Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Slow
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- witty
- energetic
- melodramatic
- action movie night
- Tamil cinema marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the premise and performances promising and entertaining, but considered the extended runtime, uneven screenplay, and sluggish or overextended latter half major weaknesses.
What sets it apart
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Suriya plays conjoined twins Akhilan and Vimalan, presenting sharply opposed personalities within one shared body.
Ramachandran's scientific work and the twins' birth intersect with attempts to steal the Energion formula.
The twins remain physically joined throughout their lives, shaping movement, staging, comedy, and danger.
The first half emphasizes the brothers' contrasting lifestyles and comic situations before the formula-theft plot becomes dangerous.
Films like Maattrraan, and why
24
Shares Tamil-language action spectacle, science fiction premises, conspiratorial threats, and a dual-role star performance.
I
Combines Indian science fiction, high-concept bodily transformation, romance, and elaborate commercial action.
7aum Arivu
Shares a genetically engineered protagonist, international conspiracy, action-thriller plotting, and heightened melodrama.
Enthiran
Comparable for inventive science fiction concepts, comic commercial entertainment, and action-driven emotional stakes.
Movie Details
- Director
- K. V. Anand
- Release Date
- 2012-10-12
- Runtime
- 168 min
- Rating
- 5.7 / 10 (49)
Cast
- Suriya
- Kajal Aggarwal
- Sachin Khedekar
- Tara
- Ravi Prakash
- Irina Maleva
- Krishnamoorthy
- Julia Bliss
- Ajay Rathnam
- Isha Sharvani
Common questions
- What is Maattrraan about?
- Physically conjoined twins with opposite personalities are pulled into a high-stakes conspiracy over their father's revolutionary energy-drink formula.
- What is Maattrraan like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Maattrraan as slow, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Maattrraan violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Maattrraan as moderate.
- What did critics think of Maattrraan?
- Critics broadly found the premise and performances promising and entertaining, but considered the extended runtime, uneven screenplay, and sluggish or overextended latter half major weaknesses.
- Which films are like Maattrraan?
- Films with a similar feel include 24, I, 7aum Arivu, and Enthiran.
- How long is Maattrraan?
- Maattrraan runs 168 minutes.
