Devesh Sharma of Filmfare gave the film 3/5 stars and said "Dacoit: A Love Story is a film of compelling beginnings and uneven resolutions.Read at source
Dacoit: A Love Story 2026 
Synopsis
Dacoit: A Love Story
Dacoit: A Love Story is a 2026 romantic action drama directed by Shaneil Deo and shot simultaneously in Telugu and Hindi. The film stars Adivi Sesh and Mrunal Thakur, with Anurag Kashyap and other actors in supporting roles.
- Director
- Shaneil Deo
- Release
- 10 Apr 2026
- Studio
- Annapurna Studios / S. S. Creations / Suniel Narang Production
- Run time
- 152 min
- Language
- Telugu, Hindi
Reviews
9 Indian-media reviews, grouped by reception.
Critics' consensus
Mixed
Critics' aggregate for Dacoit: A Love Story is 53/100 from 8 scored critic/publication reviews.
Synthesized by AI (gpt-5-codex-omdb-enricher) from 10 source-backed reviews — verify against the linked sources.Common praise
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- writing
Positive 6
Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of The Hindu wrote "For that to land, the writing of both characters and subplots needs to hold.Read at source
Simran Singh of Daily News and Analysis gave it 3/5 stars writing "Adivi Sesh and Mrunal Thakur's Dacoit is certainly an engaging, entertaining watch, and the credit goes to smart writing, giving a new spin to a mundane love story."Read at source
T Maruthi Acharya of India Today rated 2.5/5 stars and wrote "The first half earns your attention, the second half spends it unevenly, and you leave the theatre thinking about what it could have been rather than what it was."Read at source
Vinamra Mathur of Firstpost also gave the film 3.5/5 stars and wrote "Adivi Sesh-Mrunal Thakur's crime-drama is powered by its swiftness and unpredictability".Read at source
Yashaswini Sri of The Indian Express gave the film 3.5/5 stars and noted that it earns its emotional punches slowly rather than announcing them early.Read at source
Critical 3
Aishani Biswas of Outlook India rated 1.5/5 stars and wrote "Dacoit is a romance weighed down by ambition, where strong themes fail to find a convincing story."Read at source
Mayank Shekhar of Mid-Day rated 2/5 stars and wrote "Within all that design, gritty sepia tones, though, that tells you nothing about the characters, or takes the story forward - I've spent more time wondering about what was going through the filmmakers' heads, rather than what's in the film!"Read at source
Ronak Kotecha of The Times of India rated 2/5 stars and noted "Dacoit: The Love Story aims to ride that high with a mix of intensity, emotion and swagger.Read at source
Stills & artwork
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Details
Technical specs
- Release date
- 10 Apr 2026
- Run time
- 152 min
- Language
- Telugu, Hindi
- Country
- IN
- Director
- Shaneil Deo
- Studio
- Annapurna Studios / S. S. Creations / Suniel Narang Production
- Distributor
- Moksha Movies, Think Studios
Trivia
- The film was shot simultaneously in Telugu and Hindi languages.
- Anurag Kashyap made his acting debut in Telugu cinema with this film.
- Shruti Haasan was initially considered for the female lead but was replaced by Mrunal Thakur due to creative differences.
- Principal photography was primarily conducted in North India and the deserts of Rajasthan.
- The audio rights for the film's music were acquired by Sony Music India for ₹8 crores.
Tags
BilingualRomantic ActionAdivi SeshMrunal ThakurRevenge DramaHindi Cinema2026Hindi FilmReleasedHindi
