Dorothy

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Dorothy

Sep 2026

2h 26m

Drama

Action

Adventure

Crime

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Set against the backdrop of rural Tamil Nadu, Dorothy explores friendship, love, violence, caste, patriarchy, and the emotions men are taught to suppress. When Karthi and Subbu are brought back together on a road journey, buried secrets from their past begin to surface -- and Dorothy changes everything.

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Namrata Joshi

The New Indian Express

Oct 6, 2026

It’s flamboyantly mounted, has an expansive canvas with the rural Madurai landscape becoming a character itself.

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Anupama Chopra

The Hollywood Reporter India

Sep 28, 2026

Ambitious and Audacious

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Santanu Das

Hindustan Times

13 hrs ago

Dorothy rises up to this often tragic conclusion to trans lives in cinema and asks, why can't a trans woman be seen without the tragedy, without the fear and constant pain attached to her body?

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Akhil Arora

The Long Take Podcast

19 hrs ago

The film’s heavy-handed and preachy dialogue—plus inconsistent directing—threatens to derail a familiar rural gangster story that seamlessly shifts genres into a sensitive exploration of a transgender woman embracing her true identity.

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Anand Sudha

In Review Online

Oct 24, 2026

[With Dorothy], Subburaj... finally unleashes the liberatory potential of the masala genre he has spent all these years working toward.

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Tatsam Mukherjee

The Wire (INDIA)

Oct 10, 2026

Dorothy is the work of a film-lover. That’s, perhaps, its biggest strength. But, by the end of the film, it also seems like its most glaring limitation.

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Art

Oct 7, 2026

Walked out of the theatre with a heavy heart.

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Vimoshiny Murugan

Sep 30, 2026

It was a great experience.

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Annamalai

Sep 26, 2026

Story is intense and excellent view of acceptance from the audience.. Screenplay should have been better in the second half is my opinion

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Sheeba

Sep 26, 2026

Such a beauty ♥️♥️ Best movie of 2026, must watch ♥️♥️

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R T

@Badassatron 18 hrs ago

The unexpected love story at the end caught me off guard but I actually loved it. It was a surprising yet satisfying way to end the movie.

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Vignesh K

@RT10218241 20 hrs ago

Wonderful screenplay and outstanding performances.

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Karthik Subbaraj

Director

Keerthy Suresh

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Sananth

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Rishikanth

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Jyoti Deshpande

Producer

Guneet Monga Kapoor

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Synopsis

Set against the backdrop of rural Tamil Nadu, Dorothy explores friendship, love, violence, caste, patriarchy, and the emotions men are taught to suppress. When Karthi and Subbu are brought back together on a road journey, buried secrets from their past begin to surface -- and Dorothy changes everything.

Director: Karthik Subbaraj
Producer: Jyoti Deshpande, Guneet Monga Kapoor, Achin Jain
Distributor: Jio Studios
Production Co: Sikhya Entertainment, Dhammam Films
Genre: Drama, Action, Adventure, Crime
Original Language: Tamil
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 25, 2026, Limited
Runtime: 2h 26m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1

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