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K.G.F: Chapter 1 review
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Summary
K.G.F: Chapter 1 (2018, Kannada) has a Filmi Score of 52 from 9 critic reviews, is rated 12+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A), and streams on Prime Video in the US.
A period drama set in the 1970s, KGF follows the story of a fierce rebel who rises against the brutal oppression in Kolar Gold Fields and becomes the symbol of hope to legions of downtrodden people.
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
Cast
Directed by Prashanth Neel · written by Prashanth Neel & M. Chandramouli & Vinay Shivagange · music Ravi Basrur
Prashanth NeelDirector · Writer
M. ChandramouliWriter
Vinay ShivagangeWriter
Ravi BasrurMusic
Bhuvan GowdaCinematography
Srikanth GowdaEditing
YashLead
Srinidhi Shetty
Ramachandra Raju
Archana Jois
Anant Nag
Vasishta N. Simha
Achyuth Kumar
Ayyappa P. Sharma
Malavika Avinash
B. S. Avinash
Vinay Bidappa
Ramesh Indira
Full crew
SoundKishore Kumar S · Ravi Basrur · B R Naveen Kumar
Production designShiva Kumar
CostumeYogi G Raj · Sania Sardharia
ChoreographyShaikh Jani Basha
LyricsRashmi Virag
ActionAnbumani · Vikram Mor · Arivumani
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Summary
A period drama set in the 1970s, KGF follows the story of a fierce rebel who rises against the brutal oppression in Kolar Gold Fields and becomes the symbol of hope to legions of downtrodden people.
K.G.F: Chapter 1 (2018, Kannada) has a Filmi Score of 52 from 9 critic reviews, is rated 12+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/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.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
Vivek M.V. · 21 Dec 2018
4/5, stated in the text — not a formal rating. Read it there →
Stated in text
Filmi’s reading 83
80
Sunayana Suresh · 21 Dec 2018
KGF Review {3.5/5}: 'KGF: Chapter 1' surely seems to have delivered what it set to achieve Read it there →
Published · 3.5/5
Filmi’s reading 78
70
Priyanka Sundar · 21 Dec 2018
KGF Chapter 1 movie review: Yash’s movie about goldmine mafia burns bright | Entertainment News Read it there →
Published · 3/5
Filmi’s reading 66
60
Janani K · 21 Dec 2018
KGF Chapter 1 Movie Review: Sloppy writing spoils Yash's intriguing gangster drama Read it there →
Published · 3/5
Filmi’s reading 50
60
Subha J Rao · 21 Dec 2018
The critic finds a solid premise let down by a script that tells rather than shows and skips the emotional core, plus casually misogynistic… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
50
Manoj Kumar R · 21 Dec 2018
KGF movie review: An overstretched exercise in hero worship Read it there →
Published · 2.5/5
Filmi’s reading 42
50
Shashiprasad S.M. · 21 Dec 2018
Likens KGF to fool's gold — visually spectacular but soulless — crediting only Yash's dedicated performance while faulting the film for failing to… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
33
Muralidhara Khajane · 22 Dec 2018
Credits the ambition, cinematography and editing but concludes the film lacks a believable story, a rounded protagonist and soul, with Yash never… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
32
Shubhra Gupta · 21 Dec 2018
1.5/5, stated in the text — not a formal rating. Read it there →
Stated in text
Filmi’s reading 30
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 9 readings; 6 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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K.G.F: Chapter 1: quick answers
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Where can I watch K.G.F: Chapter 1?
K.G.F: Chapter 1 is streaming on OTT: Prime Video (India, the US, the UK and Canada). 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 K.G.F: Chapter 1?
K.G.F: Chapter 1 has a Filmi Score of 52 (Good), the mean of 9 readings of critic reviews, one per review. Readings run from 30 (The Indian Express) to 83 (Deccan Herald). Every review and how it was scored is listed below.
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