Kaun Pravin Tambe?
A determined Mumbai cricketer challenges age and convention to earn an astonishing late-career breakthrough.
Overview
An inspiring tale of resilience and determination in the world of cricket.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- inspirational
- earnest
- warm
- sports movie night
- inspirational viewing
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Pravin Tambe reaches his biggest cricket league debut at age 41 after lacking international or first-class experience.
The story frames Tambe as an underdog who fights against his destiny and ultimately triumphs over it.
The protagonist's identity, ambition, and breakthrough are inseparable from Indian cricket culture.
The overview explicitly describes Tambe's journey as a modern-day fable of an underdog's triumph.
Films like Kaun Pravin Tambe?, and why
Dangal
shared sports biopic framework, underdog perseverance, late-career breakthrough, and uplifting emotional register
Chak De! India
shared inspirational sports drama, family support, disciplined training, and triumph over social expectations
83
shared biographical underdog story, resilience against institutional barriers, and feel-good sporting achievement
The Rookie
shared late-blooming athlete narrative, motivational tone, and focus on persistence over conventional talent pipelines
Movie Details
- Director
- Jayprad Desai
- Release Date
- 2022-04-01
- Runtime
- 133 min
- Rating
- 7.5 / 10 (22)
Cast
- Shreyas Talpade
- Ashish Vidhyarthi
- Anjali Patil
- Parambrata Chatterjee
- Chhaya Kadam
- Arun Nalawade
- Arif Zakaria
- Varoon Varma
- Trupti Khamkar
- Nitin Rao
Common questions
- What is Kaun Pravin Tambe? about?
- A determined Mumbai cricketer challenges age and convention to earn an astonishing late-career breakthrough.
- What is Kaun Pravin Tambe? like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Kaun Pravin Tambe? as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Kaun Pravin Tambe? violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Kaun Pravin Tambe?.
- Which films are like Kaun Pravin Tambe??
- Films with a similar feel include Dangal, Chak De! India, 83, and The Rookie.
- How long is Kaun Pravin Tambe??
- Kaun Pravin Tambe? runs 133 minutes.
