Maaran (2002 film)
Maaran is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language vigilante film, directed by A. Jawahar, starring Sathyaraj, Seetha and Raghuvannan. It was released on 20 September 2002.[2] The film was a moderate success at the box office.
| Maaran | |
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DVD cover | |
| Directed by | A. Jawahar |
| Written by | A. Jawahar Pattukkottai Prabakar (dialogues) |
| Produced by | J. S. Pankaj Mehta |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | U. K. Senthil Kumar |
| Edited by | Sai Elango |
| Music by | Deva |
Production company | Power Media |
Release date |
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Running time | 142 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot edit
Maaran is a clerk in the district collector's office. His life centres around his loving wife, his son, and his daughter. Soft-spoken, and a Gandhian to the hilt, Maaran does not stand by any smear on the Mahatma's name. Being a staunch patriot, he had even named his son Sudhandhiram.
After topping at the state level, Sudhandhiram gets an admission in a medical college, where he is in for a rough time, ragged mercilessly by the sadistic Shivadas and his cronies. Nonetheless, Anjali falls in love with Sudhandhiram. Matters run wild when Sudhandhiram returns Shivadas's humiliations with a tight slap and defeats him in the college elections. Shivadas's humiliation makes matters even wild when Sudhandhiram pays for it with his life. Shivadas packs the corpse in a suitcase and disposes of it. But soon, Shivadas is hauled up for the murder. However, Shivadas manages to get a clean chit of the case thanks to his influential father. Seetha becomes a lunatic due to the emotional shock. The grieving Maaran takes it upon himself to justify his son's murder.
Maaran traces out the conspirators one by one, and have their evil terminate themselves, justifying his own way of justice. In the end, Maaran kills the doctor and gets surrounded in the court. He is hanged in jail.
Cast edit
- Sathyaraj as Maaran
- Seetha as Seetha, Maaran's wife
- Raghuvannan as Sudhandhiram, Maaran's son
- Preethi Varma as Amudha, Maaran's daughter
- Robert as Shivadas
- Santhoshi as Anjali
- Delhi Ganesh as Ganesan
- Vinu Chakravarthy as Rangaswamy
- Cochin Haneefa as a C.B.I officer Madanagopal
- Ravikumar as Shivadas's father
- Sarath Babu as a District collector
- Ilavarasu as Inspector Irulandi
- Thalaivasal Vijay as Dr. Prakash
- Devan as Central Minister
- Raj Kapoor as Lawyer Subramaniam
- Mahanadi Shankar
- Mayilsamy
- Crane Manohar
- Bonda Mani
- Periya Karuppu Thevar
- Gowthami Vembunathan
- Pallavi as a doctor (guest appearance)
- Abhinayashree, special appearance in Item number
Production edit
The film was first announced with the title of Sivaji, before being changed to Maaran.[3] It is the directorial debut of A. Jawahar, who previously apprenticed under directors Senthilnathan and Sundar C. Raghuvannan made his acting debut with this film.[4]
Soundtrack edit
The music was composed by Deva, with lyrics written by Pa. Vijay.[5] The song "Kannukulle" is heavily based on Hindi song "Bahut Pyaar Karte Hain" from Saajan.
| Song | Singer(s) | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| "Aanantham Aanantham" | Unni Menon, Sujatha Mohan | 5:07 |
| "Felomina Ni Enthan" | S. P. B. Charan, Mathangi | 4:08 |
| "Kannukulle" | Unni Menon | 5:33 |
| "Pudi Pudi Kabadi" | Anuradha Sriram | 5:14 |
| "Queen Marys" | Silambarasan | 4:59 |
Reception edit
AllIndianSite.com cited the film as "a good movie and worth watching".[6] Malathi Rangarajan of The Hindu said, "Maaran takes off so well and so differently but the maker obviously got jittery mid-way and allows regular formula fare to take over, with revenge as the pivot."[7] Malini Mannath of Chennai Online wrote, "The script is sensitively handled, the performances well co-ordinated, the director revealing a firm grip on the medium in his very first effort".[8] Visual Dasan of Kalki praised the director for handling the plot and also praised the performances of artistes.[9]
References edit
- ^ "Maaran". bbfc. Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ . Cinesouth. Archived from the original on 29 October 2006. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
- ^ . Dinakaran. 25 June 2002. Archived from the original on 4 November 2004. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ Mannath, Malini (27 August 2002). . Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 6 May 2005. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "Maaran". JioSaavn. 27 September 2002. from the original on 6 January 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ . AllIndianSite.com. Archived from the original on 8 May 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
- ^ Rangarajan, Malathi (27 September 2002). . The Hindu. Archived from the original on 30 June 2003. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
- ^ Mannath, Malini (29 September 2002). . Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 11 March 2005. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ தாசன், விசுவல் (13 October 2002). "மாறன்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 38. Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
External links edit
- Maaran at Rotten Tomatoes