IMDb ratings: 'Jai Bhim' beats heavyweights like 'The Godfather', 'The Shawshank Redemption'

Suriya-starrer film 'Jai Bhim' which tells the story of judicial violence faced by a tribal community, is being loved by both critics and fans, and the film's IMDb ratings are proof.

The film sits at an IMDb rating of 9.6 with 1,17,000 users. The previous two films on IMDb with the highest ratings were legendary hits like 'The Shawshank Redemption' and 'The Godfather' with ratings of 9.3 (with 2.5 million users) and 9.2 (with 1.7 million users).

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The film has also attracted considerable controversy. The Vanniyar Sangam sent a legal notice to actor and producer Suriya, the film's director over the depiction of the Vanniyar community in 'Jai Bhim'. Suriya’s fans, filmmakers, and several actors have expressed their support for the actor and the film.

'Jai Bhim' is inspired by a real-life pro-bono human rights case fought by retired Madras High Court judge K Chandru, when he was an advocate at the same court. The film was released to an overwhelmingly positive response on Amazon Prime Video earlier this month.