7.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Comedy, Family • 2025 • 147 min
Sarvam Maya (2025)
Sarvam Maya (2025)
Overview
Sarvam Maya is a 2025 Malayalam supernatural romantic comedy directed by Akhil Sathyan. Nivin Pauly stars as Prabhendhu, a struggling musician turned priest who encounters a friendly ghost named Delulu, leading to a journey of self-discovery and closure.
Starring Cast
Nivin Pauly • Riya Shibu • Preity Mukhundhan
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Moderate
Family Values: Leans Traditional
Hinduism: Positive
Viewer Rating
7.8
Overview
Sarvam Maya is a 2025 Malayalam supernatural romantic comedy directed by Akhil Sathyan. Nivin Pauly stars as Prabhendhu, a struggling musician turned priest who encounters a friendly ghost named Delulu, leading to a journey of self-discovery and closure.
Starring Cast
Nivin Pauly • Riya Shibu • Preity Mukhundhan
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
Political: Leans Right
Confidence: Medium
The narrative frames atheism as a barrier rooted in unresolved grief, resolved through supernatural encounters that affirm the value of faith and family rituals. This solution promotes conservative ideals of tradition over secular individualism.
Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: Medium
The movie presents religious diversity through Hindu and Christian characters interacting in a supernatural context. Traditional Brahmin identity receives positive framing amid subtle tensions with atheism, emphasizing healing and faith without centering equity or inclusion themes.
Secondary
Family Values: Leans Traditional
Confidence: Medium
The film depicts a traditional priestly family with hereditary roles and strong emotional bonds among relatives, portraying familial love and village-based community ties positively as sources of comfort and stability. This endorsement of multigenerational structures and gentle relationships outweighs the mild critique of religious rituals, favoring traditional family values overall.
Hinduism: Positive
Confidence: Medium
Hinduism receives a sympathetic portrayal through the protagonist's spiritual journey in a priestly family, where supernatural encounters affirm the faith's role in healing and self-discovery.
LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: Medium
The film features no LGBTQ+ characters or themes, focusing instead on supernatural romance, family reconciliation, and personal growth.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: Medium
No transgender characters or themes appear in the film. The narrative centers on a priest's encounters with a female spirit, focusing on themes of closure and personal growth without any exploration of gender identity.
Female Combat: N/R
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: Low
Sarvam Maya presents original characters in a supernatural romantic comedy inspired by real-life events, with no evidence of adaptations, prior canon, or historical figures involving gender swaps.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: Low
Sarvam Maya features original characters created for this supernatural romantic comedy, without source material establishing prior racial depictions or historical figures, resulting in no race swaps.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.8
7.7
Critic Ratings
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