Read the Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi Movie Reviews - Kangana Ranaut
Average Rating: 5.9/10
Reviews Counted: 22
Positive: 14
Negative: 2
Mixed: 6
Raja Sen | Hindustan Times: 3/5
Kangana Ranaut is glorious, but the budgetary constrains show and the overall impact is Amar Chitra Katha ... Full Review
Ronak Kotecha | Times of India: 3.5/5
Manikarnika is a well-made film that highlights Kangana’s prowess as an actor. For a first time filmmaker, she undoubtedly shows spark and potential as a storyteller ... Full Review
Shubra Gupta | The Indian Express: 2.5/5
What keeps us with Manikarnika is Rani Ranaut, who in her best moments, owns her part, the narrative, and the screen ... Full Review
Bollywood Hungama: 3.5/5
MANIKARNIKA – THE QUEEN OF JHANSI is a well-made historical with the right scale, emotional quotient and battle sequences as its highpoint. Also, Kangana Ranaut's performance is the icing on the cake ... Full Review
Priyanka Sinha Jha | News18: 3.5/5
Manikarnika, is a brave attempt at resurrecting the legend of a heroic Indian Queen, a feat that it accomplishes ... Full Review
Saibal Chatterjee | NDTV: 1/5
Kangana Ranaut's Soulless Film Reduces Laxmi Bai To A Stunt Queen ... Full Review
Umesh Punwani | Koimoi: 3.5/5
The polished action sequences, Kangana Ranaut’s valorous attempt at doing something beyond our vision & a background score that fills up the powerhouse ... Full Review
Ganesh Nadar | Rediff: 4/5
Prasoon Joshi's dialogues are meant to make you feel patriotic and they do. The direction concentrates on the queen and everyone else is a prop ... Full Review
Anna MM Vetticad | FirstPost: 1.75/5
Kangana Ranaut is born to be an action star, but she needs to evolve as a director. Rani Lakshmibai was a great woman. She deserves better than a poorly written film that chooses to use her for its own self-serving ends ... Full Review
Meena Iyer | DNAIndia: 4/5
Even today, an important chapter in Indian history tomes is dedicated to the Queen of Jhansi. Watch her story unfold in this lavishly-mounted screen spectacle ... Full Review
Lakshana N Palat | India Today: 3/5
But despite Kangana's best efforts, Manikarnika fails to bring Rani Laxmibai to life in this exhausting and over-exaggerated drama ... Full Review
Suparna Sharma | Deccan Chronicle: 2/5
Rani Laxmi Bai deserved better. The problem is in the film’s writing, and direction. There is no fluidity to the story-telling ... Full Review
Anupama Chopra | Film Companion: 3/5
The film is not, in any way, a naturalistic or layered retelling. It’s purposefully simplistic and stylized, structured to burnish the legend ... Full Review
Jyoti Dwivedi | Live Hindustan: 2/5
कंगना रनौत ने जब अपनी पिछली फिल्म ‘सिमरन’के लेखन में हाथ आजमाया था, तो बात कुछ बनी नहीं थी। इस बार उन्होंने फिल्म ‘मणिकर्णिका’ के निर्देशन में हाथ आजमाया है। इस बार भी नतीजा वही रहा है। ... Full Review
Parag Chaphekar | Jagran: 3/5
कुलमिलाकर मणिकर्णिका एक ऐतिहासिक फिल्म है जो रानी लक्ष्मीबाई की साहस, बलिदान और उनकी शौर्यगाथा को बखूबी बड़े परदे पर दर्शाती है। महान नहीं लेकिन भव्य फिल्म है जिसे जरूर देखा जा सकता था। ... Full Review
Shubha Shetty Saha | Bhaskar: 3.5/5
दमदार है Kangana Ranaut की एक्टिंग, Ankita Lokhande भी जीतेंगी दिल, लेकिन कमजोर है 'मणिकर्णिका' का पहला हाफ ... Full Review
Shibaji Roychoudhury | Times Now News: 4/5
Manikarnika has many moments of genius and enough fire to keep you glued to the screen. Kangana’s performance as the iconic Rani of Jhansi is worth every penny spent ... Full Review
Troy Ribeiro | Sify: 2.5/5
Kangana shines in a superfluous narrative. Manikarnika is awe inspiring due to its grandeur but fails to touch the emotional chord in your heart ... Full Review
Stutee Ghosh | The Quint: 2.5/5
The problem in Manikarnika is not that Kangana Ranaut isn’t good. She is goddamn hard to look away from. Her stance and body language complement action sequences. Everything, including sword swagger, is perfect. In emotional scenes too, Kangana is exceptional. But everything and everyone else around her seem to be crumbling ... Full Review
Anita Iyer | Khaleej Times: 3.5/5
The film makes up for lack of grandeur, if any, with strong characters, powerful dialogues by Prasoon Joshi and a screenplay with a deft touch, rarely going over-the-top ... Full Review
R.M. Vijayakar | India West: 3.5/5
Overall, the film makes for a good watch, as it is a sincere effort. If the flaws and shortfalls had been corrected, it would have been a repeat-value, memorable epic ... Full Review
Pavni Jain | India TV: 2.5/5
Kangana Ranaut’s directorial craft is okay; Ankita Lokhande impresses ... Full Review
Manikarnika Bollywood Hindi Movie Reviews and Ratings from Top Film Critics.
Starring: Kangana Ranaut, Atul Kulkarni, Jisshu Sengupta
Director: Radha Krishna Jagarlamudi, Kangana Ranaut
Writer: K. V. Vijayendra Prasad, Prasoon Joshi
Genre(s): Period Drama
Release Date: 25 January, 2019