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Filmi Score
Very good
4 reviews · provisional
78
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What the critics say
Critics call Thupparivaalan an engrossing, cerebral procedural with clever murders and strong action, praising Vishal's turn and Mysskin's craft, though some fault a slow start, underdeveloped supporting characters and a weak villain motive.
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Summary
Thupparivaalan (2017, Tamil) has a Filmi Score of 78 from 4 critic reviews, is rated 12+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A), and streams on Prime Video in India.
Detective Kaniyan Poonkundran is hungry for a challenging case to investigate and the mystery of a murdered dog leads to a rival who could be the match for him.
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Detective Kaniyan Poonkundran is hungry for a challenging case to investigate and the mystery of a murdered dog leads to a rival who could be the match for him.
Thupparivaalan (2017, Tamil) has a Filmi Score of 78 from 4 critic reviews, is rated 12+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A), and streams on Prime Video in India.
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.
Menon calls Thupparivaalan Mysskin's most accessible film yet, praising Vishal's career-best turn and balletic action set-pieces, closing on… Read it there →
Rangan enjoys the film's cerebral, jigsaw-puzzle pleasures and the Vishal-Prasanna pairing, but regrets that Mysskin's trademark creepy atmosphere… Read it there →
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68
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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Where can I watch Thupparivaalan?
Thupparivaalan is streaming on OTT: Prime Video (India), ManoramaMAX (India), JioHotstar (India) and MX Player (India). It can also be rented or bought on Google Play Movies (the US) and YouTube (the US, the UK and Canada). Availability comes from JustWatch and is checked every Friday.
What did critics say about Thupparivaalan?
Thupparivaalan has a Filmi Score of 78 (Very good), 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 68 (Film Companion) to 82 (The Hindu). Every review and how it was scored is listed below.
What readers say
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