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Nizhal (Malayalam, 2021) review
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Summary
Nizhal (2021, Malayalam) has a Filmi Score of 51 from 6 critic reviews, is rated 10+ by Filmi (CBFC: U), and streams on Prime Video in the US.
A First class judicial Magistrate comes across an 8 year old boy-Nithin & his murder stories. Do they have real life connection?
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 Appu N. Bhattathiri · written by S Sanjeev · music Sooraj S. Kurup
Appu N. BhattathiriEditing · Director
S SanjeevWriter
Sooraj S. KurupMusic
Deepak D MenonCinematography
Arunlal SPEditing
Kunchacko BobanLead
Nayanthara
Saiju Kurup
Izin Hash
Shersha Sherief
Vinod Kovoor
Divya Prabha
Rony David Raj
Lal
Rajesh Hebbar
Sreelatha Namboothiri
Remya Suresh
Full crew
SoundAbhishek S Bhattathiri · Sinoy Joseph
CostumeStephy Zaviour
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Summary
A First class judicial Magistrate comes across an 8 year old boy-Nithin & his murder stories. Do they have real life connection?
Nizhal (2021, Malayalam) has a Filmi Score of 51 from 6 critic reviews, is rated 10+ by Filmi (CBFC: U), 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
6 reviews · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Five of 6 · the critic’s own number where they gave one
9 Apr 2021
Nizhal Movie Review: A thriller that will keep you guessing Read it there →
Published · 3.0/5
Filmi’s reading 68
60
S. R. Praveen · 9 Apr 2021
The Hindu praises Nizhal's atmosphere and its patient, well-built mystery, but says the final reveal lands as a whimper after all that setup;… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
65
Anna MM Vetticad · 17 May 2021
Nizhal movie review: A solid premise wrestles with flawed scripting in this Nayanthara-Kunchacko Boban thriller Read it there →
Published · 2.7/5
Filmi’s reading 52
54
Manoj Kumar R · 11 May 2021
Nizhal movie review: Nayanthara, Kunchacko Boban thriller is high on promise and low on delivery Read it there →
Published · 2/5
Filmi’s reading 30
40
Baradwaj Rangan ✓ Claimed · 15 May 2021
Baradwaj Rangan finds Nizhal's many ideas — PTSD, the supernatural, childhood trauma — never cohere, and calls the central reveal unconvincing;… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
30
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 6 readings; 4 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 Nizhal?
Nizhal 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 Nizhal?
Nizhal has a Filmi Score of 51 (Good), the mean of 6 readings of critic reviews, one per review. Readings run from 30 (The Indian Express) to 68 (Times of India). Every review and how it was scored is listed below.
What readers say
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