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Khalifa: The Ruler

ഖലീഫ: The Ruler

Malayalam20 Aug 20262h 37mU/A 16+ · 16+Crime · Action

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Mixed16+

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Mixed 11 reviews read · 2 with the critic’s own rating

12152

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16+

CBFC: U/A 16+ 3 of 7 categories documented

A gold-smuggling family saga with fights, chases and star cameos; critics note a violent climax, a home invasion and jail fight, and a… Family Room →

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Box office ₹$

₹43.51 CrWorldwide gross

India gross₹23.61 Cr

Overseas gross₹19.90 Cr

Sacnilk · as of 4 Sep 2026 · day 15 · still running

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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.

Times of India

The Times Of India · 20 Aug 2026

Khalifa Movie Review: Corruption, Charisma and the Making of a Legend Read it there →

Published · 3.0/5 Filmi’s reading 76

Mathrubhumi (Malayalam)

അഞ്ജയ് ദാസ്. എൻ.ടി · 20 Aug 2026

The critic calls Khalifa a stylish, seat-edge action entertainer, praising Prithviraj's performance, the background score, editing, camerawork and… Read it there →

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Unni Narayanan · YouTube, Malayalam · transcript read · 20 Aug 2026

The reviewer praises Jakes Bejoy's score, styling and Prithviraj's physical effort, singles out a second-half group fight, but says the film lacks… Watch it there →

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Onmanorama

Princy Alexander · 20 Aug 2026

Onmanorama calls Khalifa an uneven but entertaining mass film, led by a commanding Prithviraj and confident staging, but says its screenplay… Read it there →

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The Hollywood Reporter India

Vishal Menon · 20 Aug 2026

Hollywood Reporter India praises the early family-smuggling-dynasty setup as the freshest thing about Khalifa, but says it collapses into generic… Read it there →

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Rediff

Sreeju Sudhakaran · 21 Aug 2026

Rediff says Prithviraj single-handedly carries a derivative gangster thriller undone by fangless villains, thin characters and franchise-building… Read it there →

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Cinema Express

Vivek Santhosh · 20 Aug 2026

Cinema Express says Khalifa looks ambitious and is carried by Prithviraj, but calls the writing predictable, the villains weak and the supporting… Read it there →

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Deccan Herald

Arathi Kannan · 22 Aug 2026

Deccan Herald finds Khalifa's script thin, repetitive and derivative — a done-to-death revenge plot layered onto smuggling politics. Good… Read it there →

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The Hindu

S. R. Praveen · 20 Aug 2026

The Hindu finds Khalifa derivative and emotionally hollow, faulting weak antagonists, lazy plotting and a repetitive score; only the smuggling… Read it there →

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Aswanth Kok

YouTube, Malayalam · transcript read · 20 Aug 2026

The reviewer calls the script extremely weak and the film detached from its characters, mocking its clichés and cameo padding, and closes by… Watch it there →

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Poolachokka

YouTube, Telugu · rating spoken aloud · 21 Aug 2026

1.21/5, said on camera. Published nowhere. Watch it there →

Stated in video Filmi’s reading 10

India Today

India Today Entertainment Desk · 20 Aug 2026

Reviewed, no rating. Read it there →

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Synopsis

Aamir Ali, a notorious gold smuggling kingpin who inherited his multi-million dollar criminal enterprise from a lineage of gangsters, is drawn into a web of vengeance, legacy and power.

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