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Maareesan (2025)

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Maareesan (2025)

Overview

A petty thief embarks on a road trip with an elderly man suffering from memory loss under deceptive pretenses. As they journey across Tamil Nadu, the promise of an easy con unravels into a quietly shifting connection, with both men hiding secrets of their own.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

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Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate

Viewer Rating
7.2

Overview

A petty thief embarks on a road trip with an elderly man suffering from memory loss under deceptive pretenses. As they journey across Tamil Nadu, the promise of an easy con unravels into a quietly shifting connection, with both men hiding secrets of their own.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

Netflix logoNetflix
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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Center

Primary

The film focuses on a character-driven thriller narrative exploring themes of personal transformation, intergenerational relationships, and redemption through individual choices, consciously avoiding explicit political or systemic critiques, particularly in contrast to prior works by the lead actors.

The movie features visible diversity through its central portrayal of an elderly character with memory impairment and a marginalized petty thief, alongside its South Indian regional and linguistic context. However, the narrative is male-centric in its leads and explicitly avoids overt social justice themes like caste, focusing instead on character-driven drama and transformation.

Secondary

Based on available information, Maareesan (2025) does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Plot summaries, character descriptions, and marketing materials consistently frame relationships and themes without any LGBTQ+ coding or explicit representation.

Based on available plot summaries, critic reviews, and promotional materials, Maareesan (2025) does not appear to feature any explicit transsexual or transgender characters, nor does it foreground gender transition as a theme. The film's narrative focuses on a bond between two men on a road trip, exploring themes of deception, secrets, and emotional connection, without incorporating trans identities.

Based on currently available plot summaries, reviews, cast lists, and the official trailer for Maareesan (2025), there is no documented scene description that shows or describes female characters engaging in and winning close-quarters physical combat against male opponents. Supporting female roles are noted, but no specific combat details are available.

The film "Maareesan" is identified as an original story, not an adaptation of existing source material, a biopic, or a reboot. Consequently, all characters are new to this production, and there is no prior canonical or historical gender to be swapped.

Maareesan is an original film with no prior source material (novel, comic, older film) or historical figures that establish character races. Therefore, its characters are new creations and cannot be considered 'race-swapped' according to the provided definition.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.2

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
7.4
The Movie Database logo
7.0

Critic Ratings

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N/A
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N/A

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