Maareesan

Maareesan
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySudheesh Sankar
Written byV. Krishna Moorthy
Produced byR. B. Choudary
Starring
CinematographyKalaiselvan Sivaji
Edited bySreejith Sarang
Music byYuvan Shankar Raja
Production
company
Release date
  • 25 July 2025 (2025-07-25)
Running time
152 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Maareesan (transl. Maricha) is a 2025 Indian Tamil-language drama thriller film directed by Sudheesh Sankar, written by V. Krishna Moorthy, and produced by R. B. Choudary for Super Good Films. It stars Vadivelu and Fahadh Faasil. The film's music was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja.

Maareesan was released in theatres on 25 July 2025. The film received positive reviews from critics.[2]

Plot

A thief accompanies an amnesiac patient on a road trip, intending to manipulate and deceive him in order to steal a large sum of money from his account. What remains unknown is who the amnesiac really is.

Cast

Production

After the success of Maamannan (2023), Fahadh Faasil and Vadivelu were rumoured to collaborate in another project produced by R. B. Choudary's Super Good Films,[3] while the yet-to-be-titled film's cast and crew were not revealed.[4] On 1 January 2024, Super Good Films officially announced their 98th project with Fahadh and Vadivelu in the lead roles and to be directed by Sudheesh Sankar.[5] In late-January 2024, the title of the film, Maareesan was released.[6] The technical team consists of music composer Yuvan Shankar Raja, cinematographer Kalaiselvan Sivaji and editor Sreejith Sarang.[7]

The film reunites Vadivelu and Kovai Sarala following their collaboration in Mersal (2017), directed by Atlee.[8] Apart from the lead cast, the film also features Vivek Prasanna, Sithara, P. L. Thenappan, Livingston, Renuka, Saravana Subbiah, Krishna, Haritha, and Telephone Raja in supporting roles.[9]

Principal photography began on 22 January 2024.[10] In early-April 2024, it was reported that about 50% of the filming had been completed and will resume once Fahadh completes his portions for Pushpa 2: The Rule (2024).[11] The next schedule began on 24 October 2024 in Chennai.[12]

Music

Maareesan
Soundtrack album by
Yuvan Shankar Raja
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LanguageTamil
ProducerYuvan Shankar Raja
Yuvan Shankar Raja chronology
Paranthu Po
(2025) 		Maareesan
(2025) 		Mr Zoo Keeper
(2025)
Singles from Maareesan
  1. "FaFa Song"
    Released: 9 July 2025
  2. "Maareesa"
    Released: 19 July 2025

The film has soundtrack and background composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja.[13] The first single "FaFa Song" was released on 9 July 2025.[14] The second single "Maareesa" was released on 19 July 2025.[15]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."FaFa Song"Madhan KarkyMathichiyam Bala3:29
2."Maareesa"Sabarivasan ShanmugamYuvan Shankar Raja 

Release

Theatrical

Maareesan was released in theatres on 25 July 2025 alongside the Tamil film Thalaivan Thalaivii.[16] The teaser of the film having Vadivelu and Faasil embarking on a road journey through different landscapes, with them singing the song "Aaha Inba Nilavinile" from the film Mayabazar (1957) was released on 4 June 2025.[17]

Home media

The film will began streaming on Netflix from 22 August 2025 in Tamil and dubbed versions of Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam and Kannada languages.[18]

Reception

Abhinav Subramanian of The Times of India gave 3.5/5 stars and wrote "Maareesan works best when it lets its contradictions breathe - two criminals finding kinship in their damaged moral compasses, each justifying their crimes through different lenses."[19] Goutham S of Pinkvilla gave 3/5 stars and wrote "Maareesan is not a film one would recall years later and consider ahead of its time. It is a simple venture with powerful performances by the core cast. While the narrative is sluggish and clichéd, one would love to watch it for the sake of the leading actors."[20] Janani K of India Today gave 3/5 stars and wrote "'Maareesan' is a comedy thriller that can make you smile, hold you on the edge of your seats and support the morally flawed characters. If we look past the convenient writing, especially with the flashback and post-intermission, there’s a lot to love in 'Maareesan'."[21]

Prashanth Vallavan of Cinema Express gave 2/5 stars and wrote "Maareesan is pregnant with premises of two perfectly engaging yet tonally different films, which could have worked on their own. The unfortunate chimera we did end up with serves only to show what happens when filmmaking overpowers storytelling, when the need to accentuate drama, the fixation on conforming to screenplay structures, and the hyper-awareness of genre tropes all come in the way of a story."[22] Srinivasa Ramanujam of The Hindu wrote "While the first half is a slow burn, reminiscent of many Malayalam films for its pace and sweet nothing-ness, an arresting interval block sets things up nicely for a thriller. [...] Maareesan explores this aspect in good measure by taking up a protagonist who has dementia. That itself is a triumph — because forgetfulness is a big ordeal."[23] Rajagopalan Venkataraman of Khaleej Times wrote that "The second half ditches everything it had built in the first half and goes in for a different tone. You’d be forgiven for rubbing your eyes and wondering if you entered the wrong theatre. It shifts gears, yes, but that feels too abrupt."[24]

References

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