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Filmi Score
Weak
28 reviews
28
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Critics say The Raja Saab's hypnosis-duel premise and a strong pre-interval or climax stretch had real promise, but most call the script, pacing, comedy and VFX a bloated mess, leaving only Prabhas's charm as the lasting draw.
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Summary
The Raja Saab (2026, Telugu) has a Filmi Score of 28 from 28 critic reviews, is rated 16+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A 16+), and streams on Hulu in the US.
Seeking his lost grandfather, a young man enters a haunted mansion and awakens a family curse powerful enough to upend both his life and reality.
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Box office collection
₹$≈ at ₹88/$, as of 26 Oct 2026
₹208.39 CrWorldwide gross in 85 days
India gross₹174.14 Cr
Overseas gross₹34.25 Cr
As of 26 Aug 2026 · Sacnilk
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Cast & crew
Cast
Directed and written by Maruthi Dasari · music S. Thaman
Maruthi DasariDirector · Writer
S. ThamanMusic
Kharthik PalaniCinematography
Kotagiri Venkateswara RaoEditing
Satya GiduturiEditing
PrabhasLead
Sanjay Dutt
Zarina Wahab
Nidhhi Agerwal
Malavika Mohanan
Riddhi Kumar
Boman Irani
Samuthirakani
VTV Ganesh
Saptagiri
Supreet
Prabhas Sreenu
Full crew
SoundSachin Sudhakaran · Hari Haran
Production designRajeevan
CostumeSwetha Thanay · Thota Vijay Bhaskar
LyricsKrishna Kanth · Ramajogayya Sastry
VFXR. C. Kamalakannan · Anil Kumar Upadyaula · Jacys Cheng-Yu Lin · Surya Kambhampati
ActionLakshman Chella · Ram Chella · King Solomon · Run Jashuva · Venkat Nag
MakeupShambhu Kumar Rai Sanjay
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Summary
Seeking his lost grandfather, a young man enters a haunted mansion and awakens a family curse powerful enough to upend both his life and reality.
The Raja Saab (2026, Telugu) has a Filmi Score of 28 from 28 critic reviews, is rated 16+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A 16+), and streams on Hulu in the US.
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What the critics said
28 reviews · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Five of 28 · the critic’s own number where they gave one
9 Jan 2026
The Raja Saab Movie Review: An overlong horror comedy that Prabhas can’t fully salvage Read it there →
Published · 2.5/5
Filmi’s reading 65
50
YouTube, Telugu · transcript read · 9 Jan 2026
Sainath calls The Raja Saab overstuffed — a promising high-concept never properly world-built, weak songs, and heroines who add nothing. He… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
60
Sashidhar Adivi · 9 Jan 2026
The Raja Saab Review: Prabhas Shines in a Film That Works in Parts | Filmfare.com Read it there →
Published · 2.5/5
Filmi’s reading 48
50
Baradwaj Rangan ✓ Claimed · 9 Jan 2026
Rangan finds Prabhas relaxed and enjoyable in a self-aware, nonsensical first half, but says the film abandons that good-silly promise for… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
34
Likhith · YouTube, Kannada · transcript read · 9 Jan 2026
Review Corner credits The Raja Saab's mystery/horror premise, Prabhas's energy and Sanjay Dutt's layered villain, but says the screenplay,… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
32
Venkat · 8 Jan 2026
The Raja Saab Review: Horror Without the Chill Read it there →
Published · 2/5
Filmi’s reading 32
40
YouTube, Telugu · transcript read · 9 Jan 2026
Poolachokka likes Prabhas's look, the songs and the VFX budget, but says the second half of The Raja Saab 'doesn't work' and felt like a big scam,… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
30
Swaroop Kodur · 9 Jan 2026
The Raja Saab movie review: An affable Prabhas gets lost in a giant, spiralling mess Read it there →
Published · 2/5
Filmi’s reading 30
40
Anwar Mohammad · 9 Jan 2026
రాజాసాబ్ రివ్యూ: న వినోదం… న భయం Read it there →
Published · 2.25/5
Filmi’s reading 30
45
9 Jan 2026
OnlyKollywood calls it an overlong, uneven genre experiment — a promising premise of hypnotism, greed and revenge wasted by sluggish pacing, weak… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
30
YouTube, Kannada · transcript read · 9 Jan 2026
Reviewer is sharply critical of the script and direction, calling the plot thin and the pacing a slog, despite decent lead performances. Closing… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
30
Unni Narayanan · YouTube, Malayalam · transcript read · 9 Jan 2026
The critic calls The Raja Saab a bloated, aimless vanity vehicle for Prabhas — panning the script, songs, VFX seams and the film's treatment of… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
28
Yogi · YouTube, Hindi · transcript read · 9 Jan 2026
Yogi says only the first five and last ten minutes of The Raja Saab work; the horror-comedy premise, romance track and screenplay feel random and… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
28
Saibal Chatterjee · 9 Jan 2026
The Raja Saab Review: Only For Prabhas Fans Read it there →
Published · 2/5
Filmi’s reading 28
40
Varun · YouTube, Kannada · transcript read · 29 Jan 2026
Varun sees potential in The Raja Saab's mystery/hypnotism premise and enjoys glimpses of the 'old' Prabhas, but says the director lacked clarity,… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
28
Neeshita Nyayapati · 9 Jan 2026
2/5, stated in the text — not a formal rating. Read it there →
Stated in text
Filmi’s reading 28
40
Arjun Menon · 9 Jan 2026
The Raja Saab Review: Prabhas Can't Save It Read it there →
Published · 1/5
Filmi’s reading 25
20
Pranati A S · 10 Jan 2026
Deccan Herald finds the horror-comedy neither funny nor scary — loud, cringe-worthy and tedious, with three underused heroines and jarring VFX… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
25
Suhas Sistu · 9 Jan 2026
‘The Raja Saab’review: A grand idea lost in aimless spectacle Read it there →
Published · 1.5/5
Filmi’s reading 25
30
Balakrishna Ganeshan · 9 Jan 2026
Critic calls the film loud, lazy and outdated, with incoherent genre-mixing, regressive and wafer-thin female characters, a drained Prabhas… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
18
YouTube, Malayalam · transcript read · 11 Jan 2026
Aswanth Kok roasts The Raja Saab scene by scene — the grandmother subplot, Sanjay Dutt's villain, Prabhas's comic timing — while granting the VFX,… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
15
Janani K · 9 Jan 2026
The Raja Saab review: Prabhas's horror comedy is devoid of charm, thrills and chills Read it there →
Published · 1.5/5
Filmi’s reading 15
30
YouTube, Hindi · transcript read · 9 Jan 2026
Suraj Kumar mocks The Raja Saab as an 'AI hero' vehicle where Prabhas's acting and the editing barely survive a bloated, disjointed script; he… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
12
Anmol Jamwal · YouTube · transcript read · 9 Jan 2026
Jamwal calls The Raja Saab one of the toughest films he's sat through — a bloated, disjointed horror comedy that buries an interesting… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
10
Deeksha Sharma · YouTube, Hindi · transcript read · 9 Jan 2026
Deeksha Sharma pans The Raja Saab as a fake film with a fake hero and fake acting — story, direction and performances all rated zero — and mocks… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
8
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 28 readings; 13 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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The Raja Saab: quick answers
Box office, where to watch and what critics said — from the same data as the page.
What is The Raja Saab's box office collection?
The Raja Saab has a box office collection of ₹208.39 Cr worldwide (gross), made up of ₹174.14 Cr India gross and ₹34.25 Cr overseas gross. Figures are Sacnilk's, as of 26 Aug 2026, day 85. Grosses are contested in India, and money never feeds the Filmi Score.
How much has The Raja Saab collected at the box office?
The Raja Saab has collected ₹208.39 Cr worldwide in 85 days, as of 26 Aug 2026, according to Sacnilk.
Where can I watch The Raja Saab?
The Raja Saab is streaming on OTT: JioHotstar (India) and Hulu (the US). Availability comes from JustWatch and is checked every Friday.
What did critics say about The Raja Saab?
The Raja Saab has a Filmi Score of 28 (Weak), the mean of 28 readings of critic reviews, one per review. Readings run from 8 (Filmi Indian) to 65 (Times of India). Every review and how it was scored is listed below.
What readers say
The Audience Score appears once three readers’ reviews have been read under the rubric — built from what people write, never from the rating numbers.
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