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Chekka Chivantha Vaanam review
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Summary
Chekka Chivantha Vaanam (2018, Tamil) has not been rated yet; 2 reviews read, is rated 12+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A), and streams on Hulu in the US.
A bloody power struggle erupts between three brothers who are vying to take over the family business following the death of their father.
Where to watchAvailability by JustWatch · some watch links pay filmi.ai a small commission; it never changes what we show or how we score.
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Cast & crew
Cast
Directed by Mani Ratnam · written by Mani Ratnam & Sivakumar Ananth · music A.R. Rahman
Mani RatnamWriter · Director
Sivakumar AnanthWriter
A.R. RahmanMusic
Santosh SivanCinematography
Sreekar PrasadEditing
Arvind SwamyLead
Silambarasan
Arun Vijay
Vijay Sethupathi
Prakash Raj
Jayasudha
Jyothika
Aishwarya Rajesh
Dayana Erappa
Aditi Rao Hydari
Thyagarajan
Mansoor Ali Khan
Full crew
Production designSharmishta Roy
CostumeEka Lakhani
ChoreographyBrinda Gopal
LyricsVairamuthu · Lady Kash · Shiv
ActionDhilip Subbarayan
MakeupSerina Tixeira
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Summary
A bloody power struggle erupts between three brothers who are vying to take over the family business following the death of their father.
Chekka Chivantha Vaanam (2018, Tamil) has not been rated yet; 2 reviews read, is rated 12+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A), and streams on Hulu in the US.
Where to watch
Availability by JustWatch · some watch links pay filmi.ai a small commission; it never changes what we show or how we score.Not streaming yet
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What the critics said
2 reviews · the critic’s own number where they gave one
The critic’s own number where they gave one
Siddarth Srinivas · 27 Sep 2018
Chekka Chivantha Vaanam Movie Review Read it there →
Published · 4/5
Filmi’s reading 90
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Uma Vangal · 2 Oct 2018
Vangal finds Chekka Chivantha Vaanam predictable and unidimensional, disappointed that Mani Ratnam squanders a promising gangster-family premise.… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
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Why there’s no score yet. A Filmi Score is the mean of our 0–100 readings and we don’t show one built on fewer than three. This film has 2 reviews on file — each row above shows the critic’s own rating where one exists. The score appears the Friday after enough reviews land.
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Chekka Chivantha Vaanam: quick answers
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Where can I watch Chekka Chivantha Vaanam?
Chekka Chivantha Vaanam is streaming on OTT: ManoramaMAX (India), Vi Movies and TV (India), JioHotstar (India) and Hulu (the US). Availability comes from JustWatch and is checked every Friday.
What did critics say about Chekka Chivantha Vaanam?
We have read 2 reviews of Chekka Chivantha Vaanam, not yet enough to publish a Filmi Score (the score appears once at least three readings exist). They are listed below.
What readers say
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