Petta Review | Rajinikanth

Synopsis: A hostel warden with a mysterious past is forced to take on a politician and his son.  

Times Of India 3.5/5 

Petta succeeds where Lingaa failed - it sticks to the formula, but it also makes it feel fresh and the film gives us the Thalaivar we all love - in loads.

The Hindu 3.5/5 

There are no significant confrontational sequences between the hero and villain to look forward to, but Karthik Subbaraj makes up for it by dishing out some interesting ‘twists’ in the last half hour – something that he’s well known for in Tamil cinema, thanks to Pizza and Jigarthanda. With Petta, he provides a feast that Rajinikanth fans have been waiting for a long time.  

Sify 3/5 

This Superstar film is a solid crowd pleaser.Karthik Subbaraj uses the Baasha formula of a gangster who is hiding his identity  

Behindwoods 3/5  

Style! Mass! Style! Petta is a celebration of Superstar Rajinikanth. Go enjoy it. We can safely say this is one of the most memorable Rajini films we've got. The film opens with a card: INSPIRED BY, PERFORMED BY, AND DEDICATED TO RAJINIKANTH. You can't agree more, and that's what the film is all about.