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Size Zero

Size Zero

2015125 minMidcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Director
Prakash Kovelamudi
Starring
Anushka Shetty, Arya, Sonal Chauhan, Urvashi

An overweight, young woman, who finds it hard to land a husband, learns to accept her 'Size Sexy' figure and leads an awareness campaign against a dubious slimness centre.

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Where can I watch Size Zero?

As of October 24, 2026, MovieCove lists Size Zero streaming on Prime Video and ZEE5 and to rent or buy on Apple TV and Prime Video.

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Highlights

What stands out about Size Zero?

Size Zero earns 2 badges, led by Award Winner and Hopeful.

  • Craft and mood
  • Awards and box office

Reception

Is Size Zero worth watching?

Size Zero's Midcredits score is the 30th percentile of all films, from 3.5K ratings across 4 sources. 37% liked it (rated it 7 or higher out of 10).

Midcredits score

How well it was received

30th percentile

Better received than 30% of films

33rd percentile among Comedy31st percentile among 2010s
Acclaim (how much people like it)29th
Approval (how many liked it)33rd

55 /100

29th percentile of all films

31st percentile among Comedy31st percentile among 2010s

Rating distribution

A broad spread centered near 6.0 — solid but not unanimous.

37% liked it

33rd percentile of all films

36th percentile among Comedy33rd percentile among 2010s
37% rated it 7–1063% rated it 1–6

Awards

0 Oscars won · 0 Oscar noms · 1 wins / 2 noms overall

Reach

How many have seen it

54th percentile

3.5K ratings across platforms

47th percentile among Comedy57th percentile among 2010s
TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 1% in 30 days

Box office

Worldwide gross$17K

11th percentile earner in its genre.

What reviewers say

Common ground

The film has a well-intentioned, socially relevant message about weight and self-acceptance, though it's wrapped in a formulaic, often uneven romantic comedy.

Fans praised

  • Anushka Shetty's dedicated, endearing lead performance
  • Funny, clean comedy and entertaining tone
  • Clear, relevant social message about self-love and rejecting quick-fix weight loss

Detractors panned

  • Clichéd love triangle and predictable plot
  • Cheap body-shaming jokes undermine the message
  • Dragging screenplay and boring stretches

What stands out

ActingDivisive82

Anushka's transformative, charming performance is the centerpiece; supporting cast mixed

DialogueDivisive68

Witty, funny at times but some cheap body-shaming gags

HumorDivisive65

Some clean, genuinely funny comic timing but also eye-rolling jokes

Emotional impactDivisive65

Sweety's self-love journey is heartwarming, but gets preachy

OriginalityDivisive62

Novel plus-size awareness concept buried in familiar trappings

CharactersDivisive55

Sweety's self-love journey works, but lovers and villain are underwritten

Plot and storyDivisive40

Predictable love triangle; logic gaps in the slimming-centre campaign

Pacing30

Slow screenplay, boring stretches, weak second half

Watch experience

What is Size Zero like to watch?

Conclusions only — categories and positions, no plot detail.

Easy laugh: browse every movie of this kind

Watch this when you want something light that makes you laugh.

It leaves you hopeful. Skip it when you want something with weight.

ToneFeelDemandwhat the answer rests onexact position · filled zone: the category

What it asks of you

Very little.

What it feels like

Easy laugh.

Moods
HopefulJoyfulTense
Heaviest: late
Warm humor
Register
WarmSentimental · 8% of films
Told as
Three-act: Setup, confrontation, resolution — the default Hollywood shape.
ToneThe film plays its romantic comedy and social message straight, with broad comic sequences and sincere emotional beats, never winking at the audience.
The rideThe film is mostly light and comedic, with a hopeful and joyful mood, but becomes tense in the later act when Sweety confronts the clinic.
StructureThe synopsis indicates a linear chronological story, moving from Sweety's carefree life through romantic disappointment, weight-loss decision, and campaign against the slimming center.

How it leaves you

what you carry away

Hopeful.

HopefulRousing · 10% of films
Why it leaves you this wayThe film leaves its audience with a positive message of self-acceptance and the courage to fight against harmful quick-fix weight-loss schemes, inspiring a sense of empowerment.
How it ends · evidence
Bittersweet ending

Story archetype

where it sits among all films
Monster — 21% of films. A threat menaces the hero's world and must be defeated.Rags — 3% of films. A rise from lowliness to fortune, status, or recognition.Quest — 10% of films. A journey toward a defined objective, with companions and obstacles.Voyage — 4% of films. Into a strange world and back again, changed.Comedy — 11% of films. Confusion and cross-purposes resolved into harmony.Tragedy — 9% of films. A flaw or fixation drives the protagonist to ruin.Rebirth — 13% of films. A stalled or darkened life reopened and renewed.Mystery — 7% of films. A question drives the story — who did it, what happened, what is real — until it is answered.No archetype — 22% of filmsPredator — 6% of films. A creature or killer hunts the protagonists (Jaws, Alien).Tyrant — 6% of films. A human villain holds power over the hero's world (Die Hard).Invasion — 2% of films. An external force attacks the home or world (Independence Day).Oppressive state — 2% of films. A government, its agencies or a secret faction inside them is the monster (V for Vendetta).Corporate villainy — 1% of films. A company or its bosses are the monster (Erin Brockovich).Institutional injustice — 1% of films. A court, prison, police force, school or church is itself the enemy (Spotlight).Class system — under 1% of films. The gap between rich and poor, or a rigid hierarchy, is the monster (Parasite).Technology turns — under 1% of films. Technology people rely on becomes the threat (The Terminator).Inner demon — 1% of films. The monster is within — addiction, illness, a dark double.Underdog triumph — 2% of films. Rise through competition or contest (Rocky).Social ascent — under 1% of films. A climb in class or status (Pretty Woman).Fame and fortune — under 1% of films. An artistic or showbiz rise (A Star Is Born).Rise and fall — under 1% of films. Wealth or power gained, self lost (Scarface).Hidden worth revealed — under 1% of films. The protagonist's true value finally recognized.Treasure hunt — 1% of films. Retrieve an object of value (Raiders of the Lost Ark).Rescue — 4% of films. Retrieve or save a person (Saving Private Ryan).Mission — 5% of films. Accomplish or destroy a defined objective (Mission: Impossible).Journey home — under 1% of films. The goal is getting back (Finding Nemo).Pilgrimage — 1% of films. The journey itself transforms; the destination is symbolic.Portal fantasy — under 1% of films. Transported into another world (The Wizard of Oz).Fish out of water — 2% of films. Displaced into an unfamiliar social world (Elf).Survival ordeal — 1% of films. Trapped in a hostile environment, fighting back (Cast Away).Time displacement — under 1% of films. Unstuck in time (Back to the Future).Descent — 1% of films. A night-journey into an underworld or subculture (After Hours).Romantic comedy — 4% of films. Lovers kept apart by confusion, united at last.Comedy of errors — 3% of films. Mistaken identity or misunderstanding drives the plot.Farce — 2% of films. Escalating absurd chaos and coincidence (The Hangover).Buddy comedy — 1% of films. A mismatched pair forced together (Rush Hour).Comedy of manners — 1% of films. Social codes and class satirized (Clueless).Hubris — 1% of films. Pride or ambition invites the fall (There Will Be Blood).Obsession — 2% of films. A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).Corruption arc — 2% of films. Step-by-step moral decay (The Godfather).Doomed love — 2% of films. Love destroyed by circumstance (Brokeback Mountain).Crushed by fate — 3% of films. Destroyed by forces beyond the protagonist's control.Redemption — 3% of films. Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Healing — 5% of films. Recovery from grief or trauma (Good Will Hunting).Liberation — 2% of films. Breaking free of a confining life (Room).Second chance — 2% of films. A stagnant life re-opened to love or purpose (Groundhog Day).Puzzle — 1% of films. A clue-by-clue puzzle you can try to solve before the reveal (Knives Out, Clue).Investigation — 5% of films. A long pursuit of the truth that may never be fully solved (Zodiac, Memories of Murder).Enigma — 2% of films. The mystery is what is real, or what is actually happening (Mulholland Drive).Comedy
Every story archetype, clockwise from the top
  • Monster 21%: Predator 6% · Tyrant 6% · Invasion 2% · Oppressive state 2% · Corporate villainy 1% · Institutional injustice 1% · Class system under 1% · Technology turns under 1% · Inner demon 1%
  • Rags 3%: Underdog triumph 2% · Social ascent under 1% · Fame and fortune under 1% · Rise and fall under 1% · Hidden worth revealed under 1%
  • Quest 10%: Treasure hunt 1% · Rescue 4% · Mission 5% · Journey home under 1% · Pilgrimage 1%
  • Voyage 4%: Portal fantasy under 1% · Fish out of water 2% · Survival ordeal 1% · Time displacement under 1% · Descent 1%
  • Comedy 11% (this title): Romantic comedy 4% (this title) · Comedy of errors 3% · Farce 2% · Buddy comedy 1% · Comedy of manners 1%
  • Tragedy 9%: Hubris 1% · Obsession 2% · Corruption arc 2% · Doomed love 2% · Crushed by fate 3%
  • Rebirth 13%: Redemption 3% · Healing 5% · Liberation 2% · Second chance 2%
  • Mystery 7%: Puzzle 1% · Investigation 5% · Enigma 2%
  • No archetype 22%

Comedy: Confusion and cross-purposes resolved into harmony. · Romantic comedy: Lovers kept apart by confusion, united at last.

11% of films fit this archetype

with Rebirth underneath

A loose fit — the map only half-holds this one.

Why this archetypeThe story follows Sweety, a plus-sized woman learning to value herself after romantic rejection, with comic beats and a love triangle. Her arc of self-acceptance and campaign against a slimming center loosely fits a rebirth pattern.

What it's about

7 groups · 53 themes
Bonds — 27% of filmsSelf — 22% of filmsPower — 7% of filmsMorality — 16% of filmsSurvival — 15% of filmsSociety — 9% of filmsIdeas — 5% of filmsRomantic love — 15% of filmsMarriage — 2% of filmsFamily bonds — 21% of filmsParenthood — 2% of filmsFriendship — 9% of filmsLoyalty — 4% of filmsIdentity — 14% of filmsComing of age — 5% of filmsAging — under 1% of filmsSelf-worth — 7% of filmsAmbition — 7% of filmsPurpose — 9% of filmsMemory — 3% of filmsObsession — 3% of films. A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).Power — 2% of filmsCorruption — 3% of filmsGreed — 3% of filmsClass — 3% of filmsOppression — 4% of filmsFreedom — 5% of filmsJustice — 13% of filmsDuty — 2% of filmsRevenge — 4% of filmsGuilt — 3% of filmsRedemption — 6% of films. Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Forgiveness — 1% of filmsSacrifice — 4% of filmsBetrayal — 5% of filmsDeception — 9% of filmsSurvival — 17% of filmsWar — 1% of filmsViolence — 4% of filmsMortality — 2% of filmsGrief — 6% of filmsTrauma — 7% of filmsMental illness — 1% of filmsAddiction — 1% of filmsIllness and disability — under 1% of filmsCommunity — 14% of films. Consequences reach a town, institution or group.Isolation — 5% of filmsPrejudice — 3% of filmsDisplacement — 1% of filmsFaith — 3% of filmsTradition vs change — 2% of filmsFame — 3% of filmsLegacy — 4% of filmsFate — 1% of filmsFree will — under 1% of filmsTruth — 4% of filmsHope — 5% of filmsNature — 2% of filmsArt — 4% of filmsTechnology — 1% of filmsSelfSelf-worth
Every theme, clockwise from the top
  • Bonds 27%: Romantic love 15% · Marriage 2% · Family bonds 21% · Parenthood 2% · Friendship 9% · Loyalty 4%
  • Self 22% (this title): Identity 14% · Coming of age 5% · Aging under 1% · Self-worth 7% (this title) · Ambition 7% · Purpose 9% · Memory 3% · Obsession 3%
  • Power 7%: Power 2% · Corruption 3% · Greed 3% · Class 3% · Oppression 4% · Freedom 5%
  • Morality 16%: Justice 13% · Duty 2% · Revenge 4% · Guilt 3% · Redemption 6% · Forgiveness 1% · Sacrifice 4% · Betrayal 5% · Deception 9%
  • Survival 15%: Survival 17% · War 1% · Violence 4% · Mortality 2% · Grief 6% · Trauma 7% · Mental illness 1% · Addiction 1% · Illness and disability under 1%
  • Society 9%: Community 14% (this title) · Isolation 5% · Prejudice 3% · Displacement 1% · Faith 3% · Tradition vs change 2% · Fame 3% · Legacy 4%
  • Ideas 5%: Fate 1% · Free will under 1% · Truth 4% · Hope 5% · Nature 2% · Art 4% · Technology 1%

Self

Self-worth · 7% of filmsCommunity · 14% of films: Consequences reach a town, institution or group.
Warns its theme: Presents its theme as a danger or a coming cost.Community stakes: Consequences reach a town, institution or group.Single lead
How it treats its themeThe film explores how a woman's sense of value is tied to her weight and appearance, and her fight against a predatory industry begins when she reclaims her worth.
StanceThe film warns against the dangers of quick-fix weight loss schemes, targeting a community-level issue, with Sweety as the single protagonist.

The world

ContemporaryUrbanDomesticRealistic
Orchestral classicalPopSupportive music · original score · M.M. Keeravani
SettingHyderabad or similar South Indian city, with a slimming center and office environments.
MusicThe score supports the comedic and romantic beats, with occasional pop songs.

Content guide

Is Size Zero okay for kids?

Ratings in 1 other country
  • IndiaUA

No detailed content scores for this title yet.

What content warnings does Size Zero have?

Not screened for content warnings yet.

Cast and crew

Who is in Size Zero?

Cast

Anushka Shetty
as Soundarya (Sweety)
Arya
as Abhi
Sonal Chauhan
as Simran
Urvashi
as Soundarya's Mother
Bharat Kumar
as Yahoo
Prakash Raj
as Satyanand
Rao Ramesh
as Father
Adivi Sesh
Brahmanandam
as Android Baba
Gollapudi Maruthi Rao
as Mouli Thata

Crew

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