Maaman (U)
16/May/2025 Family, Drama 2hrs 32mins

2.50

High on sentiment, and that's both its hit and miss!

A neatly established conflict eventually transforms into a family drama with vast potential. The emotionally charged second half goes overboard, trying to tear us apart by sandwiching back to back cringe situations without any breathing space.(more)

Source: Ashwin Ram, MovieCrow

2.00

Soori-starrer is underwhelming and overdependent on family sentiment

The complexity of that relationship should have been explored in depth or the film could have been turned into a light-hearted comedy with the child�s antics at play. When it comes to performances, Soori, Aishwarya Lekhmi, Swasika and Prateesh Sivan have done commendable jobs. Raj Kiran is apt as...(more)

Source: Latha Srinivasan, Hindustan Times

2.00

Soori, Aishwarya Lekshmi shoulder a flawed melodrama

Maaman, at the end of the day, makes a case for this sub-genre of family dramas centring around a joint family set in southern Tamil Nadu. After all, a family is a microcosm of a society. If only that old bottle were filled with some refreshing content, Maaman might be remembered as something more t...(more)

Source: BHUVANESH CHANDAR, The Hindu

1.50

It's 2025, but family dramas continue to slap women back into 'place'

Maaman unfolds strictly according to the writer-director�s will and never organically. Throughout the narrative, there are several points where it�s painfully obvious that Prasanth had no clear idea of what to do next. At such instances, Nilan is made to go ballistic, throwing tantrums demanding Inb...(more)

Source: Anandu Suresh, Indian Express

2.50

Soori leads an earnest but flawed family tale

There are other narrative threads. An elderly couple (Rajkiran & Viji Chandrasekhar) whose bickering provides some texture, and a fleeting glance at Laddu's actual father, who's a forgotten footnote. Maaman touches on interesting potential themes. The strain of integrating into a close-knit family, ...(more)

Source: TOI, Times Of India

2.00

Promising ideas meet patriarchy in Soori's family drama

The nuanced performances by Soori, Swasika, Aishwarya Lekshmi and Prageeth draw viewers into the story, yet ironically lead audiences to sympathise with perspectives that contradict the film's intended message.(more)

Source: Janani, India Today

2.50

Aishwarya Lekshmi shines bright in this Soori-fronted melodrama that needed fewer detours

Maaman is a film that is based on the idea that Karan Johar popularised at the turn of the millennium, and one that Visu tried to subvert even in the 80s. For every "It's all about loving the family" there was a 'Distance makes the heart grow fonder,' and Maaman tries to do both in the same film, on...(more)

Source: Avinash Ramachandran, CinemaExpress.com