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Kaithi (2019) | Ranked Top 8% · CriticCrunch

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Kaithi

Movie2019·147 min

Kaithi

Directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj

Action Thriller Crime

A action thriller film directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 8%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.6/10

154 ratings

About Kaithi

Dilli, a convicted criminal, is out on parole to meet his daughter. However, a drug bust sets him off on a mission to save the life of police officers.

Pacing: Gripping (8 of 9)
Tone: Bittersweet (4 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Intimate (1 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Tense
Story Tags: redemption, parenthood nurture, sacrifice duty, action combat, urban, domestic home, parent child, anti hero, reluctant hero, race against time, rescue mission, drug trade, organized crime

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Details

Director: Lokesh Kanagaraj
Language: Tamil

Cast

Karthi, Narain, Arjun Das

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How Kaithi Ranks

All movies

Top 8%

2010s movies

Top 7%

Action movies

Top 11%

2010s Action movies

Top 10%

★Lokesh Kanagaraj films#1 of 4

Lokesh Kanagaraj's highest-rated film in our catalog.

the vibe

Kaithi Vibe

What it feels like

grippingbittersweetintenseapproachablelight-touchintimateheartfelt

gritty

tense

What it's about

race against timerescue missionredemptionparenthood nurturesacrifice dutyanti-heroreluctant heroparent childaction combatdrug tradeorganized crimeurbandomestic home

pacing

gripping 8/9gripping 8/9

tone

bittersweet 4/9wistful 4/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

intimate 1/9intimate 1/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9

texture

grittygritty