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Maattrraan

  • 2012
  • 2h 45m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
7.4K
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Suriya in Maattrraan (2012)
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Conjoined twins Vimalan and Akhilan involve themselves in a series of deaths involving their father's company. However, the truths that they initially uncover lead to a bigger conspiracy, on... Read allConjoined twins Vimalan and Akhilan involve themselves in a series of deaths involving their father's company. However, the truths that they initially uncover lead to a bigger conspiracy, one that spans across the globe.Conjoined twins Vimalan and Akhilan involve themselves in a series of deaths involving their father's company. However, the truths that they initially uncover lead to a bigger conspiracy, one that spans across the globe.

  • Director
    • K.V. Anand
  • Writers
    • K.V. Anand
    • D. Suresh
    • A.N. Balakrishnan
  • Stars
    • Suriya
    • Kajal Aggarwal
    • Sachin Khedekar
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    7.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • K.V. Anand
    • Writers
      • K.V. Anand
      • D. Suresh
      • A.N. Balakrishnan
    • Stars
      • Suriya
      • Kajal Aggarwal
      • Sachin Khedekar
    • 27User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 8 nominations total

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    Suriya
    Suriya
    • Vimalan…
    Kajal Aggarwal
    Kajal Aggarwal
    • Anjali
    • (as Kajal Agarwal)
    Sachin Khedekar
    Sachin Khedekar
    • Ramachandran
    Thara
    Thara
    • Sudha
    Ravi Prakash
    Ravi Prakash
    • Dinesh
    Shankar Krishnamurthy
    • Varadharajan
    Irina Maleeva
    Irina Maleeva
    • Russian girl
    Julia Bliss
    • Nadya
    Manmohit
    Sharad K.R.G.
    • Raghu
    Ajay Ratnam
    • Ajay Ratnam
    Krishnamoorthy
    • Union Leader
    Reda Oumouzoune
    Reda Oumouzoune
    • Russian Soldier
    Zeodinis
    • Russian girl
    Isha Sharvani
    Isha Sharvani
    • Special Appearance
    Bobbi Vlaspolder
    • Russian girl
    Vaidyanathan Padmanabhan
    • Manager
    • (as Vaidhyanathan Padmanabhan)
    • Director
      • K.V. Anand
    • Writers
      • K.V. Anand
      • D. Suresh
      • A.N. Balakrishnan
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    User reviews27

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    10gauthamwarne

    worth your money! watch it more than once for Suriya

    Maattrraan ( Brothers ) - I do not know where to start and when to end Because that is the kind of impact it left in me .. The emotions, the contrast characters of the conjoined . their life , their movements and every single thing involving them could not be shown any better by the director KV Anand sir , the director imprints himself in everyone's heart

    the action sequences- There is an action sequence involving both the Surya(s) that u can never forget , I would all the action sequences on the whole but this should definitely be mentioned ..

    the performance capture - It is somewhat obvious at " some places " only if you look very closely , its the first to be used in India , though it is not a full fledged mo cap film..

    The songs - all the songs are " unique " and the songs are so stuck to the screenplay and the content of the movie , you will never get the " off track " feel , should mention rettai kadirae ( growth of the brothers ) , theeyae theeyae and naani koni amazingly taken ..

    performance- every single role is given importance , even those doing very small roles in the film that don't even last for 10 Min's on the whole .. the parents of Surya ( dad - Sachin Khedhekar , MOM - TARA ) have got amazing acting skills , should mention Mrs . Tara no one could've carried out that role that well I feel .. Kajal is so gorgeous, you wouldn't stop gazing at her :D though out the film :) angelic ) as Anjali did complete justice to the role given to her , perfect expressions , very very talented girl :) ...

    Suriya :D :) - man , this guy's definitely gonna be legendary very soon :) such is the kind of skills he has got , If there is one that can perform two different characters with so much ease it would be SURYA AND Only Surya :)

    The story - twists and turns begin right from the first half and continues till the very end . i must say, 1st half of the film goes so fast that you will forget to even blink, second half is crisp , pace and thrilling and the new version is receiving lots of positives, only brainy people will love the 2nd half I loved it obviously , a message is directly untold and indirectly told is hidden in the end ..

    on the whole , according to me , maattrraan is one of Suriya's best film hats off to the hard work, Suriya has taken,Surya touches the heart, he is worth the money he earns , only an immature person would hate the film ..

    RATING - 3.75 / 5 ..

    Verdict----> classic movie, climax cud have been better! can watch more than once for Suriya!
    7vmurthy123

    This is new To Tamil Industry

    How and where to begin for this movie, Wel....l this movie is not for the people those who like a masala flick which is having fight sequences and peppy numbers .... this movie is also having all the elements in the first half and not in the second half because of the needed narration for the story....Its very new to Tamil industry the story is fresh , many people may think that this is not possible , but we have to accept such bitter truths that this is much possible in the near future, as well as many people say that this second half of the movie is boring, i don't accept it, because i enjoyed the whole movie for the essence of the story.. sometimes its predictable, some minuses also there but i don't want to point out the minuses because its app laudable effort from the whole team
    10tamilazhagan777

    Another bonanza for Surya !!!!!!!

    k.v Anandh has improved in his part than his previous work! About 1st half: Surya was so cool to see in conjoined twins character.Surya carries his role with ease..His hard work was visible in every frame..the way how they lead day-to-day life even how they get dressed was so detailed..Kajal was so gorgeous ..that Russian spy role was not predictable at-all..Three songs-"Rettai Kathiray","Theeye Theeye","Nani Koni" all are nice..upon my rating : 4.5/5 About 2nd half: after the death of Vimal,the heart transplantation was so realistic..And Akil longing for his brother's death brings out tears..Even though it was crystal clear that their father is the villain,the screenplay was so thrilling and it will tempt us what will happen next..That athletic phenomenon was so shocking.. k.v Anandh has done a lot of research..Handsoff to him..climax is bit lengthy could have been trimmed..Two songs-"Yaro Yaro","Kaal Mulaitha Poovey" both are nice..

    upon my rating :3.5/5 totally :4.5+3.5= 8 + 1(for Surya's performance) = 9/10.......
    10vin_2784

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    First Half will take your breath away ... second half, though not lengthy still it feels as stretched

    This is one of those rarest movie that people would come across.

    The Role is Such difficult to play , Hats off to surya for taking all the shots twice(5000 shots) i.e. equal to almost 4 movies,

    Hard work always pays off, and this one surely did

    The concept is a great one, that is the life and main forte of this movie

    However , We can easily blame director for not keeping the twins till last, but just imagine how many more shots surya would have to take, the movie would have took much more time to complete.

    Director has tried to put too much of twists. the one thing i didn't like, it consumed time.

    Surya is on the road to become one of the most finest actor in tamil film industry, for sure as he is giving one after the other hits , that include the role which he hasn't played earlier, that makes him most versatile actor.

    We will have to Salute K.V Anand for choosing such wonderful locations for songs

    Fights and Actions spot on with Extravagant Graphics , with the help of Performance capture technology
    9sraavan-narayanan

    A decent family thriller

    A movie which has science and action. What else do we require? I am seriously still wondering why this movie was considered a flop. Cause k.v Anand has done a very neat job in scripting and directing this movie . He is one of the big budget directors in tamil cinema. The first half had fun and thrilling scenes. It was different to see an actor who did something really brilliant after a long time. Surya has proved his acting in different movies. And this movie he strikes the cord. Which is really appreciable. And harris jayaraj was really amazing. His bgms were really impressive. This movie actually required more appreciation than it received. In fact it dint receive any. I think tamilnadu folks don't understand science fictions or they probably need those lungi dances and local cheap stuffs. People should improve. Then probably tamil cinema will improve cause the directors are ready to give impressive scripts but are only going back because of the stupid people.

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    • Trivia
      There are 5000 shots in the movie , where lead actor Suriya is seen as co-joined twins.
    • Goofs
      When Akilan rings up the Bihari gang leader's mobile, the battery is full. When he meets Dinesh (security), the battery is very low and then suddenly changes to full again.
    • Connections
      Features Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995)
    • Soundtracks
      Rettai Kathirae (Tamil)
      Music by Harris Jayaraj

      Lyrics by Na. Muthukumar

      Performed by Krish Lewis, Balaji Mk, Mili Nair, Sharmila

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    • Release date
      • October 12, 2012 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • India
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    • Language
      • Tamil
    • Also known as
      • Другой
    • Filming locations
      • North Macedonia
    • Production companies
      • AGS Entertainment
      • CounterPunch Studios
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    • Budget
      • ₹500,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,327,035
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 45 minutes
    • Color
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    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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