Maalik (A)
11/Jul/2025 Action, Thriller 2hrs 32mins

2.00

his gangster drama falls flat despite Rajkummar Rao's fine act

Rajkummar Rao delivers a strong performance. He strikes a balance between being a dreaded gangster and a caring family man. Even in a brief role, Prosenjit Chatterjee delivers a fine act as the SP determined to bring Maalik down. Manushi Chhillar has limited screen time but is decent as Maalik�s wif...(more)

Source: Dhaval Roy, Times Of India

1.50

Rajkummar Rao film is predictable to a fault

Rajkummar Rao goes all out doing the mobster thing, hefting machine guns and goons, killing and rampaging with impunity in the Illahabad (Allahabad) of the late 80s-90s.(more)

Source: Shubara Gupta, Indian Express

1.50

Rajkummar Rao's Badla Mode Is Totally Passable As The Actor Turns Slave To Predictable Storytelling!

If you are a gangster drama-villain as hero-violence freak, you will find nothing here that was not there in the zillion such underworld-meets-politics movies that everyone from Ram Gopal Varma and Mahesh Manjrekar to Anurag Kashyap and the South filmmakers have been peddling for more than two decad...(more)

Source: Vijay, Koimoi

3.00

Old wine, new swag, with a fiery Rajkummar Rao works in parts

Despite its flaws, Maalik stands tall, much like its hero, punching above its weight thanks to Rajkummar Rao's fiery energy.(more)

Source: Rishabh Sri, Hindustan Times

2.00

Rajkummar Rao rules in this rambling action drama

A typical gangster story born out of class struggle in the Hindi heartland, the film is less than the sum of its parts(more)

Source: Anuj Kumar, The Hindu

2.00

Can't Root For This Maalik

A film with relentless violence cannot be entertaining, but Maalik is just unpleasant, not even slightly engaging. It is not a particularly tough role for Rajkummar Rao, and he can emote when the scene demands it. But the swagger looks imitative of earlier action stars and villains. He does no...(more)

Source: Deepa Gahlot, Rediff.com