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Mixed
3 reviews · provisional
48
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Critics praise Pepe's committed, transformed performance and the well-staged boxing action, but say the writing and father-daughter arcs feel forced, with the emotional connect and climax rushed.
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Summary
Daveed (2025, Malayalam) has a Filmi Score of 48 from 3 critic reviews, is rated 12+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A), and streams on ZEE5 in India.
A celebrity bodyguard finds himself in trouble when he crosses an infamous boxer.
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
Directed by Govind Vishnu · written by Govind Vishnu & Deepu Rajeevan · music Justin Varghese
Govind VishnuWriter · Director
Deepu RajeevanWriter
Justin VargheseMusic
Salu K ThomasCinematography
Rakesh CherumadamEditing
Antony VargheseLead
Mo Ismail
Vijayaraghavan
Mohammad Karaki
Lijomol Jose
Saiju Kurup
Kichu Tellus
Vineeth Thattil David
Jess Sweejan
Aju Varghese
Nileen Sandra
Bibin Perumbily
Full crew
SoundRanganaath Ravee
Production designRajesh P. Velayudhan
CostumeMerlin Lizabeth
LyricsSuhail Koya
ActionPC Master
MakeupArshad Varkala
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Summary
A celebrity bodyguard finds himself in trouble when he crosses an infamous boxer.
Daveed (2025, Malayalam) has a Filmi Score of 48 from 3 critic reviews, is rated 12+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A), and streams on ZEE5 in India.
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What the critics said
3 reviews · the critic’s own number where they gave one
The critic’s own number where they gave one
Unni Narayanan · YouTube, Malayalam · transcript read · 15 Feb 2025
Calls Daveed a decent effort in a rarely-attempted Malayalam boxing-film genre, praising Vijayaraghavan, the child actor, music and fight… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
65
Anandu Suresh · 15 Feb 2025
Daveed movie review: Antony Varghese Pepe shines as ‘Kerala Rocky’ in this poorly-written sports drama Read it there →
Published · 2.5/5
Filmi’s reading 48
50
YouTube, Malayalam · transcript read · 14 Feb 2025
Praises Daveed's technical polish, editing and Vijayaraghavan's performance, but says the training montages and fights feel disconnected and… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
32
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 3 readings; 1 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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Where can I watch Daveed?
Daveed is streaming on OTT: ZEE5 (India). Availability comes from JustWatch and is checked every Friday.
What did critics say about Daveed?
Daveed has a Filmi Score of 48 (Mixed), the mean of 3 readings of critic reviews, one per review. The score is provisional until at least five reviews are read. Readings run from 32 (Aswanth Kok) to 65 (Unni Vlogs Cinephile). Every review and how it was scored is listed below.
What readers say
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