# Mai: A Mother's Rage (2022)

> A grieving mother sets out to uncover the criminals behind her daughter's death and becomes merciless in the process.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/122074

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 6
- Episode runtime: 45 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: crime, drama, mystery
- Created by: Atul Mongia
- Network: Netflix
- Cast: Sakshi Tanwar, Wamiqa Gabbi, Anant Vidhaat Sharma, Vivek Mushran, Seema Pahwa, Raima Sen, Prashant Narayanan, Ankur Ratan
- TMDB rating: 7.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14160684/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: brutal
- Tone: dark, tense, raw, intense, bleak

## Synopsis

Mai: A Mother's Rage (2022) is a six-episode Indian crime thriller series created by Atul Mongia and released on Netflix. Sakshi Tanwar plays Sheel Chaudhary, a grieving mother who begins the story meek and passive, then hardens into a merciless investigator after her daughter's death. Wamiqa Gabbi plays Supriya Chaudhary, whose life is tangled with the family's loss, while Vivek Mushran, Seema Pahwa and Prashant Narayanan populate a circle of relatives, associates and figures tied to the criminal network. Each episode of this compact limited series pushes Sheel deeper into a world of organized crime, where every lead costs her something and every answer exposes another layer of rot. The engine is simple and relentless: a mother who wants the truth, obstacles that multiply with each step, and a steady escalation of danger. The tone is dark, tense and emotionally raw, with a grief-soaked intensity that builds toward a hard-edged reckoning. Fans of Mare of Easttown, Sacred Games and Dahaad will find resonance in its blend of procedural momentum, morally fraught vengeance and gritty Indian crime atmosphere.

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