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Is Mandaadi OK for kids?

2026 · Tamil · 2h 33m · ←Ratings74
Age guidance
16 and up
CBFC U/A 16+ · our read 16+ · read from 19 reviews and the board’s record
16+
Parents should know
Strong violence: a brutal clash breaks out involving heavy swords and a harpoon. A Tamil sports drama about a fisherman pulled back into a fierce sailboat-racing rivalry; includes a staged sword-and-anchor fight, a near-fatal early attack, and racing danger, alongside themes of community and tradition. Also moderate scary or upsetting scenes.
Parents should know

16 and up

  • Strong violence
  • Moderate intense scenes

From 19 reviews Filmi read; the age is the CBFC U/A 16+ certificate’s.

1 · CertificateCBFC U/A 16+
2 · Filmi’s read5 of 7 categories documentedNot documented does not mean absent
Sex & nudityNot documented
Drinking, smoking, drugsNot documented
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Filmi Score
Very good
19 reviews · Details →
74
Summary

A fishing captain applies his maritime knowledge in a traditional boat race along Tamil Nadu's coast during a festival, leading a six-person team against other crews.

Filmi puts it at 16+, and the CBFC certified it U/A 16+.

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Filmi Score
Very good
74
Certificates
CBFC · IndiaU/A 16+
Minimum age Source: CBFC
Certificate · CBFC
U/A 16+minimum age 16
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The record, item by item

Every piece of evidence behind the flags, quoted, with its source.
Violence · Mild · Reviewer on record
“Terribly raw action, the whole film is terribly raw” view the record →
Violence · Mild · Reviewer on record
“attempts to hack down Kittaan” view the record →
Violence · Mild · Reviewer on record
“almost kills antagonist Saatapuli and his son” view the record →
Violence · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“a fight...involving a sword and an anchor” view the record →
Violence · Mild · Reviewer on record
“Maari attacking Sattapuli's son during a temple festival” view the record →
Violence · Mild · Reviewer on record
“Maari attacks Sattapuli's son and flees to Chennai” view the record →
Violence · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“the film opens with action, fighting, bloodshed like other mass movies” view the record →
Intense scenes · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“you fear that if the camera hadn't cut, they might really have killed each other” view the record →
Intense scenes · Mild · Reviewer on record
“watch it with family, in the original language” view the record →
Violence · Strong · Reviewer on record
“This escalates into a brutal, violent clash with Sattapuli himself, involving heavy swords and a literal harpoon.” view the record →
Violence · Mild · Reviewer on record
“packed with a sports drama and an intense action” view the record →
Language · None · Reviewer on record
“There is zero abusive language or vulgarity.” view the record →
Violence · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“attempts to hack down Kittaan” view the record →
Violence · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“a fight between Suhas and Soori's characters involving a sword and an anchor is wonderfully staged” view the record →
Violence · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“the possibility of serious injuries and loss of life were both food for thought” view the record →
Intense scenes · Mild · Reviewer on record
“The Sri Lanka issue, the fishermen who are missing” view the record →
Intense scenes · Mild · Reviewer on record
“Sattapuli's men are on the hunt” view the record →
Positive messages · Strong · Reviewer on record
“a real mandaadi had to pass the sailboat-racing knowledge to newer generations” view the record →
Role models · Clear · Reviewer on record
“a righteous Muthukaali, who returns to his village seeking a second chance in life” view the record →
Role models · Clear · Reviewer on record
“plays this charismatic abrasiveness as sincere and patient” view the record →

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Summary

A fishing captain applies his maritime knowledge in a traditional boat race along Tamil Nadu's coast during a festival, leading a six-person team against other crews.

Parents ask

Answered from the record below — the certificate, the board’s cut list, and what reviewers documented.
Is Mandaadi OK for kids?

Filmi puts Mandaadi at 16+ — suitable for 16 and over. The CBFC certified it U/A 16+. That comes from the certificate and from what reviewers documented, not from anyone at Filmi watching the film — every claim on this page is quoted with its source.

What age is Mandaadi suitable for?

16+, based on the CBFC rating of U/A 16+. 3 of the five content-warning categories are documented for this film.

What content should parents know about in Mandaadi?

What the record shows: violence — strong; language — none, documented; sex or nudity — not on record; drink or drugs — not on record; frightening scenes — moderate. A category left blank means nobody documented it, not that the film is clean — the full record, quoted with sources, is on this page.

Did the censor board cut anything from Mandaadi?

The CBFC certified it U/A 16+ with no published cut list. That is not the same as the film being uncut — only that no modification was published.

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