Praveen of The Hindu wrote, "Aabhyanthara Kuttavaali falters when it generalises a few instances of women misusing Section 498A, while closing its eyes to the numerous cases of domestic abuse and dowry harassment and deaths of women which necessitated the framing of such a law."Read at source
Aabhyanthara Kuttavaali 2025 
Synopsis
Aabhyanthara Kuttavaali
Aabhyanthara Kuttavaali (Malayalam: അഭ്യന്തര കുറ്റവാളി; transl. Domestic Criminal) is a 2025 Indian Malayalam-language comedy-drama film written and directed by debutant Sethunath Padmakumar. The film stars Asif Ali alongside newcomer actress Thulasi, Jagadish, and Harisree Ashokan in lead roles.
- Director
- Sethunath Padmakumar
- Studio
- —
- Run time
- 121 min
- Language
- —
Reviews
4 Indian-media reviews, grouped by reception.
Critics' consensus
Unfavorable
Critics' aggregate for Aabhyanthara Kuttavaali is 30/100 from Anandu Suresh (The Indian Express) and Latha Srinivasan (Hindustan Times).
Synthesized by AI (gpt-5-codex-omdb-enricher) from 4 source-backed reviews — verify against the linked sources.Watch points
- direction
- writing
Positive 1
Critical 3
Anandu Suresh of The Indian Express rated the film 1.5/5 stars and wrote, "Although the Asif Ali-starrer mentions at the start that it is a 'work of fiction', the movie leaves no opportunity to generalise things and give good conduct certificates to men."Read at source
Latha Srinivasan of Hindustan Times rated the film 1.5/5 stars and wrote, "Aabhyanthara Kuttavaali has the right idea of talking about men’s rights, but the director and the story are truly misguided."Read at source
Vignesh Madhu of The New Indian Express wrote, "The Asif Ali-starrer aims to highlight men's issues but stumbles into regressive territory and oversimplifying a sensitive subject with preachy writing and poor character depth."Read at source
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Details
Technical specs
- Run time
- 121 min
- Country
- IN
- Director
- Sethunath Padmakumar
Trivia
- The film marks the directorial debut of Sethunath Padmakumar.
- Principal photography began in August 2024 in Thriprayar, Kerala, and concluded by early October 2024.
- Asif Ali stars alongside newcomer actress Thulasi in the lead roles.
- The movie was released on 6 June 2025 after being postponed from its initial April 3 date due to financial disputes.
- The background score was composed by Rahul Raj, while the songs were handled by Bijibal, Muthu, and Christy Joby.
