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King of Kotha

  • 2023
  • 2h 54m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
8.9K
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Dulquer Salmaan in King of Kotha (2023)
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ActionCrimeDramaThriller

In a crime-infested town, Kannan bhai and his gang are the reigning powers. To combat this reign and seek revenge, Inspector Shahul tactfully plots the return of the 'King', leading to a tra... Read allIn a crime-infested town, Kannan bhai and his gang are the reigning powers. To combat this reign and seek revenge, Inspector Shahul tactfully plots the return of the 'King', leading to a transformative turn of events.In a crime-infested town, Kannan bhai and his gang are the reigning powers. To combat this reign and seek revenge, Inspector Shahul tactfully plots the return of the 'King', leading to a transformative turn of events.

  • Director
    • Abhilash Joshiy
  • Writer
    • Abhilash N. Chandran
  • Stars
    • Dulquer Salmaan
    • Soubin Shahir
    • Anikha Surendran
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    8.9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Abhilash Joshiy
    • Writer
      • Abhilash N. Chandran
    • Stars
      • Dulquer Salmaan
      • Soubin Shahir
      • Anikha Surendran
    • 468User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 nominations total

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    Dulquer Salmaan
    Dulquer Salmaan
    • Raju
    Soubin Shahir
    Soubin Shahir
    • Suitcase Lesley
    Anikha Surendran
    Anikha Surendran
    Aishwarya Lekshmi
    Aishwarya Lekshmi
    • Tara
    Chemban Vinod Jose
    Chemban Vinod Jose
    • Renjith
    Sudhi Koppa
    Sudhi Koppa
    • Rafi
    Ritika Singh
    Ritika Singh
    • Special dance number
    Nyla Usha
    Nyla Usha
    Gokul Suresh
    Gokul Suresh
    • Tony Titus
    Prasanna
    Prasanna
    • CI Shahul
    Senthil Krishna
    Senthil Krishna
    Shabeer Kallarakkal
    Shabeer Kallarakkal
    • Kannan
    Shanthi Krishna
    Shanthi Krishna
      Shammi Thilakan
      Shammi Thilakan
      • Kotha Ravi
      Saran Shakthi
      MD. Shinha Sarder
      Govind Krishna
      Govind Krishna
      • Katta
      Sano Di Nesh
      • Erilan
      • (as Sanoop Dinesh)
      • Director
        • Abhilash Joshiy
      • Writer
        • Abhilash N. Chandran
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      User reviews468

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      5rajeevsj

      Average

      Just an Average movie. But as compared to the tamil movie BEAST this is far better.

      This is a Drama, Crime movie so some people may feel lag while watching. As a film lover I didnt feel any big lag in it. Way of presenting the story is very bad. Story is very common. Second half is really boring. I feel too much violence from the hero in this movie to portray him as a deadly killer and to get more claps (failed). In my opinion that can make in a different way. Watched in an old English movie villain killed his enemies with just throwing a Pen or Playing Card without direct fight.

      BGM, Fight scene, Acting and Camera are amazing. Really appreciate it. This is the first DQ movie I dont like, all other movies from DQ are amazing. Still remembering Lalu, Charlie, Faizy etc. Expected an action story like KALI, KAMMATTIPPADAM, SECOND SHOW etc. Ie; People should remember the story and Hero. Hero should make an impact or attachment (connection) in the viewers mind. Eg. Rocky Bhai and Adheera in KGF, Kattappa in Bahubali, Pushpa, or RAM in SEETHARAMAM, If they are targetting pan India.

      Overall - watch and forget movie.
      4winak

      Yawn !! πŸ˜΄πŸ˜–

      It's a pity that Malayalam movies are being overly influenced by Tamil/Telugu films. Amongst movies from the south, Malyalam movies are held in high regards even by Bollywood for their superior stories & acting. Then you get these kind of movies that brings down the overall standard. The malayalee audience is far more cranial so they can discern quality from mass drivel. Now to talk about Dulquer Salmaan. He is a good actor in his own rights, given a good story. This kind of genre is not suited for him at all as he does not have the commanding on screen presence and physique that Mammotty has. Even with the facial beard and all he still has the urban boy soft look and not very convincing as a badass. So whilst experimenting with various roles, he should pick only ones that suits his personality. The story was kind of flat and one dimensional with no sidebar to it so it got boring after awhile. No comedy content to relieve the tension either. Due to the limited role you'll barely notice Shammi Thilakan, which is a shame. The bad guy seemed to have an unlimited stock of henchmen in his closet and that was an irritant to the watcher. The slow motion fights weren't too bad but that alone cannot hold the attention of the audience for long. The movie did not have the content to drag it for nearly 3 hours, maybe 2 hours 15 minutes at most. The ending suggested there could be a sequel, I certainly hope not, considering the first part was declared a flop.
      6rajaram-48577

      Good gangster movie

      Very glad to see a good Gangster movie was made without big Technicians ,big Artists and cameos. Really the movie took us to few decades before. Visuals are really good. Fight scenes were very realistic. The movie has only one song which was not very catchy , but background score was good.

      Good to see Bike chase, car chase,more gunshots, blasts are not available in the movie.

      Length of the movie could have been reduced.

      Team could have added well known actors to the movie. That would have been superb.

      If you are expecting more gunshots,blasts, chase, Hero's dance from the movie, then you won't like it.

      But as a gangster drama, it checked all the boxes.

      It is a gangster movie without big stars.
      7benzeersulthana

      Not boring as told by people in first show review

      I am a diehard fan of DQ. But honestly I am saying that it's not boring and lag movie. But it's most of the scenes are predictable and time is too much. But the making of abhilash sir and bgm of jakes sir,songs by dabzee and asal sir was wonderful. And action of DQ was awesome. Mainly the second part is more better as raju madrassi. Anyway I also like shabeer sir as villain. Anyway one thing I wanted to say is that don't degrade any film. It cames to low level film due to the degrading happened by the first show. Otherwise it will run for more days than this. I don't think it's that much bad. It's anyway best to watch for one time for those who think it's bad by the words of others. If u watch it one time u will understand that.
      7RangaRamanuja7

      DQ Mass

      Kinguuu...! Kinguuu...!

      What a screen presence!

      First one hour was top class, went down a bit later. Looked like it's picking up in the second half but again it went down. Elevations are too good but felt like it had more potential. Could've been better. The BGM was top notch. Throughout the second half I was thinking that it would've been ultimate if they showed the story of Raju Madrasi also atleast for 15-20 mins. But they kept it for the second part.

      Mahanati, Charlie ( One of my all time favourites ), SitaRamam ( One of my all time favourites ), Didn't realise that I've become DQ fan...

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      • Soundtracks
        Kotha Raja
        Composed by Muhsin Parari, Asal Kolaar, Roll Rida

        Lyrics by Jakes Bejoy

        Performed by Asal Kolaar, Dabzee, Roll Rida, Resmi Sateesh

        Duration: 4:33

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      • Release date
        • August 24, 2023 (India)
      • Country of origin
        • India
      • Language
        • Malayalam
      • Production companies
        • Wayfarer Films
        • Zee Studios
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        • $844,233
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      • Runtime
        2 hours 54 minutes
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      • Sound mix
        • Dolby Digital
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      • Aspect ratio
        • 2.39 : 1

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