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2024 · Tamil · 2h 36m · Adventure, Action, Fantasy, History · CBFC U/A
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Filmi Score
Very good
14 reviews
65
4 exceptional4 very good4 good1 mixed1 weak
What the critics say
Critics widely praise Vikram's transformative performance along with the cinematography, music and world-building, but many find the second half meandering or ideology-heavy, with uneven VFX and dubbing dividing opinion.
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Summary
Thangalaan (2024, Tamil) has a Filmi Score of 65 from 14 critic reviews, is rated 12+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A), and streams on Netflix in the US.
During the British rule, Thangalaan, a fierce tribal leader, and his tribe assist Lord Clement, a British General, to trace gold in their village. While searching for the gold, the villagers earn the wrath of Aarathi, an apparent sorceress, who Thangalaan sets out to stop with all his might.
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During the British rule, Thangalaan, a fierce tribal leader, and his tribe assist Lord Clement, a British General, to trace gold in their village. While searching for the gold, the villagers earn the wrath of Aarathi, an apparent sorceress, who Thangalaan sets out to stop with all his might.
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Unni Narayanan · YouTube, Malayalam · transcript read · 15 Aug 2024
Reviewer calls Thangalaan a magnificent visual and performance showcase, singling out Vikram and Parvathy's work, with even minor VFX concerns… Watch it there →
Critic calls Thangalaan a masterfully handled fable of resistance and liberation, praising its Ambedkarite reading of history along with the… Read it there →
Critic finds Thangalaan visually striking with excellent performances, especially from Vikram, but notes slow first-half pacing, a meandering… Read it there →
Nanna Prakaara calls Thangalaan a decent film worth a one-time watch for its transformative makeup, strong performances (especially Vikram,… Watch it there →
Reviewer calls the immersive first half a genuine wonder anchored by Vikram and GV Prakash's score, but says Ranjith loses himself in ideology in… Watch it there →
YouTube, Malayalam · transcript read · 15 Aug 2024
Reviewer praises the dialogue, music, and performances, especially Vikram and Pasupathy, but finds the VFX consistently poor and the plot… Watch it there →
Thyview has explicitly mixed feelings: Vikram's performance and the cinematography impress, and the first half's supernatural setup is easy to… Watch it there →
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 14 readings; 6 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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Thangalaan: quick answers
Box office, where to watch and what critics said — from the same data as the page.
What is Thangalaan's box office collection?
Thangalaan has a box office collection of ₹69.80 Cr worldwide (gross), made up of ₹53.30 Cr India gross and ₹16.50 Cr overseas gross. Figures are Sacnilk's, as of 30 Aug 2024, day 56. Grosses are contested in India, and money never feeds the Filmi Score.
How much has Thangalaan collected at the box office?
Thangalaan has collected ₹69.80 Cr worldwide in 56 days, as of 30 Aug 2024, according to Sacnilk.
Where can I watch Thangalaan?
Thangalaan is streaming on OTT: Netflix (India, the US, the UK and Canada). Availability comes from JustWatch and is checked every Friday.
What did critics say about Thangalaan?
Thangalaan has a Filmi Score of 65 (Very good), the mean of 14 readings of critic reviews, one per review. Readings run from 28 (Gulte) to 90 (Unni Vlogs Cinephile). Every review and how it was scored is listed below.
What readers say
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