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Mixed · provisional13+
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54
Mixed · provisional
4 reviews read · 1 with the critic’s own rating
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A small-town satire about a missing jackfruit that turns into a story about caste and a woman cop finding her footing; mild scuffles,…
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CBFC: U/A 13+
7 of 7 categories documented
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YouTube · transcript read · 19 May 2023
Tyagi praises Kathal's understated satire on caste and gender, its attentive details and editing, but says the film loses tension in the back half… Watch it there →
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78
Monika Rawal Kukreja · 19 May 2023
Kukreja calls Kathal a near-perfect satire that impresses in parts, praising Malhotra's comic performance and the film's subtle handling of caste… Read it there →
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68
YouTube · transcript read · 19 May 2023
Pratyush finds Kathal tonally confused, torn between comedy and social commentary without the writing to pull off both, calling the humor thin and… Watch it there →
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42
Yogi · YouTube, Hindi · rating spoken aloud · 19 May 2023
1.5/5, said on camera. Published nowhere. Watch it there →
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Synopsis
When two prized jackfruits disappear from a politician's garden, a spirited cop's investigation takes an unexpected turn as she digs for the truth.
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Cast
Yashowardhan MishraDirector · Writer
Ashok MishraWriter
Ram SampathMusic
Harshvir OberaiCinematography
Prerna SaigalEditing
Sanya MalhotraLead
Anant Joshi
Vijay Raaz
Rajpal Yadav
Neha Saraf
Govind Pandey
Gurpal Singh
Brijendra Kala
Ambrish Saxena
Apoorva Chaturvedi
Vikram Singh
Raghubir Yadav
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