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Good
6 reviews
61
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Praised for its authentic 1980s Bengaluru period detail, cinematography and lead performance in a non-glorifying take on gangster life, but critics call the plot predictable and the editing, especially the second half, rough and melodramatic.
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Summary
Balaramana Dinagalu (2026, Kannada) has a Filmi Score of 61 from 6 critic reviews, and is rated 16+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A 16+).
Balarama, an ordinary young man from a remote village in Karnataka, becomes a dreaded gangster who rules Bangalore. Set in 1980s Bangalore, it tells a gripping story of nostalgia, power, passion, love, and betrayal.
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Balarama, an ordinary young man from a remote village in Karnataka, becomes a dreaded gangster who rules Bangalore. Set in 1980s Bangalore, it tells a gripping story of nostalgia, power, passion, love, and betrayal.
Balaramana Dinagalu (2026, Kannada) has a Filmi Score of 61 from 6 critic reviews, and is rated 16+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A 16+).
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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
Strongly praises the storytelling, period world-building, performances and the emotional climax, with editing pace as the only real complaint,… Watch it there →
Calls the film an engrossing reconstruction of 80s Bengaluru, praising its cinematography, art direction and refusal to romanticise gangsters,… Read it there →
Calls it an above-average to decent watch, praising the screenplay's authentic period detail, cinematography, and lead performance, but faulting a… Watch it there →
Praises Vinod Prabhakar's performance and the film's non-glorifying, psychologically attentive take on gangster life, but finds the plot too… Read it there →
Finds the film generic and meandering, saying it plays like a laundry list of criminals rather than a nuanced character study, with a thinly… Read it there →
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32
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What did critics say about Balaramana Dinagalu?
Balaramana Dinagalu has a Filmi Score of 61 (Good), the mean of 6 readings of critic reviews, one per review. Readings run from 32 (The Hollywood Reporter India) to 82 (Name is Madhu). Every review and how it was scored is listed below.
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