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Filmi Score
Good
9 reviews
54
What the critics say
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Critics largely agree Iravin Nizhal pulls off a genuinely impressive single-shot technical feat, with strong praise for its cinematography, art direction and Rahman's score, but most find the gangland rise-and-fall story itself familiar, thin or regressive, with some calling its handling of rape and misogyny a serious flaw.
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Summary
Iravin Nizhal (2022, Tamil) has a Filmi Score of 54 from 9 critic reviews, is rated 18+ by Filmi (CBFC: A), and streams on Prime Video in the US.
A man on the run looks back on his crime-filled life, the people who have shaped it up, his sins and his one last hope at redemption.
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
Directed and written by R. Parthiban · music A.R. Rahman
Cast
R. ParthibanLead
Anandha krishnan
Brigida Saga
Prathiksha Shankar
Sai Priyanka Ruth
Varalaxmi Sarathkumar
Robo Shankar
Sneha Kumar
Jai Bala
Rekha Nair
M. J. Shriram
Ar. Joshua
Full crew
SoundKunal Rajan · Craig Mann
Production designR. K. Vijaimurugan
CostumeSowbarnika
ChoreographyBaba Baskar · Kumar Shanthi
LyricsR. Parthiban · Madhan Karky · Raaki Mowli · Kaduveli Sithar
VFXCottalango Leon
MakeupA R Abdul
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Summary
A man on the run looks back on his crime-filled life, the people who have shaped it up, his sins and his one last hope at redemption.
Iravin Nizhal (2022, Tamil) has a Filmi Score of 54 from 9 critic reviews, is rated 18+ by Filmi (CBFC: A), and streams on Prime Video 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
What the critics said
9 reviews · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Five of 9 · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Saibal Chatterjee · 16 Jul 2022
Iravin Nizhal Review: A Single-Shot Film Of Phenomenal Power And Ambition Read it there →
Published · 3.5/5
Filmi’s reading 80
70
R Krishnakumar · 15 Jul 2022
3.5/5, stated in the text — not a formal rating. Read it there →
Stated in text
Filmi’s reading 76
70
M Suganth · 12 Jul 2022
Iravin Nizhal Movie Review: Iravin Nizhal's impressive filmmaking overcomes ineffective writing Read it there →
Published · 3.5/5
Filmi’s reading 65
70
Soundarya Athimuthu · 16 Jul 2022
Admires the visual and production design craft as exceptional, but finds the script's questionable handling of rape and abuse and an unengaging… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
62
Srivatsan S · 13 Jul 2022
Calls the single-shot execution a genuine technical achievement and admires Parthiban's ambition, but faults thin staging, an underserved script… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
55
Karthik Keramalu · 16 Jul 2022
Keramalu admires the one-shot execution and the 'making of' footage as a guide to passion and perseverance, but finds the second-half story and… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
52
Manoj Kumar R · 15 Jul 2022
Iravin Nizhal movie review: Parthiban’s film is quirky, but feels familiar Read it there →
Published · 3/5
Filmi’s reading 48
60
21 Jul 2022
Congratulates the director for realizing a huge technical dream, praising the art direction and cinematography, but ultimately judges the story… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
32
Bharathy Singaravel · 15 Jul 2022
Condemns the film as a self-indulgent bore built on violent misogyny and rape jokes, arguing the making-of lecture undercuts the technical… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
15
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 9 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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Where can I watch Iravin Nizhal?
Iravin Nizhal is streaming on OTT: Prime Video (India, the US and Canada). It can also be rented or bought on Google Play Movies (the US) and YouTube (the US, the UK and Canada). Availability comes from JustWatch and is checked every Friday.
What did critics say about Iravin Nizhal?
Iravin Nizhal has a Filmi Score of 54 (Good), the mean of 9 readings of critic reviews, one per review. Readings run from 15 (The News Minute) to 80 (NDTV). 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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