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Weak
8 reviews
33
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Summary
Kaappaan (2019, Tamil) has a Filmi Score of 33 from 8 critic reviews, is rated 12+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A), and streams on Prime Video in the US.
A Special Protection Group officer has to identify the threat to the prime minister, who he is protecting, and also the nation.
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 K. V. Anand · written by K. V. Anand & Pattukottai Prabhakar · music Harris Jayaraj
K. V. AnandDirector · Writer
Pattukottai PrabhakarWriter
Harris JayarajMusic
M. S. PrabhuCinematography
Abinandhan RamanujamCinematography
AnthonyEditing
Antony L. RubenEditing
SuriyaLead
Mohanlal
Arya
Sayesha Saigal
Samuthirakani
Boman Irani
Poorna
Prem
Chirag Jani
Uma Padmanabhan
Sujatha Sivakumar
D.R.K. Kiran
Full crew
Production designD.R.K. Kiran
CostumeDeepali Noor
ChoreographyBaba Baskar
LyricsVairamuthu · Kabilan Vairamuthu · Kabilan
ActionDhilip Subbarayan · Peter Hein · Vinnie Clarke
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Summary
A Special Protection Group officer has to identify the threat to the prime minister, who he is protecting, and also the nation.
Kaappaan (2019, Tamil) has a Filmi Score of 33 from 8 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
8 reviews · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Five of 8 · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Anupama Subramanian · 21 Sep 2019
Calls the writing inconsistent and the plot predictable but praises the cinematography and Suriya's screen presence. Closes with a conditional… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
62
Siddarth Srinivas · 20 Sep 2019
Calls Kaappaan a reasonably engaging idea let down by forced twists and a flat second half; praises Suriya and the cast but faults uneven editing… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
52
Sreedhar Pillai · 20 Sep 2019
The critic finds Kaappaan a dated, half-baked action drama overloaded with subplots and weak characterisation, salvaged only by Suriya and… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
35
M Suganth · 20 Sep 2019
Kaappaan Review {2/5}: Suriya and Mohanlal starrer is a frustrating action film Read it there →
Published · 2.0/5
Filmi’s reading 32
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Srivatsan S · 20 Sep 2019
A sustained, sarcastic takedown that finds the plot generic, the PM's politics shallow, and the twists predictable; the only sympathy is for… Read it there →
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28
Sowmya Rajendran · 20 Sep 2019
A mocking, sustained roast that finds the film's farmer messaging, security logic, and humour equally hollow, with regressive lines that trouble… Read it there →
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26
S Subhakeerthana · 20 Sep 2019
Kaappaan movie review: A nightmarish film that no star can save Read it there →
Published · 1/5
Filmi’s reading 12
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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 8 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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Where can I watch Kaappaan?
Kaappaan is streaming on OTT: Prime Video (India, the US, the UK and Canada), Sun NXT (India, the US, the UK and Canada), ManoramaMAX (India) and MX Player (India). It can also be rented or bought on Amazon Video (India), Apple TV (the US, the UK and Canada) and Google Play Movies (the US). Availability comes from JustWatch and is checked every Friday.
What did critics say about Kaappaan?
Kaappaan has a Filmi Score of 33 (Weak), the mean of 8 readings of critic reviews, one per review. Readings run from 12 (The Indian Express) to 62 (Deccan Chronicle). Every review and how it was scored is listed below.
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