1, computed 26 Oct 2026. Any critic can ask us to remove a derived reading.
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Annaatthe is streaming on OTT: Netflix (India, the US and Canada) and Sun NXT (India, the US, the UK and Canada). Availability comes from JustWatch and is checked every Friday.

What did critics say about Annaatthe?

Annaatthe has a Filmi Score of 28 (Weak), the mean of 6 readings of critic reviews, one per review. Readings run from 16 (The Quint) to 52 (Cinema Express). Every review and how it was scored is listed below.

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