# Revolver Rita
**Revolver Rita** (ரிவால்வர் ரீட்டா) is a 2025 Indian Tamil-language black comedy action film written and directed by JK Chandru, starring [Keerthy Suresh](https://www.edgepedia.org/keerthy-suresh) as Rita, a woman whose family becomes entangled in a gang war after a notorious gangster dies in her home.[1](https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/revolver-rita-release-date-keerthy-suresh-film-28-november-2816649-2025-11-10) • [2](https://www.netflix.com/in/title/81643034) It was produced by Sudhan Sundaram and Jagadish Palanisamy under the banners Passion Studios and The Route, and released in theaters worldwide on 28 November 2025.[3](https://therouteofficial.com/pages/productions/revolver-rita.html) • [4](https://m.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay?newsID=1298779)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Film | Revolver Rita (ரிவால்வர் ரீட்டா), 2025 Tamil action comedy crime drama[5](https://d1f72a6kha0tf8.cloudfront.net/revolver-rita) |
| Director and writer | JK Chandru, his second film after *Naveena Saraswathi Sabatham* (2013)[1](https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/revolver-rita-release-date-keerthy-suresh-film-28-november-2816649-2025-11-10) • [6](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/amp/story/tamil/news/2025/Nov/23/keerthy-sureshs-revolver-rita-clears-censorship-formalities) |
| Lead cast | Keerthy Suresh (Rita), Radhika Sarathkumar, Sunil, Super Subbarayan, Ajay Ghosh, Redin Kingsley, John Vijay[2](https://www.netflix.com/in/title/81643034) |
| Theatrical release | 28 November 2025, worldwide, in Tamil and Telugu; postponed from an initial 27 August date[4](https://m.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay?newsID=1298779) • [7](https://avenuemail.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/The-Avenue-Mail-Nov-11.pdf) |
| Certification | CBFC U/A 16+, certificate DIL/7/135/2025-Che dated 19 November 2025, certified length 142.9 minutes[8](https://cbfcindia.gov.in/cbfcAdmin/search-result.php?recid=Q0EwMzAyMTEyMDI1MDAwMTI%3D) |
| Box office | ₹47.6 million (₹4.76 crore) worldwide gross, ₹39.9 million (₹3.99 crore) India net[9](https://www.sacnilk.com/movie/Revolver_Rita_2025) |
| Streaming | Netflix from 26 December 2025 in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam[10](https://www.theweek.in/news/entertainment/2025/12/22/revolver-rita-ott-release-keerthy-suresh-s-crime-comedy-to-stream-on-this-date.amp.html) |
## Spoilers
### Plot
The [Central Board of Film Certification](https://www.edgepedia.org/central-board-of-film-certification)'s plot summary states that the gangster Dracula Pandian enters the house of Rita and dies in an argument. While going to dispose of the body, Rita is caught by Das, a businessman, who tells her he will give Pandian's head to Reddy and get 50 million (5 crores). In the end, Rita takes revenge by shooting Reddy, who killed her father.[8](https://cbfcindia.gov.in/cbfcAdmin/search-result.php?recid=Q0EwMzAyMTEyMDI1MDAwMTI%3D)
Netflix describes the premise as a woman who must protect her family from a dead gangster's vicious son, corrupt cops, and dangerous rivals after he dies in her home.[2](https://www.netflix.com/in/title/81643034) According to The Times of India's synopsis, the plot centers on a household of women who find themselves stuck with a gangster's corpse and must get rid of it before four parties learn of it: his son, an even more dangerous gangster, a dishonest policeman, and a vengeful head of a rival gang.[11](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/revolver-rita/movie-review/125638371.cms) In the film's credits, Super Subbarayan plays Dracula Pandiyan and Sunil plays his son Dracula Bobby.[12](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt26319590/credits/)
## Production and cast
**Crew.** The film was written and directed by JK Chandru, with music composed by [Sean Roldan](https://www.edgepedia.org/sean-roldan), cinematography by Dinesh B. Krishnan, editing by Praveen K.L., and action choreography by Dhilip Subbarayan.[1](https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/revolver-rita-release-date-keerthy-suresh-film-28-november-2816649-2025-11-10) • [8](https://cbfcindia.gov.in/cbfcAdmin/search-result.php?recid=Q0EwMzAyMTEyMDI1MDAwMTI%3D) Chandru had worked as a co-writer on films including *Chennai 28* and *Maanaadu*, and *Revolver Rita* marked his return to directing twelve years after *Naveena Saraswathi Sabatham* (2013).[13](https://nammatamilcinema.in/rivolver-rita-press-meet/) • [6](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/amp/story/tamil/news/2025/Nov/23/keerthy-sureshs-revolver-rita-clears-censorship-formalities)
**Cast.** Keerthy Suresh plays the title role of Rita, with [Radhika Sarathkumar](https://www.edgepedia.org/radhika-sarathkumar) as her mother, and supporting roles for Sunil, Ajay Ghosh, Redin Kingsley, John Vijay, Super Subbarayan, Suresh Chakravarthy, Sendrayan, and Kalyan Master.[2](https://www.netflix.com/in/title/81643034) • [12](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt26319590/credits/) For Suresh, it was her first Tamil release of 2025, after the Telugu film *[Uppu Kappurambu](https://www.edgepedia.org/uppu-kappurambu)* earlier that year.[6](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/amp/story/tamil/news/2025/Nov/23/keerthy-sureshs-revolver-rita-clears-censorship-formalities)
## Release and certification
The film was initially scheduled for 27 August 2025, timed to the Vinayaka Chathurthi weekend, but the release was postponed.[4](https://m.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay?newsID=1298779) In November 2025 the makers announced a worldwide theatrical release on 28 November, in Tamil and Telugu.[7](https://avenuemail.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/The-Avenue-Mail-Nov-11.pdf) A trailer was released in mid-November 2025; Filmibeat dates it 13 November and The Hollywood Reporter India 14 November.[14](https://filmibeat.com/tamil/movies/revolver-rita/story.html) • [15](https://www.hollywoodreporterindia.com/features/insight/revolver-rita-trailer-keerthy-suresh-in-a-comedy-of-errors)
The CBFC certified the film U/A 16+ on 19 November 2025 with a certified length of 142.9 minutes.[8](https://cbfcindia.gov.in/cbfcAdmin/search-result.php?recid=Q0EwMzAyMTEyMDI1MDAwMTI%3D) Australia's classification board rated it MA 15+ for "strong violence and suicide scenes", with a listed duration of 140 minutes, noting depictions of gun violence, a decapitated head, and revenge and gang-warfare themes.[16](https://www.classification.gov.au/titles/revolver-rita)
## Reception
**Critical response.** The film opened to mixed to negative reviews.[10](https://www.theweek.in/news/entertainment/2025/12/22/revolver-rita-ott-release-keerthy-suresh-s-crime-comedy-to-stream-on-this-date.amp.html) M Suganth of The Times of India rated it 2.0 out of 5, writing that the film plays like a cross between *Kolamaavu Kokila* and the dark-comedy skeleton of films like *Soodhu Kavvum*, but that "the blackness of the premise never fully loads, the comedy struggles to find its rhythm, the plotting feels predictable".[11](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/revolver-rita/movie-review/125638371.cms) Bhuvanesh Chandar of The Hindu, also rating it 2.0, called the post-intermission writing flat and the story predictable.[17](https://www.moviecrow.com/movie/4871/revolver-rita-tamil-movie-review/review) Latha Srinivasan of NDTV Movies, at 2.0, praised Keerthy Suresh's committed performance while judging the uneven screenplay the film's undoing, and Janani of India Today, at 1.5, called it a missed opportunity with a thin plot.[17](https://www.moviecrow.com/movie/4871/revolver-rita-tamil-movie-review/review) Vishal Menon of The Hollywood Reporter India described it as "a gratingly desperate attempt at being quirky".[18](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/revolver_rita) A Rediff review by Arjun Menon judged it a passable comedy that "does not use its inherent comic potential to its fullest", while noting that Radhika Sarathkumar "gets to walk away with some of the jokes".[19](https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/revolver-rita-review/20251128.htm)
**Box office.** Sacnilk tracked worldwide gross collections of ₹47.6 million (₹4.76 crore), all from India, with net collections of ₹39.9 million (₹3.99 crore) across about 9,750 shows; the Tamil version netted ₹31.4 million (₹3.14 crore) and the Telugu version ₹8.5 million (₹0.85 crore).[9](https://www.sacnilk.com/movie/Revolver_Rita_2025) Opening-day net collection was ₹7.5 million (₹0.75 crore) at 14.7 percent occupancy.[20](https://www.sacnilk.com/news/Revolver_Rita_2025_Box_Office_Collection_Day_Wise_Worldwide) Outside India, The Numbers recorded $3,954 from limited releases in Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.[21](https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Revolver-Rita-%282025-India%29) The Tamil Film Active Producers Association's December 2025 trade guide listed 32 new Tamil releases in November 2025 and noted that none gave the box office significant momentum.[22](https://tfapa.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Trade-Guide-Dec-2025.pdf)
## Streaming
Netflix announced a 26 December 2025 premiere, about a month after the theatrical release, with audio in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam; [The Week](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-week) reported that a Hindi version would not be available at launch.[10](https://www.theweek.in/news/entertainment/2025/12/22/revolver-rita-ott-release-keerthy-suresh-s-crime-comedy-to-stream-on-this-date.amp.html) • [2](https://www.netflix.com/in/title/81643034) Netflix lists the film's genres as crime, comedy, and action, and tags it as offbeat, dark comedy, chase, and revenge.[2](https://www.netflix.com/in/title/81643034)
## References
1. [Keerthy Suresh's Revolver Rita gets new release date, to hit theatres in November, India Today](https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/revolver-rita-release-date-keerthy-suresh-film-28-november-2816649-2025-11-10)
2. [Revolver Rita, Netflix](https://www.netflix.com/in/title/81643034)
3. [Revolver Rita, Productions, The Route](https://therouteofficial.com/pages/productions/revolver-rita.html)
4. [Keerthy Suresh's 'Revolver Rita' gets U/A certificate, set for November 28 release, Daijiworld](https://m.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay?newsID=1298779)
5. [Revolver Rita on Moviebuff.com](https://d1f72a6kha0tf8.cloudfront.net/revolver-rita)
6. [Keerthy Suresh's Revolver Rita clears censorship formalities, Cinema Express](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/amp/story/tamil/news/2025/Nov/23/keerthy-sureshs-revolver-rita-clears-censorship-formalities)
7. [The Avenue Mail, Jamshedpur, November 11, 2025 (IANS report)](https://avenuemail.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/The-Avenue-Mail-Nov-11.pdf)
8. [CBFC film search result: Revolver Rita](https://cbfcindia.gov.in/cbfcAdmin/search-result.php?recid=Q0EwMzAyMTEyMDI1MDAwMTI%3D)
9. [Revolver Rita (2025), Sacnilk](https://www.sacnilk.com/movie/Revolver_Rita_2025)
10. ['Revolver Rita' OTT release: Keerthy Suresh's crime comedy to stream on THIS date, The Week](https://www.theweek.in/news/entertainment/2025/12/22/revolver-rita-ott-release-keerthy-suresh-s-crime-comedy-to-stream-on-this-date.amp.html)
11. [Revolver Rita Movie Review: A black comedy that fires blanks more often than shots, The Times of India](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/revolver-rita/movie-review/125638371.cms)
12. [Revolver Rita (2025), Box Office Mojo](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt26319590/credits/)
13. [Keerthy Suresh நடிக்கும் 'ரிவால்வர் ரீட்டா', Namma Tamil Cinema](https://nammatamilcinema.in/rivolver-rita-press-meet/)
14. [Revolver Rita Story, Filmibeat](https://filmibeat.com/tamil/movies/revolver-rita/story.html)
15. ['Revolver Rita' Trailer: Keerthy Suresh In A Comedy of Errors, The Hollywood Reporter India](https://www.hollywoodreporterindia.com/features/insight/revolver-rita-trailer-keerthy-suresh-in-a-comedy-of-errors)
16. [Revolver Rita, Australian Classification](https://www.classification.gov.au/titles/revolver-rita)
17. [Revolver Rita Tamil Movie, Critics Review, MovieCrow](https://www.moviecrow.com/movie/4871/revolver-rita-tamil-movie-review/review)
18. [Revolver Rita, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/revolver_rita)
19. [Revolver Rita Review: OK-OK Comedy, Rediff.com](https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/revolver-rita-review/20251128.htm)
20. [Revolver Rita Box Office Collection, Day Wise, Worldwide, Sacnilk](https://www.sacnilk.com/news/Revolver_Rita_2025_Box_Office_Collection_Day_Wise_Worldwide)
21. [Revolver Rita (2025), Box Office and Financial Information, The Numbers](https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Revolver-Rita-%282025-India%29)
22. [Tamil Cinema Trade Guide, December 2025, TFAPA](https://tfapa.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Trade-Guide-Dec-2025.pdf)
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