Soorarai Pottru
Seen it?2020 | 149 min | Drama, Action
Saturday Specialearly ratingWhy it’s a Saturday Special
It was critically acclaimed and it drew serious awards attention, despite a box office flop. A strong pick for the weekend.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for action fans. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 29 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Tamil, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
Nedumaaran Rajangam "Maara" sets out to make the common man fly and in the process takes on the world's most capital intensive industry and several enemies who stand in his way.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
Critically acclaimed
- AudiencesSolid
7.7 out of 10
- AwardsStrong
31 wins and 22 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; interest faded quickly after launch
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 300K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Sudha Kongara Prasad
- SuriyaNedumaaran 'Maara' Rajangam
- Aparna BalamuraliSundari 'Bommi' Nedumaaran
- Paresh RawalParesh Goswami
- Mohan BabuM. Bhaktavatsalam Naidu
- UrvashiPechi Rajangam
- KarunasAlapparai
- 'Poo' RamRajangam
- Krishnakumar BalasubramanianChaitanya 'Che' Rao
- Vivek Prasanna'Seby' Sebastian
- Kaali VenkatKaali