Vala: Story of a Bangle

Name: Vala: Story of a Bangle
Director: Muhashin
Genre: Musical
Released: 2025-09-19
Rating: 1.8
Cast: Vijayaraghavan, Lukman Avaran, Dhyan Sreenivasan, Shanthi Krishna, Raveena Ravi

Directed by Muhashin

TezScore36/100 Unfavourable reception Unfavorable Early coverage · 2 scored of 4 Indian-media reviews How TezScore works

131 min 19 Sep 2025

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Synopsis

Vala: Story of a Bangle

Vala (transl. Bangle): Story of a Bangle is a 2025 Indian Malayalam-language action comedy drama film directed by Muhashin and written by Harshad. The film stars Vijayaraghavan, Lukman Avaran, Dhyan Sreenivasan, Shanthi Krishna, Raveena Ravi and Sheethal Joseph.

Director: Muhashin
Release: 19 Sep 2025
Run time: 131 min
Language: Malayalam

Reviews

Indian-media reviews, grouped by reception.

Critics' consensus

Unfavorable

Critics' aggregate for Vala: Story of a Bangle is 35/100 from Anandu Suresh (The Indian Express) and Vivek Santhosh (Cinema Express).

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Reception Order

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The Indian Express Anandu Suresh

★★★★★ ★★★★★ 2.0

Anandu Suresh of The Indian Express rated the film 2/5 stars, praising the performance of the cast, "good stunt" choreography, cinematography, and editing, which executed the three physical altercation scenes.

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The Hindu Shilpa Nair Anand

Shilpa Nair Anand of The Hindu stated that Vala: Story of a Bangle "fails to capitalise on an interesting idea." She praised the cast performances, but criticised that the characters lacked depth.

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OnManorama Swathi P. Ajith

Ajith of Onmanorama stated that Vala: Story of a Bangle is "a gleaming idea dulled by uneven execution." The film's tone "often tips to melodrama", which makes the audience distant.

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