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Filmi Score
Good
8 reviews
58
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Critics praise Dhanush, Rajkiran and Nithya Menen's performances and GV Prakash's music, but most call the family drama predictable and uneven, dragging in a slow second half despite a strong emotional core.
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Summary
Idli Kadai (2025, Tamil) has a Filmi Score of 58 from 8 critic reviews, is rated 10+ by Filmi (CBFC: U), and streams on Netflix in the US.
A simple man's search for success leads him to rediscover his roots.
Where to watchAvailability by JustWatch · some watch links pay filmi.ai a small commission; it never changes what we show or how we score.
Box office collection
₹$≈ at ₹88/$, as of 26 Oct 2026
₹71.86 CrWorldwide gross in 72 days
India gross₹59.36 Cr
Overseas gross₹12.50 Cr
As of 26 Aug 2026 · Sacnilk
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Cast & crew
Directed and written by Dhanush · music G. V. Prakash Kumar
Cast
DhanushLead
Rajkiran
Arun Vijay
Nithya Menen
Sathyaraj
Shalini Pandey
Vadivukarasi
Samuthirakani
Ilavarasu
R. Parthiban
Brigida Saga
Geetha Kailasam
Full crew
SoundSachin Sudhakaran · Hari Haran · S. Sivakumar
Production designJacki
CostumeKavya Sriram
ChoreographySathish Krishnan
LyricsDhanush
VFXPraveen D
ActionPeter Hein
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Summary
A simple man's search for success leads him to rediscover his roots.
Idli Kadai (2025, Tamil) has a Filmi Score of 58 from 8 critic reviews, is rated 10+ by Filmi (CBFC: U), and streams on Netflix 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.What the critics said
8 reviews · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Five of 8 · the critic’s own number where they gave one
1 Oct 2025
The reviewer calls Idli Kadai a wholesome, emotionally grounded rural drama elevated by Rajkiran's commanding presence and GV Prakash's score,… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
82
Deeksha Sharma · YouTube, Hindi · rating spoken aloud · 4 Nov 2025
3/5, said on camera. Published nowhere. Watch it there →
Stated in video
Filmi’s reading 70
60
Rohit Panikker · 1 Oct 2025
Idli Kadai Review: Dhanush Serves Up Roots, Conflict and Comfort in This Rural Family Drama | Filmfare.com Read it there →
Published · 3.0/5
Filmi’s reading 68
60
Arjun Menon · 1 Oct 2025
Idli Kadai movie review: An earnest and hopeful Dhanush steers this conventional melodrama in the right direction Read it there →
Published · 3.5/5
Filmi’s reading 68
70
Jagadish Angadi · 4 Oct 2025
The critic praises Rajkiran, Dhanush and Nithya Menen's performances and GV Prakash's music but faults a predictable, flawed screenplay and… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
60
YouTube, Telugu · rating spoken aloud · 1 Oct 2025
2.50/5, said on camera. Published nowhere. Watch it there →
Stated in video
Filmi’s reading 50
50
Baradwaj Rangan ✓ Claimed · 1 Oct 2025
Rangan finds a solid concept undone by simplistic, melodramatic writing and sketchy character arcs; performances are competent but generic. He… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
35
YouTube, Malayalam · transcript read · 7 Oct 2025
In a sustained comic-roast register, the reviewer mocks the film as clichéd, predictable soap-opera material with no real story, though he… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
30
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 8 readings; 4 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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Idli Kadai: quick answers
Box office, where to watch and what critics said — from the same data as the page.
What is Idli Kadai's box office collection?
Idli Kadai has a box office collection of ₹71.86 Cr worldwide (gross), made up of ₹59.36 Cr India gross and ₹12.50 Cr overseas gross. Figures are Sacnilk's, as of 26 Aug 2026, day 72. Grosses are contested in India, and money never feeds the Filmi Score.
How much has Idli Kadai collected at the box office?
Idli Kadai has collected ₹71.86 Cr worldwide in 72 days, as of 26 Aug 2026, according to Sacnilk.
Where can I watch Idli Kadai?
Idli Kadai is streaming on OTT: Netflix (India, the US, the UK and Canada). Availability comes from JustWatch and is checked every Friday.
What did critics say about Idli Kadai?
Idli Kadai has a Filmi Score of 58 (Good), the mean of 8 readings of critic reviews, one per review. Readings run from 30 (Aswanth Kok) to 82 (OnlyKollywood). Every review and how it was scored is listed below.
What readers say
The Audience Score appears once three readers’ reviews have been read under the rubric — built from what people write, never from the rating numbers.
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