Maaman Movie Review – Soori, Swasika and Aishwarya Lekshmi are all superb in this emotional family tale.
Maaman works well in the emotional moments with the towering performance yet again from Soori. Down goes our Maaman Movie Review.
Maaman Movie Review
A competent yet conventional take on family conflict.
Performances
Story & Narration
Technical Aspects & Music
After the astounding success of Garudan which set it straight for Soori as an actor who can pull off commercial cinema, he showed great promise and brings the next one in line in a similar zone – Maaman. Contrary to Garudan, Maaman does not have the action or thrill, but it is a full-fledged family drama bringing in the emotions between a man, his wife, his elder sister and her son.
The film keeps toggling between different relationships leading to Soori’s character, and how he manages all of them in his life. The first half is excellent, as it sets things in motion so beautifully and also keeps the fun factor between the characters rolling efficiently. The relationship between Soori and the little boy is the heart of the film and it brings in lot of joy and colour to the proceedings, and the love track with Aishwarya Lekshmi is also believable and enjoyable in multiple ways. With the conflict firing up big time at the interval point, the film moves into familiar zones in the second half. Here, it does not wish to lead up to commercial entertainment per se, and is happy to make a list of characters and make Soori have emotionally draining scenes with all of them. This format makes Maaman more of an old school drama than a new age village entertainer, and bobs down the momentum.
Soori has done excellent work once again, and he has a terrific role to play. It is interesting to note that he has penned the story himself, and it is understandable as to how he has explored a familial space that is less travailed until now.
After him, Swasika has done a phenomenal job in the film and shows much more promise than her debut in Lubber Pandhu. Aishwarya Lekshmi is a great fit as well and this is another role that offers so much for her to perform from start to finish. The little boy ‘Laddoo’ is the big plus point of the film, and he has done a fantastic job in his very first outing.
The film is technically alright and Hesham Abdul Wahab’s music is good, though it does not match up to his other albums.
On the whole, Maaman is a moderately engaging family entertainer that can be watched for the emotional story it brings.
