Court: State vs A Nobdoy Movie Review

The movie Court: A State vs Nobody, a courtroom drama featuring Priyadarshi and centered around a POCSO case, has been receiving a lot of praise online, especially post its OTT release. But honestly, it doesn’t live up to the hype – not at all.

The title Court feels off, and the tagline doesn't do justice either. If the film had any real weight or substance, it deserved a more fitting name.

The story is set in 2013, but that year doesn’t hold much relevance apart from a throwaway line mentioning that it's been a year since POCSO was enacted. Has anything changed since then that would affect the plot if set today? We don’t get an answer. Does it point to any real-life case? Nothing clear on that either. If anything, they could’ve shifted it to 1974 – the year India abolished the jury system – because the courtroom scenes still feel like they’re trying to sway a jury rather than addressing a judge.

The romantic angle, on the other hand, is a highlight – genuinely sweet and enjoyable. If they had expanded that and made a full film out of just that part, maybe called it Courtship instead of Court, it would’ve worked a lot better. There were no annoying bits or lags in that portion; it flowed smoothly and deserves appreciation. Unfortunately, the courtroom scenes also flowed the same way – which isn’t a compliment here. They lacked intensity, key moments, or the authenticity we expect in a legal drama. Compared to films like Jai Bhim, Gargi, Pink, or Jolly LLB (Manithan), this one doesn’t come close.

Considering the sensitivity of the topic, you’d expect a strong and credible legal backdrop. But here, the legal details seem conveniently adjusted, and the antagonist's motive is unclear. A typical antagonist would’ve directly threatened the boy, but here, he seems strangely aware of the script, taking the more "cinematic" route of filing a case just to steer the story into courtroom territory.

The film does bring up an interesting idea – that our legal system follows Boolean logic rather than fuzzy logic – but it barely scratches the surface. There was potential, especially for a Tollywood film, and while the core is flawed, it's still a decent one-time watch.