2015 Action, Drama 2 Hrs 7 Mins

Critics Review

1.75

An action drama that reeks of amateurishness.

The idea of having Vemal as a selfish youngster who hardly feels anything about carrying out illegal activities is good for example. But nothing is extracted out of these nice little ideas. It all plays out in an uninspiring manner. Running at just about 2 hours there are still so many irrelevant scenes. Lesser said about the romantic track the better.(more)

Source: Bharath Vijayakumar, MovieCrow

1.50

Reeks of mediocrity

Karuna (Karuna), who, according to the story, heads all the killings in the state. There�s nothing particularly novel in the idea of policemen calculating their �loot� every day; Katham Katham did it way more interestingly. And then comes the Saamy-like righteous policeman in the form of Chandrasekhar (Samuthirakani), who reconnoitres the slum that Karuna operates from, while pretending to run a balloon-shooting stall at a nearby beach.(more)

Source: Sudhir Srinivasan, The Hindu

2.25

Killing the Killer

It won't be an overstatement to say that Samuthirakani has carried the film on his shoulder. He has proved that he is no inferior as a hero in enacting stunts, dialogue delivery and expressions. And thank god the director did not force anything in the script to support his hero image. He does not even have a love interest in the film. (more)

Source: Editorial Board, IndiaGlitz.com

1.75

Samuthirakani in fine form. But little else

To sum up Kaaval, the cops vs contract killers theme is interesting and it has some good moments when Samuthirakani is in charge. But overall, the film doesn't create the desired impact. (more)

Source: Editorial Board, Behindwoods.com

2.00

Predictability pulls down the film every time

The problem with Kaaval is that it offers nothing new in terms of story and presentation. Almost every development feels been there done that. The story of an encounter specialist is something that Gautham Menon did with much finesse in Kaakha Kaakha, and this film hardly adds anything to it. Interestingly, the director ropes in Gautham to provide the voice-over in the opening scenes.(more)

Source: M Suganth, Times Of India

1.50

We have seen this tale of corrupt cops before

However, Kaaval meanders beyond this tale of crime: we have Anbu falling in love with an event manager, Amrutha (Geetha) and the romance provides enough scope for songs and dances that dilute the very essence of a plot like Kaaval's, trivialising it core content. (more)

Source: Gautaman Bhaskaran, Hindustan Times