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Oh Butterfly review

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2026 · Tamil · 2h 11m · Thriller, Drama · CBFC A
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Filmi Score
Good
4 reviews · provisional
62
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Critics praise Oh Butterfly's unusual reverse-chronology structure and butterfly-effect premise, with Nivedhithaa Sathish's performance and the moody atmosphere standing out, though several flag slow pacing, late contrivances and uneven direction.

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Summary

Oh Butterfly (2026, Tamil) has a Filmi Score of 62 from 4 critic reviews, is rated 18+ by Filmi (CBFC: A), and streams on Sun NXT in the US.

When a series of unfortunate coincidences involving a woman, her husband and her ex, culminates in a shocking death, her long-lost sister returns to redeem her.

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Directed and written by Vijay Ranganathan · music Vaisakh Somanath

Summary

When a series of unfortunate coincidences involving a woman, her husband and her ex, culminates in a shocking death, her long-lost sister returns to redeem her.

Oh Butterfly (2026, Tamil) has a Filmi Score of 62 from 4 critic reviews, is rated 18+ by Filmi (CBFC: A), and streams on Sun NXT in the US.

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What the critics said

4 reviews · the critic’s own number where they gave one
The critic’s own number where they gave one
Bhuvanesh Chandar · 4 Mar 2026
The Hindu calls Oh Butterfly a restrained, philosophically resonant chamber thriller powered by strong character writing and performances,… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
82
Deeksha Sharma · YouTube, Hindi · rating spoken aloud · 3 May 2026
3/5, said on camera. Published nowhere. Watch it there →
Stated in video Filmi’s reading 65
60
6 Mar 2026
Only Kollywood credits Oh Butterfly's atmosphere and Nivedhithaa Sathish's controlled lead performance, calling the premise thought-provoking, but… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
52
Baradwaj Rangan ✓ Claimed · 6 Mar 2026
Rangan calls the writing excellent and refreshingly non-linear but says the film needed better actors and direction, with a disjointed feel and… Read 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 4 readings; 1 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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Oh Butterfly is streaming on OTT: Sun NXT (India, the US, the UK and Canada). Availability comes from JustWatch and is checked every Friday.

What did critics say about Oh Butterfly?

Oh Butterfly has a Filmi Score of 62 (Good), the mean of 4 readings of critic reviews, one per review. The score is provisional until at least five reviews are read. Readings run from 48 (Galatta Plus) to 82 (The Hindu). Every review and how it was scored is listed below.

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