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Filmi Score
Good
7 reviews
61
What the critics say
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Vijay Sethupathi's performance and his chemistry with Parthiban carry this political comedy through an entertaining first half, but critics agree the screenplay loses focus in a generic, dragging second half that never fully engages the politics it raises.
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Summary
Tughlaq Durbar (2021, Tamil) has a Filmi Score of 61 from 7 critic reviews, is rated 15+ by Filmi (BBFC: 15), and streams on Netflix in the US.
A budding politician has devious plans to rise in the ranks — until an unexpected new presence begins to interfere with his every crooked move.
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 Delhi Prasad Deenadayal · written by Delhi Prasad Deenadayal & Balaji Tharaneetharan · music Govindh Vasantha
Delhi Prasad DeenadayalDirector · Writer
Balaji TharaneetharanWriter
Govindh VasanthaMusic
Manoj ParamahamsaCinematography
Mahendran JayarajuCinematography
R. GovindarajEditing
Vijay SethupathiLead
R. Parthiban
Raashii Khanna
Manjima Mohan
Karunakaran
Bagavathi Perumal
Rajkumar
Samyuktha Karthik
Madhan Bob
Muthukumar
Gayathrie Shankar
Prathap Pothan
Full crew
SoundG. Suren
Production designKumar Gangappan
CostumePallavi Singh · Kavitha
ChoreographyRaju Sundaram · M. Sherif
LyricsMadhan Karky · Karthik Netha
ActionStunt Silva
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Summary
A budding politician has devious plans to rise in the ranks — until an unexpected new presence begins to interfere with his every crooked move.
Tughlaq Durbar (2021, Tamil) has a Filmi Score of 61 from 7 critic reviews, is rated 15+ by Filmi (BBFC: 15), 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
7 reviews · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Five of 7 · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Haricharan Pudipeddi · 10 Sep 2021
Pudipeddi calls the film largely entertaining, praising Vijay Sethupathi's career-best performance and his chemistry with Parthiban, but notes the… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
76
Avinash Ramachandran · 12 Sep 2021
The critic calls the debut highly entertaining, praising Parthiban's chemistry with Sethupathi and a few standout scenes, but says the film is… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
68
Vivek M.V. · 12 Sep 2021
Tughlaq Durbar review: A flawed yet hilarious political satire Read it there →
Published · 3/5
Filmi’s reading 65
60
Aditya Shrikrishna · 11 Sep 2021
The critic enjoys the Rayappan-Singaravelan interplay and the film's cinematic references but says it is 'not a well-made film,' with a rushed… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
62
Bharathy Singaravel · 12 Sep 2021
The critic finds the Sethupathi-Parthiban rivalry engaging and often funny but says the film never really engages with the land-grab politics it… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
55
16 Sep 2021
The critic praises Sethupathi's dual performance, Parthiban's chemistry and the vivid cinematography, but faults the indistinguishable two… Read it there →
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55
Baradwaj Rangan ✓ Claimed · 12 Sep 2021
Rangan praises the film's inventive premise and Vijay Sethupathi's bravery, and singles out Karunakaran's performance, but faults a generic,… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
45
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 7 readings; 1 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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Tughlaq Durbar: quick answers
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What is Tughlaq Durbar's OTT release date?
Tughlaq Durbar arrived on OTT on 10 Sep 2021 on Netflix in India.
Where can I watch Tughlaq Durbar?
Tughlaq Durbar is streaming on OTT: Netflix (India, the US and Canada). Availability comes from JustWatch and is checked every Friday.
What did critics say about Tughlaq Durbar?
Tughlaq Durbar has a Filmi Score of 61 (Good), the mean of 7 readings of critic reviews, one per review. Readings run from 45 (Film Companion) to 76 (Hindustan Times). Every review and how it was scored is listed below.
What readers say
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