Kesari Veer Movie Cast/Actors: Sooraj Pancholi, Suniel Shetty, Vivek Anand Oberoi, Akanksha Sharma, Aruna Irani, kiran Kumar, Barkha Bisht & Others
Kesari Veer Movie Director: Prince Dhiman
Kesari Veer Movie Production House: Chauhan Studios & Panorama Studios
Kesari Veer Movie Release Date: 23rd May, 2025
Kesari Veer Movie Available On: Theatrical Release and (likely to be released on Zee 5 OTT Platform)
Kesari Veer Movie Released/Available In Languages: Hindi
Kesari Veer Movie Runtime: 2h 41m
Kesari Veer Movie Critic Review:
The Moghuls are bad, they wear black.
The Hindus are brave, they’re covered in saffron.
The screen is red – with blood. “I wanted it to be green,” sneers Zafar (Vivek Anand Oberoi) who wears kohl in his eyes, eyes the throne in Delhi, dreams of being called Sultan and targets Somnath Mandir where the faith of the kaafir resides.
Weaned on unwavering belief in ‘Har Har Mahadev’, Hamirji Gohil (Sooraj Pancholi) is courageous and chivalrous. It wins him the admiration of tigress Rajal (Akanksha Sharma) and her father Raja Vegdaji Bhil (Suniel Shetty), a devout Shiv bhakt.
Together, Hamirji and the Bhils will guard Somnath against the wicked Zafar Khan.
The battlelines between noble believer and cruel plunderer are so clearly drawn that Kanu Chauhan’s story and screenplay begins and ends there.
Prince Dhiman, the director, has the job of stretching it to a little over 2 hrs 40 mins with unnecessary flashbacks and a sparkless romance while dialogue writer Shitiz Srivastava strews ‘kaafir’ and ‘Islam kabool karo’ all over Zafar’s dialogues to underline the communal fuel of the antagonist. Sample: Every once in a while, Zafar will turn to his Qazi (Shiva Rindani) and ask, “Kya kehte hai kaafir?” The Qazi will translate from Sanskrit to Urdu or vice versa. For Gohil and Bhil, it’s “Shaastra se shastra samay”, time to pick up arms to save their faith.
Despite the sincerity and neat fighting skills of Sooraj Pancholi, the sturdy screen presence of Suniel Shetty and the well-performed menace of Vivek Anand Oberoi who gets a terrific entry, chaotic overkill damages the plot rendering it tiringly meaningless.
Not sure why Rajal is around when the ‘tigress’ doesn’t even contribute to the fight against Zafar. Not sure which era she belongs to considering some of her clothes (especially in a song sequence) are more contemporary than period.
Not sure what the all-knowing Jagdamba (Aroona Irani) is doing with the Bhils since there’s no value addition from her.
Not sure why so many perfect song situations are created (a Navratri dance, a romantic one and a classical score for Hamirji-Rajal’s wedding night; plus some BG moments for Shivji and Mahashivratri), when all of them sink under the listlessness of banality. There are a few well-picturised fight scenes, even a wrestling bout between Hamirji and Raja Bhil where just the bol in the background would’ve sufficed without music and a female singer making a mess of it. Symptomatic of the general overkill.
By the time Gohil and Khan have their final bout, tongues are cut, blood is spilled and the decapitation matches Kurukshetra levels.
If the makers wished to make a point like Chhaava did, they just lost the battle.
Kesari Veer Watch Or Not?: There’s little to draw the viewer to the theatre.
Kesari Veer Review Score Rating: 2 out of 5 (i.e. 2/5)
Kesari Veer Official Trailer:
Credits: Panorama Music
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