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Is Tharai Thappattai OK for kids?

2016 · Tamil · 2h 08m · ←Ratings67
Age guidance
18 and up
CBFC A · our read 18+ · read from 3 reviews and the board’s record
18+
Parents should know
Strong substance use: the hero is a heavy drinker, often drunk. A tragic Tamil drama about struggling folk performers; drinking is prominent, sexual exploitation and abuse are described, and critics note forced violence in the climax. Also moderate sexual content, moderate violence and moderate scary or upsetting scenes.
Parents should know

18 and up

  • Strong drinking, smoking, drugs
  • Moderate violence
  • Moderate sex & nudity
  • Moderate intense scenes

From 3 reviews Filmi read; the age is the CBFC A certificate’s.

1 · CertificateCBFC A · 18+
2 · Filmi’s read5 of 7 categories documentedNot documented does not mean absent
LanguageNot documented
Positive messagesNot documented
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Filmi Score
Very good
3 reviews · provisional · Details →
67
Summary

Sannasi, a folk musician, convinces Sooravali, his lover and a female dancer in his troupe, to marry Karuppaiah, a seemingly docile man. Little do they realise the sinister intentions of Karuppaiah, but when they do it is too late.

Filmi puts it at 18+, and the CBFC certified it A.

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Filmi Score
Very good
67
Certificates
CBFC · IndiaA
Minimum age Source: CBFC
Certificate · CBFC
Aminimum age 18
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The record, item by item

Every piece of evidence behind the flags, quoted, with its source.
Sex & nudity · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“the sponsors expect sexual favours from Sooravali and other women” view the record →
Drinking, smoking, drugs · Mild · Reviewer on record
“a rejection that pushes him to anger and alcoholism” view the record →
Sex & nudity · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“the sponsors are more interested in women, and not their dance” view the record →
Drinking, smoking, drugs · Mild · Reviewer on record
“an alcohol-guzzling Varalaxmi has given a performance of a lifetime” view the record →
Violence · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“raises the question of why the forced violence in the climax was needed” view the record →
Drinking, smoking, drugs · Mild · Reviewer on record
“Varalakshmi's outbursts, all under alcohol's command” view the record →
Sex & nudity · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“in the second half, sex workers feature in the story” view the record →
Violence · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“வலிந்து திணிக்கும் வன்முறை” view the record →
Sex & nudity · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“sponsors expect sexual favours from Sooravali and other women” view the record →
Sex & nudity · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“a couple of members branch off into a vulgar, degrading form of dance” view the record →
Drinking, smoking, drugs · Strong · Reviewer on record
“alcohol-guzzling Varalaxmi has given a performance of a lifetime” view the record →
Drinking, smoking, drugs · Strong · Reviewer on record
“Off the ground, Sooravali is a drunk” view the record →
Intense scenes · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“abuse of women, considered easy prey because of their provocative mannerisms” view the record →
Intense scenes · Mild · From the synopsis Synopsis · not a review
“sinister intentions of Karuppaiah”
Role models · Some · Reviewer on record
“Sasikumar is completely at home in this self-sacrificing character” view the record →

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Summary

Sannasi, a folk musician, convinces Sooravali, his lover and a female dancer in his troupe, to marry Karuppaiah, a seemingly docile man. Little do they realise the sinister intentions of Karuppaiah, but when they do it is too late.

Parents ask

Answered from the record below — the certificate, the board’s cut list, and what reviewers documented.
Is Tharai Thappattai OK for kids?

Filmi puts Tharai Thappattai at 18+ — suitable for 18 and over. The CBFC certified it A. That comes from the certificate and from what reviewers documented, not from anyone at Filmi watching the film — every claim on this page is quoted with its source.

What age is Tharai Thappattai suitable for?

18+, based on the CBFC rating of A. 4 of the five content-warning categories are documented for this film.

What content should parents know about in Tharai Thappattai?

What the record shows: violence — moderate; language — not on record; sex or nudity — moderate; drink or drugs — strong; frightening scenes — moderate. A category left blank means nobody documented it, not that the film is clean — the full record, quoted with sources, is on this page.

Did the censor board cut anything from Tharai Thappattai?

The CBFC certified it A with no published cut list. That is not the same as the film being uncut — only that no modification was published.

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