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2014 · Tamil · 2h 47m · Action, Drama · CBFC U
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Mixed
3 reviews · provisional
41
2 mixed1 weak
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Summary

Kaththi (2014, Tamil) has a Filmi Score of 41 from 3 critic reviews, is rated 10+ by Filmi (CBFC: U), and streams on ZEE5 in India.

Kathiresan aka Kaththi, a criminal, escapes from the Kolkata prison and comes to Chennai, where he comes across his doppelganger Jeevanandham, fighting for his life after being shot at by unknown men. Kathir decides to pass off as Jeeva and make away with a lump sum amount but once he realizes who Jeeva really is, Kathir turns a crusader.

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Summary

Kathiresan aka Kaththi, a criminal, escapes from the Kolkata prison and comes to Chennai, where he comes across his doppelganger Jeevanandham, fighting for his life after being shot at by unknown men. Kathir decides to pass off as Jeeva and make away with a lump sum amount but once he realizes who Jeeva really is, Kathir turns a crusader.

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What the critics said

3 reviews · the critic’s own number where they gave one
The critic’s own number where they gave one
M Suganth · 22 Oct 2014
Kaththi Movie Review {3/5}: Critic Review of Kaththi by Times of India Read it there →
Published · 3.0/5 Filmi’s reading 48
60
Headlined 'a little too preachy,' the review praises Vijay's performance and the action/comedy beats but faults a weak second-lead… Read it there →
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42
Haricharan Pudipeddi · 23 Oct 2014
The critic finds Kaththi overloaded with melodrama and heavy-handed preaching, praising Vijay's dual performance and a few well-choreographed… Read it there →
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32
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 3 readings; 1 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 Kaththi?

Kaththi is streaming on OTT: ZEE5 (India), ManoramaMAX (India) and AP International (India). It can also be rented or bought on YouTube (India, the US, the UK and Canada), Amazon Video (the US and the UK) and Google Play Movies (the US). Availability comes from JustWatch and is checked every Friday.

What did critics say about Kaththi?

Kaththi has a Filmi Score of 41 (Mixed), the mean of 3 readings of critic reviews, one per review. The score is provisional until at least five reviews are read. Readings run from 32 (India Today) to 48 (Times of India). Every review and how it was scored is listed below.

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