Maattrraan: reviews

What the critics say average 5.9 from 12 outlets

• 9.0 Sunday Times (South Africa)Devan Nair Maattraan is a landmark film for Indian cinema and one that cannot be missed. Read
• 7.0 The Times of IndiaV Lakshmi The movie has a running time of close to three hours, and editor Antony should have persevered with the director to reduce it as a lot of time is expended on scenes that could have been easily sacrificed to make it a much more compact package. Read
• 7.0 SifyMoviebuzz It is a fun ride till interval and in the second half there is a neat message told with lot of cinematic liberties. Suriya holds the film together as the script tends to waver towards the climax. Read
• 7.0 Movie CrowBharath Vijayakumar Maatraan is another attempt by K.V.Anand to make a commercially viable entertainer on the backdrop of a socially relevant issue. Read
• 6.0 BehindwoodsBehindwoods Review Board Maattrraan also follows the route and it delivers what it promises- a rich and stylish entertainer with an interesting story. Read
• 6.0 NowrunningHaricharan Pudipeddi "Mattrraan" only promises the potential of actor Suriya, but fails to arouse interest due to its stretched second half and lacklustre narration. Read
• 6.0 ScreenAnarchyJ Hurtado The bottom line is that Maatraan is two decent films split down the middle with little connective tissue to bind them, not unlike its protagonists. Read
• 6.0 FilmibeatPrakash Upadhyaya Surya's Maattrraan is good, not brilliant. Read
• 5.0 Rediff.comPavithra Srinivasan Maattrraan has a great premise, great characters and actors who could have pulled off a complicated story. Sadly, the movie never capitalises on these strengths. Read
• 5.0 Deccan HeraldS Viswanath Anand has a novel story to tell, but his screenplay fails to live up to expectations. Read
• 4.0 Cinema ChaatHeather Wilson Suriya is excellent and worth watching but that’s not enough to hold Maattrraan together. Read
• 2.5 The New Indian ExpressMalini Mannath But, the film with its whimsical screenplay and lackadaisical narration, turns out to be a huge disappointment. Read