Katangari Goes to Town

2025

Comedy / Mystery / Thriller

2
IMDb Rating 4.3/10 10 40 40

Plot summary

Quirky "Katangari", a Retired Police Inspector and legendary sleuth is called to Abuja to investigate the murder of his international businesssman cousin, Chief Bello Gyang. Suspects include Bello's family friends and associates all confined in his beautiful mansion until the culprit can be identified.

Director

Reuben Reng Photo
Reuben Reng

Top cast

Wapi Barau Photo
Wapi Barau as Bandit
Patrick Longpoe Photo
Patrick Longpoe as Rambo
Emmanuel Edesiri Photo
Emmanuel Edesiri as Dalong
Olufemi Ojoye Photo
Olufemi Ojoye as Gardener
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1.02 GB
1280*534
English 2.0
NR
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24 fps
1 hr 54 min
Seeds 4
2.1 GB
1920*800
English 5.1
NR
us  es  fr  pt  
24 fps
1 hr 54 min
Seeds 3

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by panta-4 5 / 10

Do not expect too much!

Kicking off 2025, we have Katangari Goes to Town, directed by Reuben Reng, which tries to blend mystery and humor but falls a bit flat. The story revolves around Katangari, a retired police inspector who's dragged back into action for a big investigation in Abuja.Things get rolling when Katangari's cousin, Chief Bello Gyang, a well-known international businessman, is found dead under mysterious circumstances. This shocking twist sets up a classic whodunit scenario, turning the family estate into a hotbed of tension and intrigue-though it doesn't quite hit the mark. Reng aims for a gripping atmosphere, but instead, we get a rather dull vibe as Bello's relatives, friends, and associates are stuck in the mansion, each hiding secrets and motives as dark as the night of the murder.Character development is pretty much nonexistent, with Katangari coming off as an investigator with sharp observational skills but not much else. The chemistry between the actors is lacking, making it tough to stay engaged with the investigation and the lengthy explanations. While Reng tries to make every character a potential suspect, it doesn't really keep the audience on their toes-most of us just lost interest!Katangari's dry humor and his interactions with the quirky cast are decent but don't really bring anything new to the murder mystery genre.On the visual side, Katangari Goes to Town looks good, with cinematography that captures the vibrant side of Abuja-just the upscale areas, though! It feels like the film took a few wrong turns and ended up lost along the way!
Reviewed by ngandacinema 2 / 10

we knew the murderer from the start

DELICIOUS-It's always exciting when Nollywood comes up with fresh stories especially an investigative one. Thank you for giving us something different to watch?-It was great to see different faces like Bethel Njoku (playing pastor Dominion), Wash (Victor Panwal), and Patience Ujah (playing Mima)BLAND-Katangari is supposed to be a skilled and mind-blowing investigator, but that opening scene didn't exhibit his prowess at all. It was cheesy? And the rest of his investigation process didn't make you scratch your head. It was linear...-Apart from pst. Dominion who brought some zest to the story, acting was regretfully poor. No memorable character. A story like this calls for drama especially that 'everyone is a suspect', abeg bring out tragedy, laughter, suspense, or some frightening moments to plunge the audience into the story...-Sadly, too many clues from the beginning gave away the murderer that in the end, we were not surprised when the person was revealed?The film had great potentials but it was unfortunately not well developed, bummer...
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