Thappad Movie Review: All Critics' Review Round-Up

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Thappad Review

Consensus: Good

'Thappad' features actress Taapsee Pannu in the lead role. The film is directed by Anubhav Sinha. 'Thappad' released on 28 February 2020, certified 'U' with the runtime of 142 minutes. Here, we bring you all the critic reviews and ratings of 'Thappad'. We will keep updating this post as new critic reviews come in.

Thappad Critic Reviews & Ratings

Thappad film drives home a solid point and leaves you with enough to ponder upon.

  • CNN News18 | Review By - Rajeev Masand | Rating-4/5
It’s a hard subject to pull off, but Anubhav Sinha achieves it with first-rate storytelling.

  • NDTV | Review By - Saibal Chatterjee | Rating-4/5
Anubhav Sinha's Thappad, as pointed as Mulk and Article 15 but markedly less dramatic, cuts close to the bone.

There is not a shred of doubt that Anubhav Sinha has made an important, crucial film, which shows up centuries of male entitlement for what it is.

  • Scroll | Review By - Nandini Ramnath | Rating-3/5
The overall message, of heeding the conscience even if it pricked just once, survives the needless wandering.

  • Rediff | Review By - Sukanya Verma | Rating-4/5
Thappad is a befitting addition to the trilogy, one that I hope expands into a riveting canon of Sinha's meaningful cinema.

  • Mid Day | Review By - Mayank Shekhar | Rating-4/5
Striking subtle, patiently engaging, Thappad takes you through a gentle car-ride with a lilting background score.

  • The Hindu | Review By - Namrata Joshi | Rating-NA
Writers, Anubhav Sinha and Mrunmayee Lagoo Waikul, do well in turning a solitary slap into larger exploration of male entitlement.

This film compels us to question our complicity. Which is the first step to change. I strongly recommend that you see Thappad.

  • News18 | Review By - Priyanka Sinha Jha | Rating-4/5
Thappad is a rousing soul search, raising the question again and again, till it forces an answer.

Thappad offers a reality check and delves into how it also serves as an irreversible insult that can actually ferment into a point of severe contention.

  • Gulf News | Review By - Manjusha Radhakrishnan | Rating-4/5
The brilliance of this film is that Sinha has chosen not to demonise the husband who’s intrinsically and inadvertently toxic and privileged.

Thappad makes a strong statement on patriarchy and violence against women and is laced with a powerful performance by Taapsee Pannu.

Overall Average Rating - 3.9/5

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