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Summary
Thambi (2019, Tamil) has not been rated yet; 1 review read, is rated 12+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A), and streams on Netflix in the US.
Brother and sister who get separated and reunite years later when the brother has grown to be a criminal.
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 Jeethu Joseph · written by Jeethu Joseph & Manikandan & Sameer Arora & Renzil D'Silva · music Govindh Vasantha
Jeethu JosephDirector · Writer
ManikandanWriter
Sameer AroraWriter
Renzil D'SilvaWriter
Govindh VasanthaMusic
R. D. RajasekharCinematography
V S VinayakEditing
KarthiLead
Jyothika
Sathyaraj
Nikhila Vimal
Ammu Abhirami
Sowcar Janaki
Seetha
Ilavarasu
Anson Paul
Ashwanth Ashokkumar
Semmalar Annam
Bala
Full crew
SoundJustin Jose
Production designPrem Navas
CostumePoornima Ramaswamy
ChoreographyPrasanna Sujit
LyricsKarthik Netha · Vivek
ActionStunt Silva
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Summary
Brother and sister who get separated and reunite years later when the brother has grown to be a criminal.
Thambi (2019, Tamil) has not been rated yet; 1 review read, is rated 12+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A), and streams on Netflix 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.Not streaming yet
What the critics said
1 review · the critic’s own number where they gave one
The critic’s own number where they gave one
Siddarth Srinivas · 20 Dec 2019
The critic calls Thambi a pleasant surprise, praising Jeethu Joseph's twisty, well-built screenplay, strong performances from Karthi, Jyotika and… Read it there →
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Thambi: quick answers
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Where can I watch Thambi?
Thambi is streaming on OTT: Netflix (India, the US and Canada), ManoramaMAX (India) and MX Player (India). It can also be rented or bought on Apple TV (India, the US, the UK and Canada), YouTube (India, the US, the UK and Canada) and Google Play Movies (the US). Availability comes from JustWatch and is checked every Friday.
What did critics say about Thambi?
We have read 1 review of Thambi, not yet enough to publish a Filmi Score (the score appears once at least three readings exist). They are listed below.
What readers say
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