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10 reviews
46
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Summary
Kaadan (2021, Tamil) has a Filmi Score of 46 from 10 critic reviews, is rated 12+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A), and streams on ZEE5 in India.
When a wealthy real estate company, backed by a powerful minister decides to build a township in a reserve forest area, it cuts off access to the water body to the elephants living in the area, endangering their lives. An eco-warrior decides to fight for their cause at a time when nobody else would.
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 Prabhu Solomon · written by Prabhu Solomon & Ravi Bhushan Kumar & Vanamali · music Shantanu Moitra
Prabhu SolomonWriter · Director
Ravi Bhushan KumarWriter
VanamaliWriter
Shantanu MoitraMusic
A. R. Ashok KumarCinematography
Bhuvan SrinivasanEditing
Rana DaggubatiLead
Vishnu Vishal
Shriya Pilgaonkar
Zoya Hussain
Paras Arora
Anant Mahadevan
Sampath Ram
Raghu Babu
Kumki Ashwin
Tinnu Anand
Bose Venkat
TSR
Full crew
SoundResul Pookutty
Production designSarawut Chincharoen · Onkar Khot · Prashant Ray · Shraddha Vasugavade · Mayur Sharma
CostumeKirti Kolwankar · Maria Tharakan
LyricsVanamali
ActionStun Siva · Stunner Sam
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Summary
When a wealthy real estate company, backed by a powerful minister decides to build a township in a reserve forest area, it cuts off access to the water body to the elephants living in the area, endangering their lives. An eco-warrior decides to fight for their cause at a time when nobody else would.
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
10 reviews · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Five of 10 · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Kaushik LM · 26 Mar 2021
Kaushik LM praises Rana Daggubati's earnest, physical performance and Prabhu Solomon's environmental message, calling it a big-screen watch, but… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
78
M Suganth · 25 Mar 2021
Kaadan Movie Review: Earnest storytelling keeps Kaadan engaging Read it there →
Published · 3.0/5
Filmi’s reading 68
60
Suhas Yellapantula · 26 Mar 2021
Aranya Movie Review: An engaging ride Read it there →
Published · 3.5/5
Filmi’s reading 65
70
Sangeetha Devi Dundoo · 26 Mar 2021
Critic finds real craft and a couple of genuinely moving moments, praising Rana's performance, cinematography and sound design, but faults loose… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
45
Manoj Kumar R · 26 Mar 2021
Aranya review: Rana Daggubati and a worthy cause let down by a sub-standard film Read it there →
Published · 2.5/5
Filmi’s reading 35
50
Saibal Chatterjee · 18 Sep 2021
Haathi Mere Saathi Review: Rana Daggubati's Film Is In Desperate Need Of A Rescue Act Read it there →
Published · 2/5
Filmi’s reading 32
40
Haricharan Pudipeddi · 26 Mar 2021
Critic calls the film a disservice to a noble story: predictable, propped up by subpar VFX and grandeur used as a gimmick, salvaged only by Rana's… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
30
Hemanth Kumar · 26 Mar 2021
Aranya movie review: Rana Daggubati and the elephants deserve a better film Read it there →
Published · 2/5
Filmi’s reading 28
40
Sukanya Verma · 20 Sep 2021
Haathi Mere Saathi review Read it there →
Published · 1.5/5
Filmi’s reading 18
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 10 readings; 7 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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Kaadan: quick answers
Box office, where to watch and what critics said — from the same data as the page.
Where can I watch Kaadan?
Kaadan is streaming on OTT: ZEE5 (India) and Vi Movies and TV (India). 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 Kaadan?
Kaadan has a Filmi Score of 46 (Mixed), the mean of 10 readings of critic reviews, one per review. Readings run from 18 (Rediff) to 78 (OnlyKollywood). Every review and how it was scored is listed below.
What readers say
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