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Filmi Score
Very good
5 reviews
68
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Reviewers call Maareesan an engaging slow-burn thriller carried by standout performances from Vadivelu and Fahadh Faasil, with most flagging a generic, predictable backstory and an overlong first half.
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Summary
Maareesan (2025, Tamil) has a Filmi Score of 68 from 5 critic reviews, is rated 13+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A 13+), and streams on Netflix in the US.
A petty thief embarks on a road trip with an elderly man suffering from memory loss under deceptive pretenses. As they journey across Tamil Nadu, the promise of an easy con unravels into a quietly shifting connection, with both men hiding secrets of their own.
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A petty thief embarks on a road trip with an elderly man suffering from memory loss under deceptive pretenses. As they journey across Tamil Nadu, the promise of an easy con unravels into a quietly shifting connection, with both men hiding secrets of their own.
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Availability by JustWatch · some watch links pay filmi.ai a small commission; it never changes what we show or how we score.
The reviewer calls Maareesan an engaging, well-crafted slow-burn thriller-drama anchored by excellent performances from Fahadh Faasil and… Read it there →
The reviewer calls Maareesan a decent, watchable film built around Vadivelu's standout performance, though he finds Fahadh's turn less than his… Watch it there →
The reviewer praises the writing, dialogues, music, background score, sound design and both lead performances (Fahadh Faasil, Vadivelu) as… Watch it there →
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50
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Maareesan is streaming on OTT: Netflix (India, the US, the UK and Canada). Availability comes from JustWatch and is checked every Friday.
What did critics say about Maareesan?
Maareesan has a Filmi Score of 68 (Very good), the mean of 5 readings of critic reviews, one per review. Readings run from 50 (Aswanth Kok) to 82 (Yogi Bolta Hai). Every review and how it was scored is listed below.
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