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11 reviews
52
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Summary
Ponmagal Vandhal (2020, Tamil) has a Filmi Score of 52 from 11 critic reviews, is rated 13+ by Filmi (CBFC: U), and streams on MX Player in India.
A resident in Ooty named ‘Petition’ Pethuraj reopens a case from 2004 that involved a serial killer ‘Psycho Jyoti’ who was convicted for the kidnapping and murder. Venba, his daughter and a passionate lawyer, seeks to unveil the truth.
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Cast & crew
Directed and written by JJ Fredrick · music Govindh Vasantha
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Summary
A resident in Ooty named ‘Petition’ Pethuraj reopens a case from 2004 that involved a serial killer ‘Psycho Jyoti’ who was convicted for the kidnapping and murder. Venba, his daughter and a passionate lawyer, seeks to unveil the truth.
Ponmagal Vandhal (2020, Tamil) has a Filmi Score of 52 from 11 critic reviews, is rated 13+ by Filmi (CBFC: U), and streams on MX Player in India.
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What the critics said
11 reviews · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Five of 11 · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Anmol Jamwal · YouTube · transcript read · 29 May 2020
Anmol Jamwal praises Ponmagal Vandhal's writing and the leads' performances, calling the eventual courtroom payoff "thriller gold" and the film… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
78
Janani K · 29 May 2020
Ponmagal Vandhal Movie Review: Jyotika's film encourages rape survivors to speak up Read it there →
Published · 3/5
Filmi’s reading 76
60
Haricharan Pudipeddi · 29 May 2020
Pudipeddi says the legal-drama mechanics are underpowered and the thriller isn't chilling enough, but the film lands a strong emotional and social… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
68
Sowmya Rajendran · 28 May 2020
Rajendran finds Jyotika impressive and the twists effective, praising the film's stance on sexual violence, but faults underdeveloped side… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
65
Ranjani Krishnakumar · 29 May 2020
The critic finds a courtroom drama that leans on emotional persuasion rather than legal or narrative rigor, praising the restrained handling of… Read it there →
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65
Pradeep Kumar · 29 May 2020
Kumar says the film's message about survivors is powerful but the film gets caught in inefficient, predictable writing that fails to convince as… Read it there →
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36
Baradwaj Rangan ✓ Claimed · 29 May 2020
Rangan says Fredrick doesn't trust his dark material, sanitising a serious subject into a cute, audience-pandering 'family-friendly' Jyotika… Read it there →
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34
Shubhra Gupta · 29 May 2020
Ponmagal Vandhal movie review: Jyotika starrer is let down by muddled writing Read it there →
Published · 2/5
Filmi’s reading 32
40
M Suganth · 29 May 2020
Ponmagal Vandhal Movie Review: As far as courtroom dramas go, Ponmagal Vandhal is decidedly lacklustre. Read it there →
Published · 2.0/5
Filmi’s reading 30
40
Divya Nair · 1 Jun 2020
Ponmagal Vandhal review Read it there →
Published · 1/5
Filmi’s reading 20
20
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 11 readings; 5 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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Ponmagal Vandhal: quick answers
Box office, where to watch and what critics said — from the same data as the page.
What is Ponmagal Vandhal's OTT release date?
Ponmagal Vandhal arrived on OTT on 29 May 2020 on Prime Video in India.
Where can I watch Ponmagal Vandhal?
Ponmagal Vandhal is streaming on OTT: MX Player (India). Availability comes from JustWatch and is checked every Friday.
What did critics say about Ponmagal Vandhal?
Ponmagal Vandhal has a Filmi Score of 52 (Good), the mean of 11 readings of critic reviews, one per review. Readings run from 20 (Rediff) to 78 (Tried&Refused Productions). Every review and how it was scored is listed below.
What readers say
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