Overview
A gripping tale of loss and desperation unfolds as a man searches for his missing niece, revealing dark secrets along the way.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- harrowing
- intimate
- compassionate
- serious viewing
- social issue film discussion
What critics said
Critics broadly regard the film as a powerful and emotionally devastating social thriller, led by Siddharth’s performance and its urgent treatment of child sexual abuse.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The disappearance of Ponni and the threat of predatory abuse make children’s vulnerability the film’s central dramatic concern.
Eesu’s role as a substitute parent drives the search and forces him to confront the limits of private protection.
The ordinary life Eesu builds with his niece becomes charged with fear after a child vanishes from their familiar surroundings.
The missing-child investigation uses competing suspicions and red herrings to sustain uncertainty around the perpetrator.
Films like Chithha, and why
The Stoning of Soraya M.
child-centered social drama confronting abuse and institutional failure with harrowing emotional realism
Prisoners
tense missing-child mystery shaped by grief, trauma, and morally urgent social critique
The Hunt
unflinching child-abuse drama combining intimate family bonds with devastating investigative tension
Movie Details
- Director
- S. U. Arunkumar
- Release Date
- 2023-09-28
- Runtime
- 139 min
- Rating
- 7.7 / 10 (39)
Cast
- Siddharth
- Sahasra Sree
- S. Abiya Tasneem
- Nimisha Sajayan
- Anjali P Nair
- Baalaji S U
- R. Suresh
- R. Dharshan
- Jhansi Rangaraj
- Naatturaja Durai
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Chithha about?
- A fiercely protective uncle searches for his missing niece while a familiar community becomes the landscape of an unbearable danger.
- What is Chithha like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Chithha as measured, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Chithha violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Chithha as moderate.
- What did critics think of Chithha?
- Critics broadly regard the film as a powerful and emotionally devastating social thriller, led by Siddharth’s performance and its urgent treatment of child sexual abuse.
- Which films are like Chithha?
- Films with a similar feel include The Stoning of Soraya M., Prisoners, and The Hunt.
- How long is Chithha?
- Chithha runs 139 minutes.
- Where can I watch Chithha?
- In United States, Chithha streams on Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
