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2024 · Kannada · 1h 37m · Drama
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Filmi Score
Very good
3 reviews · provisional
69
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Critics call Photo a hard-hitting, realistic account of a boy's lockdown journey, praising the performances, cinematography and editing, though a few note a slow, thin narration and a predictable ending.

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Summary

Photo (2024, Kannada) has a Filmi Score of 69 from 3 critic reviews.

The Indian government announces a nationwide lockdown without proper notice, in the wake of the pandemic. A father who is a daily wager in Bengaluru, and his 10 year-old son, decide to go back to their hometown Raichur, which is 450kms from Bengaluru. And they have to walk all the way due to the lack of transportation. The scorching heat and bad weather shakes their journey as well as both of their lives.

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Cast & crew
Directed and written by Utsav Gonwar
Utsav GonwarDirector · Writer
Shivaraj MehuEditing
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SoundRavi Hiremath
Production designGautham Soratoor

Summary

The Indian government announces a nationwide lockdown without proper notice, in the wake of the pandemic. A father who is a daily wager in Bengaluru, and his 10 year-old son, decide to go back to their hometown Raichur, which is 450kms from Bengaluru. And they have to walk all the way due to the lack of transportation. The scorching heat and bad weather shakes their journey as well as both of their lives.

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What the critics said

3 reviews · the critic’s own number where they gave one
The critic’s own number where they gave one
YouTube, Kannada · rating spoken aloud · 14 Mar 2024
4/5, said on camera. Published nowhere. Watch it there →
Stated in video Filmi’s reading 80
80
Pranati A S · 14 Mar 2024
The critic calls the debut a poignant, commendable account of migrant hardship during the lockdown, praising the cinematography, performances and… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
78
Thyview
YouTube, Telugu · transcript read · 24 Oct 2020
The critic praises the film's character introductions, first-half comedy and Harsha's performance as the biggest asset, but finds the lead pair's… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
50
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 3 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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Photo is not on a subscription OTT service in India, the US, the UK or Canada right now, but can be rented or bought on Amazon Video (India). Availability comes from JustWatch and is checked every Friday.

What did critics say about Photo?

Photo has a Filmi Score of 69 (Very good), the mean of 3 readings of critic reviews, one per review. The score is provisional until at least five reviews are read. Readings run from 50 (Thyview) to 80 (Nanna Prakaara). Every review and how it was scored is listed below.

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