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Filmi Score
The mean of 5 Filmi readings, one per review.
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5 reviews read · 4 with the critic’s own rating
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A journalist takes on corrupt TV media; includes a shooting, an on-screen murder, and plot mentions of molestation and rape, plus a…
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CBFC: U
5 of 7 categories documented
Audience
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Every review we read
Scores normalised to 0–100. A 3/5 shows as 60. Each row links to where it came from when we have the link.
Manoj Kumar R · 31 Mar 2017
3/5, stated in the text — not a formal rating. Read it there →
Stated in text
Filmi’s reading 77
60
M Suganth · 31 Mar 2017
Kavan Review {3/5}: The movie manages to keep us engaged with its crowd-pleasing quality Read it there →
Published · 3.0/5
Filmi’s reading 65
60
Srivatsan · 1 Apr 2017
3/5, stated in the text — not a formal rating. Read it there →
Stated in text
Filmi’s reading 64
60
Gautaman Bhaskaran · 31 Mar 2017
Kavan movie review: A film without focus, but Vijay Sethupathi shines, as usual | Entertainment News Read it there →
Published · 2/5
Filmi’s reading 32
40
Baradwaj Rangan · 1 Apr 2017
In a sarcastic, mocking register, the critic dismisses Kavan as overlong, overblown Madhur Bhandarkar-style social commentary with no real… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
28
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 5 readings; 4 of those rows also carry the critic’s own rating, shown beside ours. 1 review carried nothing usable and could not move the score. Rubric v2, computed 7 Sep 2026. Any critic can ask us to remove a derived reading.
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Synopsis
A budding journalist passionate about ethical, noble, hard-hitting journalism understands the more flourishing ghetto of sensationalism & news fabrication that the Entertainment TV Channel he belongs to, thrives on. When caught in a dilemma of whether to hold for a while or rise in protest, a situation forces him to make a decision that puts him out of work but… there begins his work.
Credits
Cast
K. V. AnandDirector · Writer
Kabilan VairamuthuWriter
A.N. BalakrishnanWriter
D SureshWriter
HipHop Tamizha AdhiMusic
HipHop Tamizha JeevaMusic
Abinandhan RamanujamCinematography
AnthonyEditing
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