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Filmi Score
Very good
12 reviews
76
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Critics widely praise Adivi Sesh's career-best performance and an emotionally powerful tribute to Sandeep Unnikrishnan, though several flag a slow, predictable first half, thin romance and overused background score.
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Summary
Major (2022, Telugu) has a Filmi Score of 76 from 12 critic reviews, is rated 15+ by Filmi (BBFC: 15), and streams on Netflix in the US.
This biopic follows the life of Indian Army officer Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan, from his childhood to his heroic actions during the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
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 by Sashi Kiran Tikka · written by Akshat Ajay Sharma & Adivi Sesh · music Sricharan Pakala
Sashi Kiran TikkaDirector
Akshat Ajay SharmaWriter
Adivi SeshWriter
Sricharan PakalaMusic
Vamsi PatchipulusuCinematography
Kodati Pavan KalyanEditing
Vinay Kumar SirigineediEditing
Adivi SeshLead
Saiee Manjrekar
Sobhita Dhulipala
Murali Sharma
Prakash Raj
Revathi
Vinay Nallakadi
Anish Kuruvilla
Sridevi
Pradeep Rudra
Sundip Ved
Full crew
SoundJ.R. Ethiraj
Production designKolla Avinash
CostumeRekha Boggarapu
LyricsPoojan Kohli · Ritesh Rajwada · Sam Mathew AD · Krishna Kanth · Ramajogayya Sastry
ActionNaba · Sunil Rodrigues
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Summary
This biopic follows the life of Indian Army officer Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan, from his childhood to his heroic actions during the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
Major (2022, Telugu) has a Filmi Score of 76 from 12 critic reviews, is rated 15+ by Filmi (BBFC: 15), and streams on Netflix 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
12 reviews · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Five of 12 · the critic’s own number where they gave one
YouTube, Hindi · transcript read · 2 Jun 2022
The critic calls Major an inspiring, goosebump-inducing tribute to Sandeep Unnikrishnan, praising Adivi Sesh, Prakash Raj, the BGM and climax with… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
93
Swati Chopra · 3 Jun 2022
Swati Chopra calls Major a heart-wrenching, non-preachy tribute anchored by Adivi Sesh's committed performance, criticizing only an overused,… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
85
Neeshita Nyayapati · 30 May 2022
Major Movie Review: A heart-touching tribute to Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan and his family Read it there →
Published · 3.5/5
Filmi’s reading 83
70
3.25/5, stated in the text — not a formal rating. Read it there →
Stated in text
Filmi’s reading 82
65
2 Jun 2022
Major Review : Emotional Tribute to Major Unnikrishnan Read it there →
Published · 3/5
Filmi’s reading 80
60
4 Jun 2022
<font color='red'>Review :</font> Major - Patriotic and moving Read it there →
Published · 3.5/5
Filmi’s reading 78
70
Leslie Felperin · 2 Jun 2022
Leslie Felperin calls Major relentlessly entertaining and lavish despite its unabashed jingoism and hagiographic excess, singling out Saiee… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
78
3 Jun 2022
The Deccan Chronicle calls Major a fitting, career-best showcase for Adivi Sesh with standout cinematography and music, noting only a slower first… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
78
Manoj Kumar R · 2 Jun 2022
Major movie review: Adivi Sesh’s homage to the 26/11 hero is flawed but effective Read it there →
Published · 3/5
Filmi’s reading 65
60
Sukanya Verma finds Major overwrought and hagiographic, criticizing its lack of authenticity and bombastic score, though she credits Adivi Sesh's… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
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 12 readings; 7 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 Major?
Major is streaming on OTT: Netflix (India, the US, the UK and Canada). Availability comes from JustWatch and is checked every Friday.
What did critics say about Major?
Major has a Filmi Score of 76 (Very good), the mean of 12 readings of critic reviews, one per review. Readings run from 32 (Rediff) to 93 (Suraj Kumar). Every review and how it was scored is listed below.
What readers say
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