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2016 · Telugu · 2h 36m · Drama, Action · CBFC U/A
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Filmi Score
Good
3 reviews · provisional
53
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Critics agree Dictator leans entirely on a strong Balakrishna performance and his chemistry with Anjali, but call the story formulaic and predictable, with a weak villain and, for some, a sluggish second half.
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Summary
Dictator (2016, Telugu) has a Filmi Score of 53 from 3 critic reviews, is rated 12+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A), and streams on Sun NXT in the US.
Chandu lives a normal life with his in laws in Hyderabad. One fine day, he comes across an aspiring actress and helps her in a critical situation. The problems gets big and Chandu lands himself in a huge mess. He also takes the blame for a crime committed at the store. While in prison, he learns secrets about his life, but he is hiding a secret and there's another world where people fear even the mention of his name. Why is he living in hiding?
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Chandu lives a normal life with his in laws in Hyderabad. One fine day, he comes across an aspiring actress and helps her in a critical situation. The problems gets big and Chandu lands himself in a huge mess. He also takes the blame for a crime committed at the store. While in prison, he learns secrets about his life, but he is hiding a secret and there's another world where people fear even the mention of his name. Why is he living in hiding?
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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; 3 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 Dictator?
Dictator is streaming on OTT: Sun NXT (India, the US, the UK and Canada), Vi Movies and TV (India), Eros Now (India, the US and the UK), JioHotstar (India) and Prime Video (the UK). It can also be rented or bought on Amazon Video (the US and the UK). Availability comes from JustWatch and is checked every Friday.
What did critics say about Dictator?
Dictator has a Filmi Score of 53 (Good), 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 30 (GreatAndhra) to 70 (123telugu). Every review and how it was scored is listed below.
What readers say
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