Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- tense
- serious
- melodramatic
- crime thriller night
- telugu cinema marathon
What critics said
Available audience-rating signals suggest a mixed overall response to the film's expansive crime drama.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Deva and other beggars are recruited as nominees for fake companies and face lethal consequences after the money-laundering deal.
Deepak continues assisting Neeraj because his family's safety is threatened, despite recognizing the criminal scheme.
Neeraj's oil contract depends on ministerial bribes and a network of fake companies designed to turn black money white.
The plot moves between businessmen and ministers engineering a major deal and Deva's desperate search for safety on Mumbai's streets.
Films like Kuberaa, and why
Vikram Vedha
shares urban crime tension, political corruption, moral coercion, and a fugitive-centered thriller structure
Article 15
shares systemic corruption, institutional abuse, and a serious investigative thriller tone
Slumdog Millionaire
shares class mobility, urban survival, and a rags-to-riches crime-drama framework
Movie Details
- Director
- Sekhar Kammula
- Release Date
- 2025-06-19
- Runtime
- 185 min
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 (23)
Cast
- Dhanush
- Nagarjuna Akkineni
- Jim Sarbh
- Rashmika Mandanna
- K. Bhagyaraj
- Dalip Tahil
- Sunaina
- Shravani
- Ajithlal Sivalal
- Sathyam Kurung
Common questions
- What is Kuberaa about?
- A desperate beggar, a compromised investigator, and a ruthless businessman collide in a deadly political money-laundering scheme.
- What is Kuberaa like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Kuberaa as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Kuberaa violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Kuberaa as moderate.
- What did critics think of Kuberaa?
- Available audience-rating signals suggest a mixed overall response to the film's expansive crime drama.
- Which films are like Kuberaa?
- Films with a similar feel include Vikram Vedha, Article 15, and Slumdog Millionaire.
- How long is Kuberaa?
- Kuberaa runs 185 minutes.
