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Filmi Score
Good
18 reviews
54
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Critics split sharply on Upendra's dense political satire, praising its striking visuals, score and ambition but repeatedly faulting a confusing, metaphor-heavy screenplay, weak heroine track and cheap VFX that leave even fans exhausted.
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Summary
UI (2024, Kannada) has a Filmi Score of 54 from 18 critic reviews, and is rated 12+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A).
Set in a fictional world, the story is about the psychological conflict between a king in a town and an extraordinary man, and how that man, through his cunning and master minded plans takes over everything, takes control of the entire town, becomes a dictator.
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Cast & crew
Directed and written by Upendra · music B. Ajaneesh Loknath
Cast
UpendraLead
Reeshma Nanaiah
Nidhi Subbaiah
P. Ravi Shankar
Sadhu Kokila
Murali Sharma
Neetu Vanajakshi
Murali Krishna
Indrajit Lankesh
Om Saiprakash
Prashant Sambargi
Bheema
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Summary
Set in a fictional world, the story is about the psychological conflict between a king in a town and an extraordinary man, and how that man, through his cunning and master minded plans takes over everything, takes control of the entire town, becomes a dictator.
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
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What the critics said
18 reviews · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Five of 18 · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Deeksha Sharma · YouTube, Hindi · rating spoken aloud · 22 Dec 2024
4/5, said on camera. Published nowhere. Watch it there →
Stated in video
Filmi’s reading 80
80
Jagadish Angadi · 21 Dec 2024
The critic reads UI as an ambitious political satire drawing on Camus, Brecht, and Buddhist and Basavanna philosophy, praising its cinematography,… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
80
Sanjay Ponnappa · 20 Dec 2024
UI review: Upendra's extravagant story of introspection filled with metaphors Read it there →
Published · 3.5/5
Filmi’s reading 78
70
A Sharadhaa · 21 Dec 2024
Cinema Express admires UI's ambition, performances and craft — cinematography and score singled out — while noting its caste/religion/corruption… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
76
YouTube, Kannada · transcript read · 20 Dec 2024
The critic calls UI a genuinely inventive Upendra film with witty, layered dialogue and an absorbing first half, but faults weak VFX, a… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
66
Likhith · YouTube, Kannada · transcript read · 20 Dec 2024
The reviewer admires Upendra's intent and screenplay technique, especially a striking first fifteen minutes and a strong background score, but… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
65
Varun · YouTube, Kannada · transcript read · 20 Dec 2024
The critic appreciates Upendra's intention to comment on politics, nature and human behaviour through layered writing, and singles out the… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
65
Vivek M.V. · 20 Dec 2024
The Hindu finds UI original and audacious but uneven — generic action beats, a formulaic heroine track and dulled satire keep it from fully… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
65
YouTube, Telugu · transcript read · 20 Dec 2024
The critic finds UI a dense, metaphor-heavy Upendra satire with a striking opening and interval twist, but often boring, confusing and visually… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
62
Sridevi S · 20 Dec 2024
UI Movie Review: An unconventional commentary on modern society Read it there →
Published · 3.0/5
Filmi’s reading 60
60
Sunayana Suresh · 20 Dec 2024
UI review: This vintage Upendra brain teaser is a mixed bag Read it there →
Published · 3/5
Filmi’s reading 52
60
Madhu · YouTube, Kannada · transcript read · 21 Dec 2024
The reviewer praises UI's technical craft, sustained curiosity and Upendra's ambitious themes on media, society and environment, but repeatedly… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
50
YouTube, Telugu · rating spoken aloud · 20 Dec 2024
2.25/5, said on camera. Published nowhere. Watch it there →
Stated in video
Filmi’s reading 35
45
Swaroop Kodur · 20 Dec 2024
The Hollywood Reporter India calls UI tedious and fragmented — ambitious ideas without the screenplay structure to carry them — praising only the… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
32
YouTube, Hindi · transcript read · 20 Dec 2024
A longtime Upendra fan finds UI heavy with metaphor and visually strange; only the stylish opening and a beautiful climax impress him, while the… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
30
Unni Narayanan · YouTube, Malayalam · transcript read · 22 Dec 2024
The reviewer found the film's opening promising and occasionally funny, but once it shifts into heavy sociopolitical and philosophical satire it… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
30
Subha J Rao · 20 Dec 2024
TNM mocks UI relentlessly as garish, incoherent and dated, with grating music and a heroine reduced to cliché; the critic closes by wishing she… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
15
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 18 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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Where can I watch UI?
UI is not on any OTT service we track in India, the US, the UK or Canada right now. Availability comes from JustWatch and is checked every Friday.
What did critics say about UI?
UI has a Filmi Score of 54 (Good), the mean of 18 readings of critic reviews, one per review. Readings run from 15 (The News Minute) to 80 (Filmi Indian). 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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