R ARIVANANTHAM
National award winning ‘Asuran’ director Mari Selvaraj has once again made mincemeat of social injustice in ‘Maamannan,’ produced by Red Giant Movies.
Tamil Nadu has been the torchbearer of social justice movement for over a century. DMK founders and former chief ministers Dr CN Annadurai, Dr Kalaignar and AIADMK founder Dr MGR have done a lot to create awareness on this through the medium of cinema and also their good governance. And this legacy still continues under the leadership of visionary DMK chief and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin.
- Tamil Nadu has been the torchbearer of social justice movement for over a century
- And this legacy still continues under the leadership of visionary DMK chief and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin.
- The movie boasts of a star-studded cast, including Vadivelu, Udhayanidhi Stalin, Fahadh Faasil and Keerthy Suresh
Following their footsteps, the movie exposes the social injustice meted out to a listed community with the strong and solid performance by star-casts of Udhayanidhi Stalin, Fahadh Fassil, ‘Vaigaipuyal’ Vadivelu and Keerthy Suresh.
Leading comedian Vadivelu done a serious role of an MLA representing the Kasipuram constituency and is affiliated with a political party (Samathuva Samuga Neethi Makkal Katchi) that advocates for equality and social justice. His son, Adhiveeran (Udhayanidhi Stalin), is an Adimurai (a martial art practised in Tamil Nadu) teacher and also maintains a pig farm as a hobby. In the same village, Rathnavel (Fahadh Faasil) is an influential politician, who is the head of the political party that Vadivelu is associated with and he maintains dogs.
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Leela (Keerthy Suresh) operates a free coaching center and faces threats from Rathnavel’s brother. Leela and her friends bring this problem to Veeran who was a former college-mate of Leela, which snowballs into a huge ego clash between Maamannan and Rathnavel and rest is the story.
Mari Selvaraj, who proved his mettle in blockbuster films like ‘Pariyerum Perumal’ and ‘Karnan,’ gives yet another political thriller, which delves into hard-hitting themes of oppression, reservation and social injustice.
Mari Selvaraj has few great moments that highlight his prowess
Mari Selvaraj succeeded in giving the audience, a politically correct film. Right from the first frame, the movie has several moments that talk about oppression and social injustice still in vogue among the society in and around Salem. Adhiveeran is teaching two of his students the importance of the fight. He lets them fight and then explains the difference between cowardice and ignorance.
Fahadh Faasil, as an egoistic politician and villain who takes pride in his caste, has portrayed his character well all along the movie. Udhayanidhi’s performance in ‘Maamannan,’ will help project him as the leader he wishes to be. Keerthy Suresh has an evocative role.
AR Rahman composed the music for this rural based content and his Western tunes raise a harmonious voice.
