What is the Metascore for Santosh?

Santosh has a Metascore of 75 out of 100 on Celluloid.

Santosh Review (2024) — 72% Celluloid Score

Item: Santosh
Rating: 4
Author: Kaiser Khan

Directed by Sandhya Suri · 2024 · Last reviewed August 26, 2026

Answer Summary

Santosh (2024) earns a 72% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.Critics (80%) were notably more enthusiastic than audiences (73%).

Quick Verdict

Calculated from 4 available inputs: Celluloid editorial rating, Metascore, Letterboxd and IMDb. Audience sentiment is shown separately and never changes the composite. See how we calculate scores.

72%

Celluloid Score Recommended

4-input transparent breakdown

80% Editorial Rating

73% Audience snapshot · excluded

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
Country: India
Language: Hindi

🏆 2 award wins — Won Best Actress (Shahana Goswami), Asian Film Awards 2025

Asian Film Awards 2W

Official theatrical poster for Santosh (2024)

Metrograph Pictures

Where to watch

Streaming availability varies by region — currently on BFI Player in the United Kingdom. Check local listings for your region.

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Why this score?

Celluloid's editorial rating is positive (80/100).
General viewers mostly liked it (73%).
Metascore is generally favorable (75/100).
Celluloid Score 72% combines 4 verified rating inputs; audience sentiment is shown separately.

Best for

Short runtime — easy weeknight watch

Not ideal for

Viewers who only watch top-tier, 90%+ rated films

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Is Santosh worth watching?

Yes — Santosh earns a 72% Celluloid Score. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.

Celluloid Verdict

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 editorial verdict

Critics (80%) were notably more enthusiastic than audiences (73%).

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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Critic Reviews

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Santosh (2024) Review: An Indian Cinema Essential

★★★★☆ 4/5

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.

Essential viewing — among the finest films in Indian cinema.

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