Critics Review

2.00

Kalari is let down by the dated treatment. Neither the script nor the film making feels fresh.

The agoraphobia angle makes things somewhat interesting in the second half, but even here, we are left with the feeling that it could have been exploited better. If only had the pacing been better, with swiftly narrated events, it would have built up some tension in the plot. In fact, the long-drawn-out way in which the scenes are presented ruins the twist in the end as it gives us more than enough time to outthink the script and guess how things are going to turn out.(more)

Source: Suganth, Times Of India

2.00

Krishna struggles in a bland revenge story

Actor Krishna, after a lot of struggle, came up with a surprise last year with the entertaining Pandigai, which attracted considerable attention towards his movies. Now, Kalari might push him back to square one.(more)

Source: Kirubhakar Purushothaman, India Today