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Filmi Score
Exceptional
14 reviews
83
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Critics call this a hard-hitting, powerfully acted courtroom drama on caste-based police brutality, led by Suriya and Lijomol Jose, though some find the custodial-violence scenes excessive and stretches drag.
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Summary
Jai Bhim (2021, Tamil) has a Filmi Score of 83 from 14 critic reviews, is rated 18+ by Filmi (CBFC: A), and streams on Prime Video in the US.
A pregnant woman from a primitive tribal community, searches desperately for her husband, who is missing from police custody. So as to find her husband and seek justice for them, as their voice, a High Court advocate rises in support. Will their battle for justice succeed?
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 T. J. Gnanavel · music Sean Roldan
Cast
SuriyaLead
Lijomol Jose
Baby Joshika Maya
Manikandan
Rajisha Vijayan
Prakash Raj
Rao Ramesh
Guru Somasundaram
Tamizh
Supergood Subramani
Bala Hasan
Bava Chelladurai
Full crew
SoundS. Alagia Koothan · G. Suren
Production designK Kathir
CostumePoornima Ramaswamy · Perumal Selvam
ChoreographyDinesh
LyricsRaju Murugan · Yugabharathi · Arivu
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Summary
A pregnant woman from a primitive tribal community, searches desperately for her husband, who is missing from police custody. So as to find her husband and seek justice for them, as their voice, a High Court advocate rises in support. Will their battle for justice succeed?
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
14 reviews · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Five of 14 · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Siddarth Srinivas · 1 Nov 2021
Siddarth Srinivas calls Jai Bhim an extraordinary, flawlessly executed courtroom drama led by a phenomenal Suriya performance, with sterling… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
92
C Raj Kumar · 5 Nov 2021
The critic calls Jai Bhim an extraordinary, courageous film that puts caste discrimination and custodial violence on trial, praising Suriya's… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
92
YouTube, Hindi · rating spoken aloud · 2 Nov 2021
4.5/5, said on camera. Published nowhere. Watch it there →
Stated in video
Filmi’s reading 87
90
സവാദ് റഹ്മാൻ · 3 Nov 2021
The critic praises Jai Bhim as a politically honest, courageous film exposing caste-based custodial torture, singling out restrained direction,… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
86
Ashameera Aiyappan · 1 Nov 2021
Aiyappan finds Jai Bhim a powerful, nuanced social drama with phenomenal performances from Lijomol Jose and Suriya, praising its restraint,… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
85
Haricharan Pudipeddi · 1 Nov 2021
Calls Jai Bhim one of the most important films of Suriya's career for letting co-stars take the spotlight, praising Manikandan and Lijomol Jose's… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
84
Saibal Chatterjee · 1 Nov 2021
<i>Jai Bhim</i> Review: Suriya Is In Formidable Form In Riveting Film Read it there →
Published · 3.5/5
Filmi’s reading 84
70
Manoj Kumar R · 1 Nov 2021
Jai Bhim review: Suriya’s most powerful drama yet Read it there →
Published · 4/5
Filmi’s reading 82
80
3.25/5, stated in the text — not a formal rating. Read it there →
Stated in text
Filmi’s reading 78
65
Litty Simon · 2 Nov 2021
Praises Jai Bhim as a much-needed film about the pain of the downtrodden, singling out Lijomol Jose's performance, Sean Roldan's music, and steady… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
78
Ranjani Krishnakumar · 1 Nov 2021
Calls Jai Bhim a solid, craftily written film with restrained performances and terrific investigative structure, but faults it for lapsing into… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
78
Srivatsan S · 1 Nov 2021
Calls Jai Bhim one of Tamil cinema's boldest films for its direct caste politics and strong performances, but flags one 'mass' courtroom scene as… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
76
Sowmya Rajendran · 1 Nov 2021
Rates the courtroom drama 'head and shoulders above the average fare' on craft and performance, but is openly conflicted about the extensive,… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
68
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 14 readings; 5 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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Jai Bhim: quick answers
Box office, where to watch and what critics said — from the same data as the page.
What is Jai Bhim's OTT release date?
Jai Bhim arrived on OTT on 2 Nov 2021 on Prime Video in India.
Where can I watch Jai Bhim?
Jai Bhim is streaming on OTT: Prime Video (India, the US, the UK and Canada), ManoramaMAX (India) and MX Player (India). It can also be rented or bought on Amazon Video (India). Availability comes from JustWatch and is checked every Friday.
What did critics say about Jai Bhim?
Jai Bhim has a Filmi Score of 83 (Exceptional), the mean of 14 readings of critic reviews, one per review. Readings run from 68 (The News Minute) to 92 (OnlyKollywood). Every review and how it was scored is listed below.
What readers say
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