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Filmi Score
Good
4 reviews · provisional
62
1 very good3 good
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Critics largely agree Balakrishna's commanding performance and the technical polish carry Jai Simha, but most say the screenplay turns clichéd and the second half grows predictable or boring, making it a one-time watch mainly for fans.
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Summary
Jai Simha (2018, Telugu) has a Filmi Score of 62 from 4 critic reviews, is rated 12+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A), and streams on Sun NXT in the US.
Narasimha is a man on the run with his one-year-old son. He reaches Kumbakonam and stays at the house of the village temple's dharma karta's house. But while there, he bumps into Gowri who seems to dislike him for some reason, despite being his childhood friend. A death row inmate Rami Reddy also seems to hold a grudge against Narasimha. Who is Narasimha and what did he do to make so many enemies?
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Narasimha is a man on the run with his one-year-old son. He reaches Kumbakonam and stays at the house of the village temple's dharma karta's house. But while there, he bumps into Gowri who seems to dislike him for some reason, despite being his childhood friend. A death row inmate Rami Reddy also seems to hold a grudge against Narasimha. Who is Narasimha and what did he do to make so many enemies?
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Availability by JustWatch · some watch links pay filmi.ai a small commission; it never changes what we show or how we score.
The Hindu calls Jai Simha a well-executed mass entertainer, praising Ravikumar's directorial control and Balakrishna's command of both actor and… Read it there →
Deccan Chronicle sees a formulaic Balakrishna vehicle with decent cinematography, background score and dialogue, offset by a clichéd screenplay,… Read it there →
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52
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Where can I watch Jai Simha?
Jai Simha is streaming on OTT: ZEE5 (India) and Sun NXT (India, the US, the UK and Canada). 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 Jai Simha?
Jai Simha has a Filmi Score of 62 (Good), the mean of 4 readings of critic reviews, one per review. The score is provisional until at least five reviews are read. Readings run from 52 (Deccan Chronicle) to 76 (The Hindu). Every review and how it was scored is listed below.
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