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Specially I love the BGM's, cast and crew acting superb. one of best movie of sibi..

The way of story was better. Then the narration was superb!! But few twists were Expected, Have a decent crime thriller experience!

Beyond suspense the movie has very good social message. One should always do good and be good which is always permanent.

Pradeep Krishnamoorthy's Kabadadaari is the official remake of the Kannada film Kavaludaari. We have seen many crime thrillers in Tamil and Kabadadhaari is definitely one among them. Kabadadaari is a thrilling film that wasn't made in the usual commercial format. We don't have unnecessary romance, dance numbers or even, superhero kind heroism which is refreshing. There's a certain uniqueness in the narrative pattern which works at moments. The interesting plot points that derive from the original film seem to have their proper place in this one too. It actually works at times and gives us a certain excitement during the narrative but it wasn't effective which is a major letdown in this film. Kabadadaari doesn't connect us with the characters. We are not able to feel their emotions or to understand their mindset because we don't have the much-needed emotional connectivity. There are few emotional scenes that are not strong enough to make us feel for it. Despite having strong performers, we don't get the effectiveness or the connectivity needed which is slightly disappointing. Sibi Sathyaraj is playing the role of Shakthi, a traffic constable who is stepping into a very old crime case without his higher official's permission. Sibi Sathyaraj fits well in this role and performs with his given space. Nassar plays a pivotal role and his performance is definitely helping the film to be more interesting. Jayaprakash dons another justifying pivotal role. Kabadadaari might fall prey to a middling screenplay but it's lifted by the brilliant background score of Simon K. King. After creating a pulsating background score in Kolaigaran, he is the one who drives the film effortlessly. His background score keeps us thrilled in the suspenseful moments. Speaking about Director Pradeep Krishnamoorthy, he has done purely justice to the content. The flaws that keep us away from the narrative could have been well done but honestly, Pradeep has made a film that would make your time. Overall, Kabadadaari is a decent crime thriller with some surprising twists.

Movie travels from the perspective of Sibi right from the word go. It starts with lots of open questions, which are answered in the last 30 minutes of the movie, which means screenplay is very good. Still somehow feeling like movie is better suited for OTT than theatres, not sure why. There are only three prominent characters in the movie and they are Sibi, Nasser & Jayaprakash. With Jayaprakash, whatever character is given to him, he excels in that. Superb acting by both Sibi & Jayaprakash.

A traffic police starts to investigate the murder when he saw bone remains in bridge construction area... Once he starts it leads to big shots and politicians.. Finally he find out the culprits and bring into justice.. Nice story and script for crime thriller subject but poor making and casting... One time watchable movie..!

The movie is very predictable. It is not engaging enough and bores you at many places in the movie. Story had potential but was not utilised properly.

Must watch movie !! Twists & turns are very good. Nice plot.

Better skip the movie. This is an example of how not to make a thriller.

Not sure why this movie has a low rating but this movie is good and technically well written and well directed for a remake. Take your time to watch it.

Movie is good in many aspects. But Sibi is just a boring guy to sit and watch. He just ruined. Better to watch the original Kannada Kavaludaari.

This movie should have been released in 1990 i think. Worst screenplay and casting should be better. It is like mega serial.. Would not recommend anyone to waste their time..

Same like original kanada movie.. Well done team..

Good acting by each one in the film. So many twists and Unexpected Climax. Music was backbone for some places. No need of songs. Director was well thought of the film. Some scenes are mesmerized the way it was taken. One time watch and Great Suspense Thriller....

Kavaludaari is one of the Ultimate movies of Kannada Language, but being a remake of Kavaludaari this movie failed to reach the real storyline. This is one of the worst remake of Kavaludaari. Sorry folks I disliked this remake.

It is one of the best of Sibiraj after a very very long time.

The film got a good surprising element as it takes us through a few decades old incident revivals/investigation that unfolds a lot of characters but still giving a strong foothold to each characterisation by the director was something that shows their efforts they've put into the script, keeping us engaged & gripped almost throughout the film making us do the guesswork of who would've been the culprit and when that surprise unfolds it definitely gives a nerve maybe because of the kinda revelation or the bgm or something but that piece was interesting though it could've been done in a much better way by having a known face/villain(like KS. Ravikumar or Petta villain) in that character as it'd have amplified the role as a whole and also the dialogues/convo b/w the pro/antagonist could've been bettered up to give even more amplification. But, overall it was a good watch for sure.

Sibiraj deserve it by receiving praises. I am impressed at his performance. This is must watch for crime solving police officers.

Must watch! Very good thriller movie. Everyone had done their role very fantastically.

I like to say good movie. 1st was very good. Bgm is good. Nasar Character was awesome and villain role is good.

Don't be mad with other reviews. Good plot. Good story line. Good twists.

This film is a Tamil production, i.e. A Kollywood film. It is a detective film with an investigation to solve a murder committed many years ago. The title means "hypocrite" in Tamil.

A traffic policeman (who has no weapon, as he points out), and who would like to be transferred to a department where he would do investigations (a real policeman) investigates on his own initiative with the help of a journalist and then of a retired policeman on a murder committed 30 years ago.

The film takes the opportunity to denounce political corruption.

It is Sibirai who plays the policeman, a bit clumsy and shy, who provokes the viewer's empathy. The investigation and the ramifications are complex, which keeps the interest on the very long duration of the film. It's not comedy, but his character is well written, as he leads the investigation without being a seasoned investigator.

The length of the film and the script allow for multiple subplots with a journalist and a retired cop helping our cop in his investigation. The form of the narration is at times extremely heavy and explains in an ostentatious way (voice over, explanatory dialogues between characters) so that the spectator understands where the story is and where our police officer is in his investigation and where he is going to go next.

This may seem a little heavy-handed, but nevertheless the film maintains the pace and interest over time.

The film has a coloring and use of real settings that makes the film visually interesting.

The sung sequences are very well done: they take stock of the state of mind of the character at the time they appear.