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Maaman

Maaman (மாமன்) is a 2025 Indian Tamil-language family drama film directed by Prasanth Pandiyaraj, starring Soori as an uncle whose bond with his nephew strains his marriage.

Maamannan (மாமன்னன்)

Maamannan (மாமன்னன்) is a 2023 Tamil political drama by Mari Selvaraj, produced by Udhayanidhi Stalin's Red Giant Movies, starring Vadivelu, Fahadh Faasil, Keerthy Suresh, and Udhayanidhi Stalin; released 29 June 2023, on Netflix 27 July 2023, with A.R. Rahman's music and a Filmfare supporting-actor win for Faasil.

Maan Karate (மான் கராத்தே)

Maan Karate (மான் கராத்தே) is a 2014 Tamil comedy-drama directed by debutant Thirukumaran, starring Sivakarthikeyan and Hansika Motwani, with story by A.R. Murugadoss and music by Anirudh Ravichander; IT friends use a future newspaper to back jobless Peter to win a Rs 2 crore boxing prize.

Maanaadu (மானாடு)

Maanaadu (மாநாடு, "conference"), also released in dubbed versions as The Loop, is a 2021 Tamil time-loop political action thriller directed by Venkat Prabhu, starring Silambarasan TR, S. J. Suryah, and Kalyani Priyadarshan, released 25 November 2021 and a box-office blockbuster.

Maanagaram (மாநகரம்)

Maanagaram (மாநகரம், Metropolis) is a 2017 Tamil hyperlink action thriller set in Chennai, the directorial debut of Lokesh Kanagaraj, starring Sundeep Kishan, Sri, and Regina Cassandra, released 10 March 2017.

Maanikya (ಮಾಣಿಕ್ಯ)

Maanikya (ಮಾಣಿಕ್ಯ) is a 2014 Kannada action drama directed by and starring Kiccha Sudeep, the official remake of the Telugu hit Mirchi, released 1 May 2014 with an Rs 18 crore budget and Rs 14 crore opening weekend.

Maara (மாறா)

Maara (மாறா) is a 2021 Tamil romantic adventure drama, the official remake of the 2015 Malayalam film Charlie, directed by Dhilip Kumar, starring Madhavan and Shraddha Srinath, released on Amazon Prime Video on 8 January 2021.

Maaran (2022 film)

Maaran (மாறன்) is a 2022 Tamil action thriller directed by Karthick Naren, Dhanush's 43rd film, co-starring Malavika Mohanan. It premiered directly on Disney+ Hotstar on 11 March 2022, distinct from the 2002 Tamil film and the 2026 Gujarati film of the same name.

Maaran (મારણ) (2026 film)

Maaran (મારણ) is a 2026 Gujarati thriller-drama directed by Abhishek Jain, starring Deeksha Joshi, Yash Soni, and Shruhad Goswami, about trafficking and patriarchy; distinct from the 2022 Tamil film Maaran, it won Best Gujarati Film at the 72nd National Film Awards.

Maarconi Mathaai

Maarconi Mathaai (മാർക്കോണി മത്തായി), aka Marconi Mathai, is a 2019 Malayalam comedy-drama directed by Sanil Kalathil, starring Jayaram, Vijay Sethupathi (Malayalam debut), and Athmeeya Rajan, released 12 July 2019.

Maareesan (மாறீசன்)

Maareesan (மாறீசன்; Tamil மாரீசன்), 2025 Tamil comedy thriller by Sudheesh Sankar starring Fahadh Faasil and Vadivelu; a thief joins an elderly man on a road trip to rob him. Released 25 July 2025; on Netflix from 22 August 2025.

Maargan

Maargan (மார்கன்), earlier Kanana Maargan, is a 2025 Tamil crime thriller directed by Leo John Paul, starring Vijay Antony as ADGP Dhruv investigating a killer whose victims' bodies turn black; released 27 June 2025, streamed on Prime Video from 25 July 2025.

Maari (film)

Maari (மாரி), 2015 Tamil gangster comedy directed by Balaji Mohan, starring Dhanush as a pigeon-racing Chennai don with Kajal Aggarwal and Vijay Yesudas; Anirudh music, released 17 July 2015, followed by Maari 2.

Maari 2 (மாரி 2)

Maari 2 (மாரி 2) is a 2018 Tamil action comedy, sequel to Maari (2015), directed by Balaji Mohan, starring Dhanush, Sai Pallavi, and Tovino Thomas, with Yuvan Shankar Raja's music and the Rowdy Baby chartbuster.

Maatrubhumi: May War Rest in Peace

Maatrubhumi: May War Rest in Peace, formerly Battle of Galwan, is an upcoming Hindi war drama by Apoorva Lakhia and Salman Khan Films, starring Salman Khan as Colonel Santosh Babu, based on the June 2020 Galwan Valley clash; delayed, unreleased as of October 2026.

Maattrraan (மாற்றான்)

Maattrraan (மாற்றான்), Telugu-dubbed as Brothers, is a 2012 Tamil action thriller by K. V. Anand starring Suriya as conjoined twins Akilan and Vimalan, with Kajal Aggarwal and Sachin Khedekar, released 12 October 2012.

Maaveeran (மாவீரன்) (2023 film)

Maaveeran (மாவீரன்), Telugu Mahaveerudu, is a 2023 Tamil fantasy action thriller by Madonne Ashwin starring Sivakarthikeyan as a cowardly cartoonist guided by a narrator's voice against a corrupt minister; released 14 July 2023, Shanthi Talkies.

Maayavan (மாயவன்)

Maayavan (மாயவன்) is a 2017 Indian science fiction thriller directed by C. V. Kumar. The film follows a police officer investigating murders linked to a memory-transfer experiment.

Maayunnu, Maarivarayunnu, Nisvaasangalil...

Maayunnu, Maarivarayunnu, Nisvaasangalil... (മായുന്നു, മാറിവരയുന്നു, നിശ്വാസങ്ങളിൽ...; Dust Art Redrawn in Respiration) is a 2024 Malayalam experimental mockumentary by Dr. Abhilash Babu, crowdfunded for Rs. 2.5 lakh, premiered at IFFK 2024 and released on IEFFK YouTube and IndieGO OTT.

Mabel Normand

Mabel Normand, christened Amabel Ethelreid Normand, was an American silent-film comedienne, writer, and director who made over 190 films, mostly for Keystone, and directed Charlie Chaplin's early movies.

Maborosi (幻の光)

Maborosi (幻の光, Maboroshi no hikari) is Hirokazu Kore-eda's 1995 debut fiction feature, adapted from Teru Miyamoto's novel, about a widow rebuilding her life after her husband's unexplained suicide; it won the Venice Golden Osella for cinematography.

Mac & Devin Go to High School

Mac & Devin Go to High School is a 2012 American direct-to-video stoner comedy directed by Dylan C. Brown, starring Snoop Dogg as super senior Mac and Wiz Khalifa as valedictorian Devin; its Atlantic soundtrack yielded Young, Wild & Free.

Mac and Me

Mac and Me is a 1988 American sci-fi comedy directed by Stewart Raffill, an E.T.-style story of a stranded alien and a wheelchair-using boy, infamous for heavy McDonald's and Coca-Cola product placement, a $6 million gross, and two Razzie Awards.

Mac Mohan

Mac Mohan, born Mohan Makijany, was an Indian character actor of Hindi cinema, best remembered as Sambha in Sholay (1975) and its line "Poore pachaas hazaar".

Macario

Macario (1960) is Roberto Gavaldón's Mexican fantasy drama, also known as an adaptation of B. Traven's 'Godfather Death' story. A starving woodcutter shares his turkey with Death, gains healing water, and the film became Mexico's first Oscar-nominated film.

Macbeth (1971 film)

Macbeth (The Tragedy of Macbeth) is Roman Polanski's 1971 British film of Shakespeare's play, co-written with Kenneth Tynan, financed by Hugh Hefner's Playboy Productions, starring Jon Finch and Francesca Annis, noted for graphic violence and a Third Ear Band score.

Macbeth (2015 film)

Macbeth (2015) is Justin Kurzel's Shakespeare adaptation starring Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard, premiered in Competition at Cannes 2015, shot on location in Scotland, 113 minutes, See-Saw Films.

MacGruber (film)

MacGruber (2010) is an American action comedy directed by Jorma Taccone, starring Will Forte, adapted from the SNL MacGyver parody sketch; the first SNL film since The Ladies Man, it grossed $9.3 million worldwide on a $10 million budget and became a cult favorite.

Machante Maalakha

Machante Maalakha (മച്ചാന്റെ മാലാഖ), also spelled Machante Malakha, is a 2025 Malayalam comedy-drama directed by Boban Samuel, starring Soubin Shahir as a KSRTC bus conductor married to Namitha Pramod's critical wife; released 27 February 2025, it flopped at the box office and drew largely negative reviews.

Macherla Niyojakavargam

Macherla Niyojakavargam (మాచర్ల నియోజకవర్గం) is a 2022 Telugu action drama, M.S. Rajashekhar Reddy's debut, starring Nithiin as an IAS officer fighting politician Rajappa in Macherla, Guntur; released 12 August 2022, later on ZEE5, and poorly reviewed.