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Filmi Score
Good
9 reviews
64
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Critics praise Puneeth Rajkumar's screen presence and action-driven performance along with the music and cinematography, but call the story routine, predictable and overloaded, with a dragged flashback and weak second half, framing James less as a strong film than an emotional tribute fans will love regardless.
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Summary
James (2022, Kannada) has a Filmi Score of 64 from 9 critic reviews, and is rated 12+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A).
Santhosh Kumar, who goes by the name James, runs a security agency and has been commissioned to take care of a family that owns a drug cartel. He is swift, agile and deft with his work and wins the appreciation of everyone. But is there more to who Santhosh really is?
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Cast & crew
Directed and written by Chethan Kumar · music Charan Raj
Cast
Puneeth RajkumarLead
Shiva Rajkumar
Priya Anand
R. Sarathkumar
Srikanth
Anu Prabhakar
Adithya Menon
Rangayana Raghu
Sadhu Kokila
Chikkanna
Suchendra Prasad
Raghavendra Rajkumar
Full crew
Production designRavi Santhehakklu
CostumeYogi G Raj
ChoreographyA. Harsha · V J Shekar
LyricsChethan Kumar
ActionLakshman Chella · Ram Chella · Chetan D'Souza · K Ravi Varma · A. Vijay · Arjun Shastri
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Summary
Santhosh Kumar, who goes by the name James, runs a security agency and has been commissioned to take care of a family that owns a drug cartel. He is swift, agile and deft with his work and wins the appreciation of everyone. But is there more to who Santhosh really is?
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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
YouTube, Hindi · transcript read · 19 Mar 2022
The critic calls James an emotional send-off for Puneeth Rajkumar, praising his screen presence, action and Mukesh Rishi's turn, though the… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
76
18 Mar 2022
123telugu calls James a fitting tribute to Puneeth Rajkumar, praising his action-driven screen presence, the villains, music and BGM, but faults… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
76
The critic leans warmly on Puneeth Rajkumar's screen presence, calls the action and cinematography stylish, and praises the music, weighing that… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
75
Sunayana Suresh · 17 Mar 2022
James Movie Review: Puneeth Rajkumar shines bright in this stylish thriller Read it there →
Published · 4.0/5
Filmi’s reading 68
80
Manoj Kumar R · 17 Mar 2022
James movie review: Puneeth Rajkumar’s one last ride into the sunset Read it there →
Published · 0.5/5
Filmi’s reading 65
10
Prathibha Joy · 14 Apr 2022
James movie review: Power Star Puneeth Rajkumar's last commercial film is now on OTT Read it there →
Published · 4/5
Filmi’s reading 65
80
Shuklaji · 17 Mar 2022
Praises Puneeth Rajkumar's action and dramatic performance, the music, and cinematography, but faults a lacklustre, clunky story and underwritten… Read it there →
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52
Sankeertana Varma · 17 Mar 2022
Judged as a standalone film the critic finds it unoriginal and over-expository, though the second half, action work and production values impress.… Read it there →
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50
Vivek M.V. · 17 Mar 2022
Praises the film's stylish action and Puneeth's larger-than-life presence but faults a rushed friendship subplot, toothless villains, and… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
47
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; 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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What did critics say about James?
James has a Filmi Score of 64 (Good), the mean of 9 readings of critic reviews, one per review. Readings run from 47 (Deccan Herald) to 76 (Suraj Kumar). Every review and how it was scored is listed below.
What readers say
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