6.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Kaavalan (2011)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.3
Overview
Bhoominathan aka Bhoomi is introduced to us as a person who gets into many local fights. Worried about his future, his family sends him to Muthuramalingam (Raj Kiran), a much respected personality in his place Semmanur, to put Bhoomi's life on the right track. But things don't go as planned. Muthuramalingam's adversary threatens to kill his daughter Meera (Asin) as a revenge against his own daughter's fate. So Bhoomi is given the job of Meera's bodyguard at college. Meera goes to college with her friend Madhu but is irritated by Bhoomi's presence everywhere. So she devises a plan.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Overview
Bhoominathan aka Bhoomi is introduced to us as a person who gets into many local fights. Worried about his future, his family sends him to Muthuramalingam (Raj Kiran), a much respected personality in his place Semmanur, to put Bhoomi's life on the right track. But things don't go as planned. Muthuramalingam's adversary threatens to kill his daughter Meera (Asin) as a revenge against his own daughter's fate. So Bhoomi is given the job of Meera's bodyguard at college. Meera goes to college with her friend Madhu but is irritated by Bhoomi's presence everywhere. So she devises a plan.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film is a romantic drama centered on themes of loyalty, love, and personal sacrifice, which are presented as universal human virtues rather than through an explicit political lens. It focuses on individual relationships and moral choices without engaging in ideological discourse.
The movie features casting that is traditional for its cultural context, without incorporating explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. Its narrative does not critically portray traditional identities or center on explicit DEI themes, instead presenting traditional identities in a neutral or positive manner.
Secondary
The film 'Kaavalan' does not feature any discernible LGBTQ+ characters, themes, or storylines. Its narrative focuses on a heterosexual romantic drama, with no elements that touch upon queer identity or experiences, resulting in no direct LGBTQ+ portrayal.
The film 'Kaavalan' does not feature any transsexual characters or explore themes related to transsexual identity. Its plot focuses on a romantic action-comedy without incorporating such elements into its narrative, resulting in no depiction of transsexual issues.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Kaavalan (2011) is a remake of the Malayalam film Bodyguard (2010). All primary characters in the remake retain the same gender as their counterparts in the original film. No established character's gender was altered.
Kaavalan is a remake of the Malayalam film Bodyguard. The characters in both versions are portrayed by actors of Indian descent, maintaining the original racial depiction. There is no evidence of a character established as one race being portrayed as a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.0
5.7
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