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Khalifa Twitter review: Fans call Prithviraj Sukumaran film colossal disappointment; cameos, Animal link fail to impress
Khalifa Twitter reviews: Vysakh's Prithviraj Sukumaran-starrer released in theatres this Thursday during Onam. Here's what the audience thought of it.
Khalifa Twitter reviews: Vysakh’s action thriller Khalifa starring Prithviraj Sukumaran was released in theatres on Thursday during the Onam season. The film was released amid high expectations, but the audience response on X (formerly Twitter) has been lukewarm. Many called the film a disappointment, highlighting its three cameos and a surprising Animal connection.
Fans call Khalifa a ‘colossal disappointment’
Fans took to X to post their review of Khalifa and seemed disappointed. “A cliched story without emotional connect to any characters.. took its initial 40 mins to get into the story.. interval block stretch was good but other than that nothing much interesting,” wrote one audience member, adding, “Overall a disappointing movie!!” One fan fumed, “Wondering what’s worse..the story, the script or the direction. And that villain? Absolute crap!! 1.5/5.” One wrote, “Inspired from Infamous Gold Smuggling related to a political party. Average, Underwhelming!!”
“zero emotional connection, ok to good fight choreography , cameos are the only impactful portion ,but the make up was a let down. even jakes bejoy was so mid tbh. a colossal disappointment,” wrote another X user, wondering why the film teased a sequel at the end. “#Khalifa Strictly a Below Average Padam!! Only positive for me is Rajuvettan’s stylish look. The predictable story and impactless fight sequences are the biggest villains of the movie. On top of that, Jakes Bejoy’s background score feels underwhelming,” wrote one fan.
Three cameos and an Animal connection
Without giving much away, fans teased that the film featured three cameos and a connection to Sandeep Reddy Vanga's Ranbir Kapoor-starrer Animal. “#Khalifa :- Pretty average film with a banger of an end credit sequence. Vysakh tried to keep the film subtle, but honestly, I think this one needed a more over the top treatment. But every penny I spent was worth it for that damn tail-end, Literally shook the theatre,” wrote an impressed fan.
“When L appeared, the theatre literally shook. The tailend resembles Animal, IYKYK. Overall, an OKAY mass padam,” claimed another. “When the execution overtakes story there happens #Khalifa. Routine simple story with crazy elevated and action packed execution with MASS CAMEOS. Keralites going GaGa in theatres for Mass climax and brilliantly executed smuggling scenes ..!! @PrithviOfficial shines as always,” wrote a thrilled fan.
However, not everyone was impressed, with an X user writing, “Someone please tell these guys to stop with these s**tty cameos. It was an okayish action movie until the cameo, and both cameos were totally unnecessary. Overall, an average one time watch for Jakes BGM and Prithviraj’s looks and aura.”
Khalifa is directed by Vysakh and written by Jinu V Abraham, who also co-produced the film along with Suraj Kumar. It is intended to be the first of a two-part series. Prithviraj Sukumaran, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Malvika Sharma, Shammi Thilakan and Indrans star in it. It remains to be seen how the film, released on August 20, will fare at the box office.
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