Gopinath Rajendran of The Hindu wrote that "Hitler, had it released a few decades ago, would have been the textbook example of a vigilante film.Read at source
Hitler 2024
Synopsis
Hitler
Hitler is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by Dhana. The film was produced by T. D.
- Director
- Dhana
- Studio
- —
- Run time
- 128 min
- Language
- Tamil
Reviews
6 Indian-media reviews, grouped by reception.
Critics' consensus
Unfavorable
Critics' aggregate for Hitler is 40/100 from Anusha Sundar (OTTplay) and Avinash Ramachandran (The Indian Express).
Synthesized by AI (gpt-5-codex-omdb-enricher) from 7 source-backed reviews — verify against the linked sources.Watch points
- writing
Positive 3
Jayabhuvaneshwari B of The New Indian Express wrote that "The film's ideas about dictatorship have potential but are explored very superficially.Read at source
Kirubhakar Purushothaman of News18 wrote, "This vigilante plot is from director Shankar's debut film Gentleman (1993).Read at source
Critical 3
Anusha Sundar of OTTplay gave it two out of five stars and opined that "Hitler is a bland political thriller that struggles to stay true to its genre.Read at source
Avinash Ramachandran of The Indian Express rated the film two out of five stars and wrote that "Right from the title that follows Vijay Antony's habit of choosing 'negative' names for his films to the actions of the protagonists and even the antagonists, everything feels like unfulfilled potential in Hitler.Read at source
Harshini SV of The Times of India rated the film two-and-a-half out of five stars and wrote, "A predictable story is never an issue, only until the film is self-aware of it.Read at source
Media & trailers
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Details
Soundtrack
- Tappasu Vijay Antony, Junior Nithya
- Adiyaathi Mervin Solomon
- Maayamo Krithika Nelson
- Poomazhai Harishankar KS, Sanjana Kalmanje
- Ringu Chaku Rakshita Suresh, Vivek Siva
- I'm Coming for You Vivek Siva
- Hitler Motion Poster Theme
- The Dream Theme
Technical specs
- Run time
- 128 min
- Language
- Tamil
- Country
- IN
- Director
- Dhana
Trivia
- The film was written and directed by Dhana, who previously served as chief associate director for Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan I and II.
- Vijay Antony appears younger in the film due to specific makeup, styling, and a wig used to emphasize romantic aspects.
- Charan Raj was selected for the role because filmmakers sought an experienced actor who had been relatively inactive in Tamil cinema as of 2023.
- The film was produced by T. D. Rajha and D. R. Sanjay Kumar under the banner Chendur Film International.
- Hitler was released on 27 September 2024.