Film

Kanguva

Name: Kanguva
Genre: Action, Thriller, Fantasy
Released: 2024
Cast: Suriya, Bobby Deol, Disha Patani, Yogi Babu, Natarajan Subramaniam

Action

A Tamil action-fantasy that splits itself between present-day bounty hunting and ancient warrior mythology. Kanguva swings for ambitious spectacle—reincarnation, CGI battles, genre-blending thrills—with mixed results. It's for viewers who want their action movies widescreen and weird, who don't mind a messy plot if the setpieces are enormous.

TMDb rating

1.9

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