Abhinav Subramanian of The Times of India gave 2.5/5 stars and wrote "Bottle Radha exists in an awkward space between social tract and cinema — its documentary-like fidelity to addiction’s realities and institutional reform sits uneasily alongside its dramatic ambitions."Read at source
Bottle Radha 2025 
Film · 2025 · Tamil, Malayalam · Family
Bottle Radha
TezScore57/100 Mixed How TezScore works
146 min 24 Jan 2025
Synopsis
Bottle Radha
Radha Mani is a mason by profession, but a raging alcoholic for almost throughout the day. His wife Anjalam, and two children are the ones who bear the brunt of his addiction, and their lower-class life only adds to their woes. But when Radha finds himself in a rehabilitation and de-addiction centre one day, his frustrations only build up to be relieved from place.
- Director
- Dhinakaran Sivalingam
- Release
- 24 Jan 2025
- Run time
- 146 min
- Language
- Tamil, Malayalam
Cast & crew
Guru Somasundaram Cast DH Dhinakaran Sivalingam Director, Writer PA Pa. Ranjith Producer T. T. N. Arunbalaji Producer SE Sean Roldan Composer RO Roopesh Shaji Cinematographer E. E. Sangathamizhan Editor Reviews
Indian-media reviews, grouped by reception.
Critics' consensus
Mixed
Across 4 available source-linked Indian-media reviews for Bottle Radha, reception is mixed. The 3 scored reviews average 57/100.
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Anusha Sundar of OTTPlay gave 3/5 stars and wrote "Bottle Radha is a decent drama that is equipped with highlighting performances.Read at source
Avinash Ramachandran of The Indian Express gave 3/5 stars and wrote "Despite the predictability, what really holds this movie together is the strong performances by Guru Somasundaram, Sanchana Natarajan, and John Vijay."Read at source
Prashanth Vallavan of Cinema Express wrote "Bottle Radha is a sincere effort to dissect the mechanism and destructive force of addiction, built through several impressive elements brought together by the director.Read at source
Details
Technical specs
- Release date
- 24 Jan 2025
- Run time
- 146 min
- Language
- Tamil, Malayalam
- Country
- IN
- Director
- Dhinakaran Sivalingam
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