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2026 · Malayalam · 2h 37m · Thriller, Drama · CBFC U
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Filmi Score
Weak
4 reviews · provisional
38
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What the critics say
Critics mostly call Prathichaya watchable but forgettable, praising Nivin Pauly's restraint and Balachandra Menon's performance while faulting dated staging, a predictable, slow political-thriller plot and a weak, underwritten antagonist.
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Summary
Prathichaya (2026, Malayalam) has a Filmi Score of 38 from 4 critic reviews, is rated 10+ by Filmi (CBFC: U), and streams on Hulu in the US.
After Kerala’s Chief Minister dies in a scandal engineered by a ruthless media tycoon, his son a brilliant tech entrepreneur enters the blood-soaked arena of politics to expose the conspiracy, vindicate his father, and turn technology against those who weaponized it
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After Kerala’s Chief Minister dies in a scandal engineered by a ruthless media tycoon, his son a brilliant tech entrepreneur enters the blood-soaked arena of politics to expose the conspiracy, vindicate his father, and turn technology against those who weaponized it
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Unni Narayanan · YouTube, Malayalam · transcript read · 26 Mar 2026
The critic finds Prathichaya below average — predictable, draggy, and emotionally flat, with Sharafudheen and Balachandra Menon's strong screen… Watch it there →
YouTube, Malayalam · transcript read · 26 Mar 2026
The critic finds Prathichaya dated in staging, plagued by an unbearable, overused background score, sloppy cinematography/editing, and forced,… Watch 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 4 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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Prathichaya: quick answers
Box office, where to watch and what critics said — from the same data as the page.
What is Prathichaya's box office collection?
Prathichaya has a box office collection of ₹8.59 Cr worldwide (gross), made up of ₹5.74 Cr India gross and ₹2.85 Cr overseas gross. Figures are Sacnilk's, as of 26 Aug 2026, day 28. Grosses are contested in India, and money never feeds the Filmi Score.
How much has Prathichaya collected at the box office?
Prathichaya has collected ₹8.59 Cr worldwide in 28 days, as of 26 Aug 2026, according to Sacnilk.
Where can I watch Prathichaya?
Prathichaya is streaming on OTT: JioHotstar (India) and Hulu (the US). Availability comes from JustWatch and is checked every Friday.
What did critics say about Prathichaya?
Prathichaya has a Filmi Score of 38 (Weak), 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 30 (Aswanth Kok) to 50 (NDTV). Every review and how it was scored is listed below.
What readers say
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