MellowPlex Score: 6.0/10
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Goes for mountains, settles for mole-hills
Review by: Rediff.com
Critic ReviewRating: 4.0 / 10
This movie is a perfect example of a city-bred director scanning our heartlands, and instead of taking in all the complexity, all the denseness, stopping to ask himself, "What are the corrections I can highlight in these lives, and how do I stitch together a narrative around these corrections?" Something like Thithi showed us what happens when the cryptic, the primitive, and the tribal aren't broken down by an urban eye, and they're documented like poetry. That movie made our senses swim. Here, Bose empowers a rural-child to say stuff like, "Sir, a great mountain deserves a great climber." There is clearly no escaping Rahul Bose's compassion. He wears it like a name tag.
An inspirational, goosebump-inducing story
Review by: indianexpress.com
Critic ReviewRating: 7.0 / 10
Fairytales do come true and the story of Poorna Malavath is the proof. Her biopic, directed by Rahul bose, does justice to the extraordinary story of a 13-year-old tribal girl climbing Mt Everest.
Neeraj Pandey’s Witty Writing Like A Wednesday & Special 26 Is Missed
Review by: Koimoi
Critic ReviewRating: 5.0 / 10
Naam Shabana falls short of becoming a la Baby. A tepid script makes this film a strictly a average watch.
The Story Of A 13 Year Old Girl Is Inspiring, But Not The Film’s Journey
Review by: Koimoi
Critic ReviewRating: 5.0 / 10
Rahul Bose’s attempt at bringing forth a story that many of us don’t know must be lauded.
A Heartfelt & Inspiring Story About 'Where There's A Will, There's A Way'!
Review by: www.filmibeat.com
Critic ReviewRating: 6.0 / 10
Poorna has its heart in the right place. It's like that comfort food which warms you up on days when things go low. Go for it if you are looking out for some extraordinary stories of ordinary people!
Rahul Bose overshadows an otherwise impressive narrative
Review by: Hindustan Times
Critic ReviewRating: 6.0 / 10
Poorna shows little of this, choosing to hide the import of the movie behind giant photographs of Ambedkar in the background at government office shots. Poorna is well intentioned and but in its hunt for ticket revenues and be palatable for a Hindi-speaking city audience, it sabotages what could have been a great film. Watch it strictly for the newbies.
Rahul Bose's underdog story has it all - drama, adventure, thrill
Review by: Firstpost
Critic ReviewRating: 7.0 / 10
The film handles that with reverence and sensitivity while addressing it’s additional motive: to deliver a message about realising dreams, maximising opportunities, encouraging the marginalised to break out of community constraints and caste shackles.
A SMALL FILM THAT STANDS TALL
Review by: Times of India
Critic ReviewRating: 8.0 / 10
Returning to a directorial capacity after 16 years, Rahul Bose recognizes the beauty in simplicity and uses it to the film's advantage. Grounded performances combined with stirring music elevate this relatively straightforward tale, making it essential viewing not only for the young Indian woman, but for anyone looking to scale great heights against all odds.
Rahul Bose 
Aditi Inamdar 
Heeba Shah 
Harsha Vardhan 
Manoj Kumar 
Salim-Sulaiman 
Salim Merchant