Our suggested age14+
Movie family guide Reviewed 17 Aug 2026

Sairat

2016 Marathi 2h 46m

Sairat is a 2016 Indian Marathi-language feature film, directed by Nagraj Manjule, researched as drama, romance.

Overall family watch Use Caution
Comfortable with parents? Yes

What families should know

Six content ratings

Scores run from 0 (none) to 5 (severe). Every score includes a spoiler-light explanation.

Why age 14+?

Violence, Gore & Scariness Sairat: moderate evidence-based concern for violence, gore or scariness; severity 3/5 from researched production, genre, premise and advisory evidence.
Moderate 3/5

The 3/5 severity for violence, gore or scariness is based on verified production identity, genre, premise and selected advisory evidence gathered for Sairat. The strongest family concern identified in this research is violence or threat, suspense, crime-related conflict and potentially disturbing situations. This is a spoiler-light editorial rating rather than an official CBFC classification. Where scene-level documentation is incomplete, the score deliberately avoids treating undocumented material as proof that the category is absent.

Sex, Romance & Nudity Sairat: very mild evidence-based concern for sex, romance or nudity; severity 1/5 from researched production, genre, premise and advisory evidence.
Very Mild 1/5

The 1/5 severity for sex, romance or nudity is based on verified production identity, genre, premise and selected advisory evidence gathered for Sairat. The strongest family concern identified in this research is violence or threat, suspense, crime-related conflict and potentially disturbing situations. This is a spoiler-light editorial rating rather than an official CBFC classification. Where scene-level documentation is incomplete, the score deliberately avoids treating undocumented material as proof that the category is absent.

Language & Abusive Words Sairat: mild evidence-based concern for language or abusive words; severity 2/5 from researched production, genre, premise and advisory evidence.
Mild 2/5

The 2/5 severity for language or abusive words is based on verified production identity, genre, premise and selected advisory evidence gathered for Sairat. The strongest family concern identified in this research is violence or threat, suspense, crime-related conflict and potentially disturbing situations. This is a spoiler-light editorial rating rather than an official CBFC classification. Where scene-level documentation is incomplete, the score deliberately avoids treating undocumented material as proof that the category is absent.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking Sairat: very mild evidence-based concern for alcohol, drugs or smoking; severity 1/5 from researched production, genre, premise and advisory evidence.
Very Mild 1/5

The 1/5 severity for alcohol, drugs or smoking is based on verified production identity, genre, premise and selected advisory evidence gathered for Sairat. The strongest family concern identified in this research is violence or threat, suspense, crime-related conflict and potentially disturbing situations. This is a spoiler-light editorial rating rather than an official CBFC classification. Where scene-level documentation is incomplete, the score deliberately avoids treating undocumented material as proof that the category is absent.

Sensitive & Disturbing Themes Sairat: moderate evidence-based concern for sensitive or disturbing themes; severity 3/5 from researched production, genre, premise and advisory evidence.
Moderate 3/5

The 3/5 severity for sensitive or disturbing themes is based on verified production identity, genre, premise and selected advisory evidence gathered for Sairat. The strongest family concern identified in this research is violence or threat, suspense, crime-related conflict and potentially disturbing situations. This is a spoiler-light editorial rating rather than an official CBFC classification. Where scene-level documentation is incomplete, the score deliberately avoids treating undocumented material as proof that the category is absent.

Family Awkwardness / Watch-with-Parents Rating Sairat: very mild evidence-based concern for shared-family-viewing awkwardness; severity 1/5 from researched production, genre, premise and advisory evidence.
Very Mild Awkwardness 1/5

The 1/5 severity for shared-family-viewing awkwardness is based on verified production identity, genre, premise and selected advisory evidence gathered for Sairat. The strongest family concern identified in this research is violence or threat, suspense, crime-related conflict and potentially disturbing situations. This is a spoiler-light editorial rating rather than an official CBFC classification. Where scene-level documentation is incomplete, the score deliberately avoids treating undocumented material as proof that the category is absent.

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Credits and facts

Movie details

Release date
29 April 2016
Runtime
166 minutes
Country
India
Languages
Marathi
Genres
Drama, Romance
Director
Nagraj Manjule
Cast
Rinku Rajguru, Akash Thosar, Suresh Vishwakarma, Suraj Pawar, Arbaz Shaik, Tanaji Galgunde
Production company
Zee Studios; Aatpat Production; Essel Vision Productions

Spoiler-free synopsis

For families

Editorial guidance

Context for discussing the story and deciding whether it fits your household.

01

Positive messages

Constructive themes or examples.

Constructive discussion around Sairat can focus on empathy, responsibility, honesty and the consequences of characters’ choices. The researched Drama, Romance context can help families discuss how people respond to pressure, relationships, conflict and social expectations. Where characters make flawed decisions, parents can compare those choices with safer, fairer or more compassionate alternatives and separate dramatic storytelling from appropriate real-world behaviour.

02

Negative behaviours

Conduct that may need context.

The principal concern identified for Sairat is violence or threat, suspense, crime-related conflict and potentially disturbing situations. Characters may also make risky, deceptive, aggressive or impulsive choices that younger viewers could misread without context. Social attitudes, relationship behaviour or conflict may require explanation. Because a complete scene-by-scene audit was not available, this guide does not mark violence, sexual material, harsh language, substance use or disturbing themes as absent merely because a catalog source is silent.

03

Topics to discuss

Conversation starters after viewing.

Parents can discuss which choices in Sairat protect other people and which create harm, whether consequences feel fair, and how the story handles trust, relationships and responsibility. Another useful topic is media literacy: an official CBFC certificate, an OTT platform label and an editorial age recommendation serve different purposes. For older children and teenagers, ask how the film’s genre shapes conflict, humour, romance, fear or social commentary and what would work differently in real life.

Final recommendation

Our family-viewing take

Suggested minimum age: 14+. The family-viewing verdict is use_caution; for children it is no, for teenagers mostly, and for parents yes. The strongest concerns are violence or threat, suspense, crime-related conflict and potentially disturbing situations. Because an exact title-specific Indian CBFC page and a complete scene-by-scene advisory were not verified, this is a cautious editorial recommendation. Shared viewing is most comfortable at or above the suggested age, with parental preview recommended for younger or sensitive viewers.

Reviewed by With Family Editorial Team · 17 Aug 2026 · Updated 17 Aug 2026

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