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Kolamavu Kokila review
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Filmi Score
Very good
10 reviews
73
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Most critics call this a stylish, dark comedy anchored by a deglamourised, riveting Nayanthara and sharp support from Yogi Babu, though several flag a convoluted plot and a second half that meanders.
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Summary
Kolamavu Kokila (2018, Tamil) has a Filmi Score of 73 from 10 critic reviews, is rated 12+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A), and streams on ZEE5 in India.
A young woman takes up drug peddling to make money for the treatment of her mom, who has cancer.
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Cast & crew
Directed and written by Nelson Dilipkumar · music Anirudh Ravichander
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Summary
A young woman takes up drug peddling to make money for the treatment of her mom, who has cancer.
Kolamavu Kokila (2018, Tamil) has a Filmi Score of 73 from 10 critic reviews, is rated 12+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A), and streams on ZEE5 in India.
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What the critics said
10 reviews · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Five of 10 · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Kirubhakar Purushothaman · 17 Aug 2018
Kolamaavu Kokila Review: Nayanthara Breaks Bad in this dark entertainer Read it there →
Published · 3.5/5
Filmi’s reading 90
70
Vikram Venkateswaran · 17 Aug 2018
4/5, stated in the text — not a formal rating. Read it there →
Stated in text
Filmi’s reading 90
80
Priyanka Sundar · 17 Aug 2018
Kolamaavu Kokila movie review: Nayanthara delivers applause worthy performance | Entertainment News Read it there →
Published · 4/5
Filmi’s reading 82
80
Ashameera Aiyappan · 17 Aug 2018
Kolamaavu Kokila movie review: Nayanthara hits it out of the park with this one Read it there →
Published · 3/5
Filmi’s reading 80
60
Anupama Subramanian · 18 Aug 2018
Deccan Chronicle calls it a Nayanthara showcase worth watching, praising her performance and Yogi Babu's comic support, while noting the second… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
78
Sreedhar Pillai · 17 Aug 2018
Critic calls this a bold, female-centric black comedy carried by a deglamourised, riveting Nayanthara and Anirudh's fitting music, praising the… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
78
M Suganth · 17 Aug 2018
Kolamaavu Kokila Movie Review {3.5/5}: Critic Review of Kolamaavu Kokila by Times of India Read it there →
Published · 3.5/5
Filmi’s reading 76
70
Vishal Menon · 17 Aug 2018
The Hindu calls it one of the better films of the year, praising its organic, human treatment of a dark subject, but faults uneven pacing between… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
75
Baradwaj Rangan ✓ Claimed · 17 Aug 2018
Baradwaj Rangan finds the film tonally uncertain and underwritten — gags that don't build, a colourless family, a lead performance that's hard to… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
52
Sudhir Srinivasan · 17 Aug 2018
Cinema Express calls the film inconsistent and problematic, criticizing baffling plot logic, staged victories, Nayanthara's overplayed innocence,… 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 10 readings; 5 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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Kolamavu Kokila: quick answers
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Where can I watch Kolamavu Kokila?
Kolamavu Kokila is streaming on OTT: ZEE5 (India) and Vi Movies and TV (India). Availability comes from JustWatch and is checked every Friday.
What did critics say about Kolamavu Kokila?
Kolamavu Kokila has a Filmi Score of 73 (Very good), the mean of 10 readings of critic reviews, one per review. Readings run from 28 (Cinema Express) to 90 (India Today). Every review and how it was scored is listed below.
What readers say
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