Painkili (U)
14/Feb/2025 Romance, Comedy 2hrs 19mins

2.50

Bearable Mindless Entertainer That Lacks Substance!

The eccentric humour works to an extent and acts as the saving grace. But at times overly loud too, plus the film immensely suffers from not having a proper story in hand. (more)

Source: Ashwin Ram, MovieCrow

3.00

Sajin Gopu's stellar act anchors this inconsistent film

Painkili has a crazy energy which it maintains till the final 30 minutes when it pants hard to make it to the finishing point. A more nuanced approach to sketching the two primary characters and their inner turmoils could have benefitted this otherwise entertaining film.(more)

Source: Vignesh Madhu, CinemaExpress.com

2.75

Forced humour and shoddy writing makes the film fall flat

Painkili is filled with lazily written characters with abrupt arcs and dead-end situations that do not evoke any excitement or anticipation. Even the lowbrow, cheesy pulp fiction of yesteryear that earned the catch-all branding of �Painkili� had more heft than this film.(more)

Source: Praveen, The Hindu

3.00

Sajin Gopu elevates this 'romance' with his comedy skills

Jithu Madhavan's style of scripting is very evident. It's good fun, with plenty of over the top, uproarious moments. Basically, the film seems to have woven together a bunch of crazy incidents - such as an early hospital scene that had audiences almost rofl-ing - which leads from one step to the nex...(more)

Source: Anna Mathews, Times Of India

2.50

Great laughs, but story meanders in Sajin Gopu-Ananswara Rajan film

Painkili is a film that could be devoured for its clean comedy, but the story doesn't offer you much to invest in(more)

Source: Janani, India Today