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Filmi Score
Exceptional
7 reviews
84
5 exceptional2 very good
What the critics say
Critics call Maanaadu a sharply written, edge-of-seat time-loop thriller carried by Silambarasan and SJ Suryah's performances and Yuvan Shankar Raja's score, though some flag its communal politics as handled too superficially.
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Summary
Maanaadu (2021, Tamil) has a Filmi Score of 84 from 7 critic reviews, is rated 12+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A), and streams on Prime Video in the US.
A Muslim man, who is stuck in a time loop, has to stop a political rally from taking place in order to save the state's chief minister and prevent religious violence.
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A Muslim man, who is stuck in a time loop, has to stop a political rally from taking place in order to save the state's chief minister and prevent religious violence.
Maanaadu (2021, Tamil) has a Filmi Score of 84 from 7 critic reviews, is rated 12+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A), and streams on Prime Video in the US.
Where to watch
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Sudhir Srinivasan calls Maanaadu a riveting, cleverly written entertainer that subverts commercial-cinema tropes, praising Silambarasan and SJ… Read it there →
The critic calls Maanaadu a marvellous, superlative entertainer, crediting Venkat Prabhu's clever time-loop writing, strong performances from STR… Read it there →
Sujatha Narayanan calls Maanaadu an unpredictable, edge-of-seat thriller carried by Simbu and SJ Suryah's performances and Yuvan Shankar Raja's… Read it there →
Sowmya Rajendran finds Maanaadu sharply written and respectful of the audience's intelligence, praising Simbu's deadpan performance, SJ Suryah's… Read it there →
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78
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Where can I watch Maanaadu?
Maanaadu is streaming on OTT: SonyLIV (India), Vi Movies and TV (India), Goldmines Play (India) and Prime Video (the US, the UK and Canada). It can also be rented or bought on Amazon Video (the US and the UK), Google Play Movies (the US) and YouTube (the US, the UK and Canada). Availability comes from JustWatch and is checked every Friday.
What did critics say about Maanaadu?
Maanaadu has a Filmi Score of 84 (Exceptional), the mean of 7 readings of critic reviews, one per review. Readings run from 78 (The Indian Express) to 95 (Suraj Kumar). Every review and how it was scored is listed below.
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