Madaari
2016 · Movie · 134 min · ★ 7.3 · 73% critics
A common man kidnaps the son of the Home Minister to demand answers about the loss of his own child, tied to illegal actions by corrupt officials. As pressure mounts and the search intensifies, the story centers on accountability and the lengths he goes to be heard.
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Details
- Original title
- मदारी
- Years
- 2016
- Release date
- 2016-06-10
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 134 min
- Critic score
- 73/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (87 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy Madaari if you like intense social thrillers about a common man vs corruption, with strong emotional stakes; Not for you if you want a fast, suspense-driven rollercoaster like Talvar or Airlift.
Pros: powerful lead performance; compelling social premise; strong emotional focus | Cons: suspense feels limited; slow stretches; ending impact can falter
Themes
- child kidnapping
- government corruption
Cast & crew
Irrfan Khan
as Nirmal Kumar
Jimmy Shergill
as Nachiket Verma
- TD
Tushar Dalvi
as Prashant Goswami
Vishesh Bansal
as Rohan 'Spidi' Goswami
- KB
Kedar Bagaria
as Apurva Kumar
- SK
Sadhil Kapoor
as Cheeku
Nitesh Pandey
as Sanjay Jagtap
Akash Dabas
as Nachiket's assistant
Rajiv Gupta
as Mr. Bansal
Directed by Nishikant Kamat