A period drama set in the 1970s, KGF follows the story of a fierce rebel who rises against the brutal oppression in Kolar Gold Fields and becomes the symbol of hope to legions of downtrodden people.
KGF: Chapter 1 drew broadly positive responses for its cinematography, action sequences, and Yash's commanding central performance, but critics were sharply divided on whether the film's ambitions were matched by its execution. The editing and screenplay came in for consistent criticism even from reviewers who admired the spectacle, and several critics felt the film was too in love with its own hero to tell a believable story.
“Yash's endurance, strife and sincerity ... get projected as perfunctory”
Troy Ribeiro·News18
“universal theme, [the film] gets lost in translation, thanks to sloppy editing and atrocious dialogues.”
Janani K.·India Today
“nothing in the film that we have not seen before”
Muralidhara Khajane·The Hindu
Action, Crime, Drama
A period drama set in the 1970s, KGF follows the story of a fierce rebel who rises against the brutal oppression in Kolar Gold Fields and becomes the symbol of hope to legions of downtrodden people.
KGF: Chapter 1 drew broadly positive responses for its cinematography, action sequences, and Yash's commanding central performance, but critics were sharply divided on whether the film's ambitions were matched by its execution. The editing and screenplay came in for consistent criticism even from reviewers who admired the spectacle, and several critics felt the film was too in love with its own hero to tell a believable story.
“Yash's endurance, strife and sincerity ... get projected as perfunctory”
Troy Ribeiro·News18
“universal theme, [the film] gets lost in translation, thanks to sloppy editing and atrocious dialogues.”
Janani K.·India Today
“nothing in the film that we have not seen before”
Muralidhara Khajane·The Hindu
Action, Crime, Drama