Maaman OTT Release: Where to watch Soori and Aishwarya Lekshmi's Tamil action drama online after theatres
Maaman OTT Release: Soori and Aishwarya Lekshmi recently starred together in a Tamil action drama, which opened to negative reviews in theatres on 16th May. The film has largely failed to impress the audiences, which hints at its early OTT debut possibility. For the unversed, Maaman will be streaming on ZEE5 once its big-screen run concludes. Read on to know more!
Maaman's cast and crew
Directed by Prasanth Pandiyaraj, from a story written by Soori, Maaman is produced by K. Kumar under Lark Studios. Other than the lead duo, the film also stars Rajkiran, Swasika, Bala Saravanan, Baba Bhaskar, Viji Chandrasekhar, Nikhila Sankar and Geetha Kailasam among others. This Hesham Abdul Wahab musical is cinematographed by Dinesh Purushothaman and edited by Ganesh Siva.
Maaman's plot overview
Maaman is a family drama centred on Inba (Soori), a devoted uncle whose life revolves around his beloved nephew, Laddu, the son of his sister Girija. Their close bond takes a chaotic turn when Inba marries Reka (Aishwarya), a doctor who quickly realises that her new husband is emotionally unavailable, entirely consumed by his attachment to Laddu. The child, used to being the centre of attention, begins to see Reka as a threat and goes to extreme lengths to keep his uncle to himself.
As Laddu's behaviour becomes increasingly disruptive, from ruining the couple's honeymoon to constantly inserting himself into their private moments, Reka finds herself isolated in a household that refuses to acknowledge the issue. Inba, caught between loyalty to his nephew and responsibility to his wife, struggles to see the damage being done.
Maaman's review
The Times of India rated the movie 2.5 out of 5, and a part of their review read, 'Maaman touches on interesting potential themes. The strain of integrating into a close-knit family, the subtle power dynamics, and even a child's need for boundaries. But it rarely commits to exploring them with any real depth. Instead, it often defaults to another scene of the nephew being, well, a lot.'
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