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Maari 2

2018 · 150 min

A boisterous, uneven ride that swings between slapstick gangster antics and sudden melodramatic tragedy, anchored by a swaggering lead performance.

Directed by
Balaji Mohan
Genres
Action, Comedy
Starring
Dhanush, Sai Pallavi, Krishna Kulasekaran
Overview
After falling off the radar for a few years, Maari is back in the fray doing what he does best: taking trouble by the horns and being a total bad-ass. This time around, he is facing off against a formidable opponent named Beeja, who would stop at nothing until he sees Maari's downfall.

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Directed by
Balaji Mohan
Genres
Action, Comedy
Starring
Dhanush, Sai Pallavi, Krishna Kulasekaran
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • family
  • loyalty
  • betrayal
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror1
Humour7
Realism4
Romance5
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
action, comedy
Directed by
Balaji Mohan
Written by
Balaji Mohan
Starring
Dhanush, Sai Pallavi, Krishna Kulasekaran, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Tovino Thomas, Aranthangi Nisha, Robo Shankar, Kalloori Vinoth
Music
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Cinematography
Om Prakash
Runtime
150 min
Country
India
Languages
Tamil

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