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TrueHello Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

Bessie Smyth Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

Kimball Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

Shekhar Tomar Imagine yourself committing a crime regardless of its nature or degree, the first thing that your conscious tells you that the action you are performing is wrong lawfully or in value. Reason : Wisdom. So what drives a serial killer insane? Raman Raghav 2.0 tells us such a tale.The movie follows the story of two such identities: a serial killer inspired by the famous RAMAN RAGHAV who claims that he can talk to YAMA and his killings are a result of their conversation & a cop drenched so deep into intoxication that he's unable to sleep. But this movie is not about the usual killings and the manhunt of the unidentified. Raman Raghav 2.0 focuses on how two men are different from each other and yet so similar & how the monster inside somehow connects both of them. Ramanna(Nawazuddin Siddqui) is a slum dweller who kills for any reason let that be the person drunk driving and confronting him or someone who is just sleeping on the road but above all he kills because 'he has to' just like he eats food or drinks water. On the other side of the story is Raghavan(Vicky Kaushal), a senior police inspector addicted to drugs who can go to any degree just to hide this fact from the whole police department. In between is Simmy(Sobhita Dhulipala), the girlfriend of Raghavan madly in love with him but unafraid of his psychic anger. What follows is a thrilling game of cat and mouse between both the men where the hunter is being hunted & people being killed and all for a paranoid reason.Nawaz with this character proves that there are few better than him in the industry at the moment. He performs the role so convincingly so can't question him in even a single frame. Sobhita Dhulipala is subtle and holds her character impressively but her character is largely one-dimensional. The star of the movie though is Vicky Kaushal. The anti-hero abused by his father in childhood, Vicky with his rugged face, bristling eyes & addiction to drugs has owned the character which is completely in contrast to the roles in his earlier movies.A genius in Anurag Kashyap has taken this movie to another level with his direction.Bollywood's best psychological thriller.

Saibal Bandopadhyay It started off very energetically. There was that chilly feel to it. The protagonist who is actually a psycho killer, roaming around the streets unnoticed. Then he goes on to murder people whom he doesn't like or if someone comes in his way. In the latter stages, it got kinda confusing as it was hard to relate Ramanna(Nawazuddin) and his actions with the troubled cop Raghavan. Though there were some indications which suggested that there will be, at some point of the story, a clash between the two. The final 15 minutes cleared all the confusions and brought a not so happy but an ending to the film. It's quite natural to not have a happy ending when the protagonist is actually on the negative side. The film could have turned out boring if not for Nawaz's easy, natural acting. He stole the show with his attitude. To sum it up, one could say that its a movie where you feel bad for the victims but you do enjoy the actions of the villain( well, in this case the hero). Good movie. Worth a watch

DareDevilKid Reviewed by: Dare Devil Kid (DDK)Rating: 5/5 starsMovie-buffs all over, it's time to rejoice because one of India's cinematic masters is back in his elements, doing what he does best – engrossing us in a rich canvas or visual story-telling, striking a perfect balance between high-quality art and higher-quality entertainment, and teasing us till the very hand till we're all but eating out of the palm of hand. With Raman Raghav 2.0, Anurag Kashyap comes roaring back into form after the commercial and critical debacle that was Bombay Velvet. He delves deep into the psyche of a bona- fide psycho – clearly defining the difference between a sociopath and a psychopath – and comes up with a film that's as cinematically thrilling as it's psychologically haunting.Nawaz, who plays the notorious serial-killer Raman, is inspired by the real-life serial-killer, Raman Raghav, who used to terrorize Mumbai's streets back in the 1960s. He's completely devoid of emotional connect, except when he feels the pleasure of smashed brains and flowing blood. The screenplay (fabulously researched and intricately constructed by Kashyap and Vasan Bala) follows his exploits as he navigates the bylanes, slums, and rundown apartments of Mumbai, piling on the bodies and indulging his dark fantasies. Scenes where you see pure pleasure in his eyes as he targets his kill are testimony of the kind of effort and thought-process gone into making this film. But it isn't just the directing, writing, and acting that makes it so great. Every minor thing like the editing between scenes and dark lighting of dingy locations adds to the depth of the film. Even the songs strike a perfect chord to take the plot forward, with Behooda being particularly transitional to the narrative.However, Raman Raghav 2.0 isn't just about the thrills and chills one wants a movie of this kind. Yes, it delivers all that, and in copious amounts, but it's also so much more. From the opening sequence, where Raman wants others to know (and chooses the police no less) of his devilish deeds and brilliantly devious mind, we realize that here's a character striptease of a man on the opposite spectrum of society; the type we've heard about on the news or read in leading dailies, but haven't really had the misfortune to encounter in reality.You're literally made to feel Raman's madness regardless how much it scares you. And credit for this has to go as much to the Nawazuddin as its owed to Kashyap and his team. The actor, who has enthralled us with many a gut-wrenching performance in the past, as arguably delivered his finest yet. He's as effective rolling in the gutter to hide from the police as he's in terrorizing his own family while giving into his sinister cravings. And it would have been so easy for any actor to portray Raman as a cliché of similar characters known to moviegoers, but it's Nawaz's deep understanding of his character and methodical approach to it that makes it stand out from scores of other psychos portrayed on screen before – like the comic touch he bring to the maniacal role without overdoing it.Nawaz makes you believe that he was born to commit these hideous acts, which is why he can't really help himself. And, it's this conviction that makes you also believe when he goes in search of his partner-in-crime. After all he's Raman, and he needs a Raghav to form a deadly-duo in reverence of the murderer he idolizes. Who he chooses as his accomplice or his better-half like he puts it? Well, that twist will literally shake the ground beneath your feet. It's certainly not something you'd want us to reveal.Hunting this monster is Vicky Kaushal, who plays the DCP of the Mumbai Police Force unlike any cop we've seen in Indian cinema before. He's an addict to the core, and has no apologies about being one just like Nawaz has none about his murderous vices. Kaushal is as emotionally bare as Nawaz, with the only difference being that they emotional voids are targeted at the opposite spectrums of the law. Kaushal can't even bond with his girlfriend, Sobhita Dhulipala, who shines in a small but significant role, showing that a character doesn't need to be major in order to be meaty. And, kudos to Kashyap for once again using his keen eye to spot fresh talent. The cat-and- mouse played between the psycho and the cop hurtles to consequences you'd never see coming, with Kaushal playing the perfect foil to Nawaz's devilry.Kashyap ensures that we get as up close and personal, with this evil mayhem, as could be possible through the medium of cinema. He literally directs the heck out of Raman Raghav 2.0. Scenes are palpable tense, emotions are stripped bare, and you have no clue about what could come next. Just like in the mind of a true psycho, anything and everything is fair game in this movie. It's unlike anything you've seen in Indian cinema before because while we've had great thrillers, we've never seen a no-holds-barred, blood-soaked spectacle of this kind.Raman Raghav 2.0 is in the league of darkly demented suspense films like Psycho and Se7en, and Nawaz's character is up there with the greatest psychos ever seen in the history of cinema.

shivamt25 Anurag Kashyap has always been the one who experiments a lot with his movies. Watching his movies, you hate what is happening but love the movie at the same time. Raman Raghav was also a roller coaster ride.This movie is like a book with different chapters dealing with different situations and characters. It displays emotions like never seen before. Each scene says something, nothing is redundant or useless. No one in the movie performed below my satisfaction level. All the new actors gave amazing support to the main characters, who were Raman and Raghav. Nawazuddin Siddiqui has achieved a special place in my heart now. He is doing wonders. It looks like he understood exactly the thought process of the cinematographer, the essence of the story and the dream of the director.But most of all, I like the way it ended. It is really an example of unconventional cinema.