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Santosh Review (2024) — 79% Celluloid Score

Directed by Sandhya Suri · 2024 ·

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Answer Summary

Santosh (2024) earns a 79% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.Critics (100%) were notably more enthusiastic than audiences (78%).

Quick Verdict

Averaged from five public sources (critic, audience, Metascore, Letterboxd, IMDb). See how we calculate scores.

79%
Celluloid Score Recommended

Five-source breakdown

100% Critic Score
78% Audience
75 Metascore
★★★½☆ Letterboxd 3.6
7.1 IMDb /10
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Runtime
1h 40m
Cast
Shahana Goswami , Sunita Rajwar , Nawal Shukla , Pratibha Awasthi

Why this score?

  • Strong critic approval (100% positive).
  • General viewers mostly liked it (78%).
  • Metascore is generally favorable (75/100).
  • Celluloid Score 79% averages all five public rating sources — our own composite, not a third-party trademark score.

Best for

  • Viewers who want a well-regarded thriller pick
  • Short runtime — easy weeknight watch
  • Critics' darlings — stronger with reviewers than general viewers

Not ideal for

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    Is Santosh worth watching?

    Yes — Santosh earns a 79% Celluloid Score. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.

    Critics Consensus

    Shahana Goswami anchors this tense police drama with a quietly seething performance, as Sandhya Suri uses a small-town murder case to expose the caste and gender fault lines running through the system.

    Celluloid Critics Consensus

    Critics (100%) were notably more enthusiastic than audiences (78%).

    What is Santosh about?

    A government scheme sees newly widowed Santosh inherit her husband’s job as a police constable in the rural badlands of Northern India. When a lowcaste...

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