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Filmi Score
Very good
5 reviews
72
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Critics call Nayattu a tense, well-directed thriller with strong performances from its cast, including Joju George, though some flag a scripting misstep around caste politics and a muddled, ambiguous ending.
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Summary
Nayattu (2021, Malayalam) has a Filmi Score of 72 from 5 critic reviews, is rated 12+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A), and streams on Netflix in the US.
Three police officers are forced to go on the run when they get tangled in the death of a youth, a few days before the election.
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 Martin Prakkat · written by Shahi Kabir · music Vishnu Vijay
Martin PrakkatDirector
Shahi KabirWriter
Vishnu VijayMusic
Shyju KhalidCinematography
Rajesh RajendranEditing
Mahesh NarayananEditing
Kunchacko BobanLead
Joju George
Nimisha Sajayan
Jaffer Idukki
Yama Gilgamesh
Anil Nedumangad
Dineesh P
Hakkim Shajahan
Sminu Sijo
Jaise Jose
Vinod Sagar
Ajayan Adat
Full crew
SoundAjayan Adat · Pramod Thomas
Production designDileep Nath
CostumeSameera Saneesh
LyricsAnwar Ali · Vinayak Sasikumar · Vedan
MakeupRonex Xavier
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Summary
Three police officers are forced to go on the run when they get tangled in the death of a youth, a few days before the election.
Nayattu (2021, Malayalam) has a Filmi Score of 72 from 5 critic reviews, is rated 12+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A), 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.Not streaming yet
What the critics said
5 reviews · the critic’s own number where they gave one
The critic’s own number where they gave one
Anna Mathews · 8 Apr 2021
Nayattu Movie Review: A taut thriller with emotional layers Read it there →
Published · 3.5/5
Filmi’s reading 82
70
Baradwaj Rangan ✓ Claimed · 19 Apr 2021
The critic reads Nayattu as a skillful subversion of the innocent-man-on-the-run thriller template, singling out Joju George's performance, and… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
80
Manoj Kumar R · 10 May 2021
Nayattu movie review: Kunchako Boban, Joju George, Nimisha Sajayan’s thriller shows the truth of political circus Read it there →
Published · 3.5/5
Filmi’s reading 78
70
S. R. Praveen · 8 Apr 2021
The critic finds Nayattu a convincing, well-directed portrait of a merciless system, but flags a scripting misstep around Dalit-protection laws… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
74
YouTube · transcript read · 14 May 2021
Tyagi praises Nayattu's performances, direction and tense chase but finds the political handling of caste 'convenient and fake' and its moral… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
48
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; 2 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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Nayattu is streaming on OTT: Netflix (India, the US and Canada). Availability comes from JustWatch and is checked every Friday.
What did critics say about Nayattu?
Nayattu has a Filmi Score of 72 (Very good), the mean of 5 readings of critic reviews, one per review. Readings run from 48 (Sucharita Tyagi) to 82 (Times of India). Every review and how it was scored is listed below.
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