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Filmi Score
Good
15 reviews
55
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Critics largely agree Madharaasi's action, cinematography and Anirudh's score carry Sivakarthikeyan's committed performance, but a padded, illogical, song-heavy second half and cliched writing leave it a middling, strictly average watch.
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Summary
Madharaasi (2025, Tamil) has a Filmi Score of 55 from 15 critic reviews, is rated 16+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A 16+), and streams on Prime Video in the US.
A man with a psychological disorder overcomes trauma and confronts his nemesis in a fast-paced action film with romance and unique elements, exploring themes of resilience and redemption.
Where to watchAvailability by JustWatch · some watch links pay filmi.ai a small commission; it never changes what we show or how we score.
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Cast & crew
Cast
Directed and written by A. R. Murugadoss · music Anirudh Ravichander
A. R. MurugadossWriter · Director
Anirudh RavichanderMusic
Sudeep ElamonCinematography
Sreekar PrasadEditing
SivakarthikeyanLead
Rukmini Vasanth
Vidyut Jammwal
Biju Menon
Vikranth
Shabeer Kallarakkal
Thalaivasal Vijay
Siddhartha Shankar
Rishi Rithvik
Vimala Raman
Santhana Bharathi
Aadukalam Naren
Full crew
SoundG. Suren · S. Alagia Koothan
Production designArun Venjaramoodu
CostumeDeepali Noor
ChoreographyBrinda Gopal · V J Shekar · Sathish Krishnan
LyricsVignesh Shivan · Adesh Krishna · Subu · Vivek · Vishnu Edavan
ActionKevin Kumar
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Summary
A man with a psychological disorder overcomes trauma and confronts his nemesis in a fast-paced action film with romance and unique elements, exploring themes of resilience and redemption.
Madharaasi (2025, Tamil) has a Filmi Score of 55 from 15 critic reviews, is rated 16+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A 16+), and streams on Prime Video in the US.
Where to watch
Availability by JustWatch · some watch links pay filmi.ai a small commission; it never changes what we show or how we score.What the critics said
15 reviews · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Five of 15 · the critic’s own number where they gave one
5 Sep 2025
This review calls Madharaasi a fast, satisfying star vehicle built on Sivakarthikeyan's career-defining performance, crediting knockout action and… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
80
YouTube, Hindi · transcript read · 5 Sep 2025
Suraj calls Madharaasi neither extraordinary nor bad — an enjoyable, engaging action drama let down by Anirudh's forgettable, random background… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
74
Rohit Panikker · 5 Sep 2025
Madharaasi Review: Sivakarthikeyan’s Dark Turn Anchors Murugadoss’ Return to Form | Filmfare.com Read it there →
Published · 3.5/5
Filmi’s reading 68
70
Anmol Jamwal · YouTube · transcript read · 8 Sep 2025
Anmol Jamwal calls Madharaasi wildly illogical but ultimately fun — a Salman-Khan-style commercial entertainer carried by Vidyut Jammwal's villain… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
68
Unni Narayanan · YouTube, Malayalam · transcript read · 5 Sep 2025
Unni praises the action choreography, sound design and camerawork but says the story is weak and 'logic says goodbye,' leaving an average,… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
62
Varun · YouTube, Kannada · transcript read · 8 Sep 2025
Varun says Madharaasi mixes smart writing with dumb writing — strong character work and a well-handled villain undercut by a padded, illogical… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
62
Yogi · YouTube, Hindi · rating spoken aloud · 6 Sep 2025
3/5, said on camera. Published nowhere. Watch it there →
Stated in video
Filmi’s reading 60
60
Likhith · YouTube, Kannada · transcript read · 6 Sep 2025
The reviewer credits Sivakarthikeyan's committed performance and a well-written central character, but says nearly every plot turn lacks basic… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
60
YouTube, Malayalam · transcript read · 6 Sep 2025
Aswanth finds Sivakarthikeyan lacking real stardom and calls the screenplay badly cliched, though Anirudh's score and the cinematography impress… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
48
Arjun Menon · 5 Sep 2025
Madharaasi movie review: This Sivakarthikeyan starrer is too formulaic and old fashioned for its own good Read it there →
Published · 2.5/5
Filmi’s reading 45
50
Anwar Mohammad · 5 Sep 2025
‘మదరాసి’ రివ్యూ: క్రేజీ క్యారెక్టర్ దొరికింది.. కానీ Read it there →
Published · 2.25/5
Filmi’s reading 44
45
YouTube, Telugu · transcript read · 5 Sep 2025
Poolachokka likes the opening chase, Anirudh's theme music and the unique hero-NIA premise but faults convenient, dated writing and TV-era… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
42
Arun Antony · 6 Sep 2025
Arun Antony says Madharaasi lacks the old Murugadoss spark, crediting only the action choreography and Vidyut Jamwal while calling the reduced,… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
35
YouTube, Telugu · transcript read · 5 Sep 2025
The critic finds Madharaasi riddled with logic gaps, inconsistent writing, and lazy plotting despite decent lead performances and cinematography;… Watch 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 15 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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Where can I watch Madharaasi?
Madharaasi is streaming on OTT: Prime Video (India, the US, the UK and Canada). It can also be rented or bought on Amazon Video (India). Availability comes from JustWatch and is checked every Friday.
What did critics say about Madharaasi?
Madharaasi has a Filmi Score of 55 (Good), the mean of 15 readings of critic reviews, one per review. Readings run from 28 (Thyview) to 80 (OnlyKollywood). Every review and how it was scored is listed below.
What readers say
The Audience Score appears once three readers’ reviews have been read under the rubric — built from what people write, never from the rating numbers.
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