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Critics Review
1.50
Harish Kalyan's film fails to ignite despite strong premise
'Diesel' squanders a potentially explosive premise about fishing communities and crude oil theft by drowning it in borrowed ideas, shoddy execution, and technical incompetence.(more)
Source: Janani, India Today
2.50
Stutters and chugs along despite a full tank
Diesel is a movie that requires caution regarding its expectations, and it succeeds in parts. The genuine efforts to showcase the struggles in fishermen's livelihood and their living are also worth plaudits. But the poor writing choices create a disconnect between commercial appeal and the story's needs. Such preferences are markedly bad that their effect lingers throughout the film, and under its weight, what should have been an exceptional film ends just as a passable one.(more)
Source: Akshy Kumar, CinemaExpress.com
2.50
The story that never catches fire
Harish Kalyan has the looks and the chops that help with screen presence. He's lively and really carries the movie. Vinay Rai plays a steely antagonist, and Karunas lends good support. The cinematography is also fairly effective. Look, social issues are an undercurrent in most films. But viewers discover meaning through characters and in the unfolding of a gripping narrative. Here, every point gets stencilled boldly across the plot.(more)
Source: TOI, Times Of India