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2022 · Malayalam · 2h 06m · Action, Comedy, Fantasy · CBFC U
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Filmi Score
Good
6 reviews
62
1 exceptional2 very good2 good1 weak
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Critics praise Mahaveeryar's courtroom satire for strong performances, dark humour and craft, especially a rewarding third act, but call it polarising, with a muddled message and a second half that drags.
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Summary
Mahaveeryar (2022, Malayalam) has a Filmi Score of 62 from 6 critic reviews, is rated 13+ by Filmi (CBFC: U), and streams on Sun NXT in the US.
An 18th-century king suffers from an illness of persistent hiccups. Meanwhile, a godman accused of stealing a temple statue in the present day defends himself in a contemporary court, where the two tales meet to unravel a satirical take on society.
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An 18th-century king suffers from an illness of persistent hiccups. Meanwhile, a godman accused of stealing a temple statue in the present day defends himself in a contemporary court, where the two tales meet to unravel a satirical take on society.
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Soundarya Athimuthu praises Mahaveeryar's dark humour, performances and craft but objects strongly to a disturbing, gratuitously graphic scene… Read it there →
Srinivasan R credits strong performances, cinematography and score but says the film's political message never fully coheres, calling a courtroom… Read it there →
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32
How this number was made. We read every review and derive a 0–100 reading from each — including where the critic printed a number, which stays first on its row, because it’s theirs. The Filmi Score is the mean of 6 readings; 3 of those rows also carry the critic’s own rating, shown beside ours. Rubric v2.1, computed 26 Oct 2026. Any critic can ask us to remove a derived reading.
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Mahaveeryar is streaming on OTT: Sun NXT (India, the US, the UK and Canada) and Vi Movies and TV (India). Availability comes from JustWatch and is checked every Friday.
What did critics say about Mahaveeryar?
Mahaveeryar has a Filmi Score of 62 (Good), the mean of 6 readings of critic reviews, one per review. Readings run from 32 (Ananda Vikatan) to 88 (Cinema Express). Every review and how it was scored is listed below.
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