In 2015, producer Siddhartha M. Jain announced plans to release the 90-minute thriller directly to the internet via video-on-demand sites after being "stuck for many months at the censors".
The question lingering over Kill the Rapist is whether it critiques the systemic failures that force victims to seek justice alone or if it inadvertently reinforces harmful stereotypes about retaliation. The film’s most controversial moment—Hae-Ra’s final act of graphic violence—is intentionally shocking. While the director claims it subverts the trope of male-dominated vigilante narratives, critics may argue that it reduces her journey to a visceral punchline. The film’s title itself is provocative, raising concerns about whether the narrative equates justice with punitive violence.
While the movie does not appear on major global streamers like Netflix or Prime Video, you can find it through these official and archival channels: