Maya(2015)
Tamil140 mins
Maya (2015) is a 140-minute Tamil film directed by Ashwin Saravanan. Starring Nayantara, Robo Shankar and Mime Gopi. With an audience rating of 6.7/10, Maya stands as one of the notable Tamil releases of 2015.
Director:Ashwin Saravanan
Mood:
darksuspensefuldisturbing
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Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 17 September 2015
- Director
- Ashwin Saravanan
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 2h 20m
- GudVibe Rating
- 6.7/10
Storyline
An artist draws a story about a ghost from a forest asylum and starts to believe it might be true. At the same time, an actress accepts a dare to watch a scary movie alone in a theater overnight. Their two separate stories eventually come together in a surprising way.
“An artist's nightmare. An actress's dare. One terrifying truth.”
Film Details
6.7Rating
140Minutes
TamilLanguage
Release Date17 September 2015
Also Known AsMayuri · Maaya
Parental Guide
Violence
High
Language
Moderate
Sex / Nudity
Moderate
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
High
Vibe & Tags
Mood
darksuspensefuldisturbing
Themes
survivalidentityfamilycorruption
Toneintense
Pacingslow-burn
Complexityrequires-attention
Audienceniche
Best Withwith-partner
Violence3
Emotion4
Humor1
Rewatchability3
Reviews & Ratings
Your Rating
6.7/10Rating
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Cast & Crew
Trivia
- The film was shot in just 18 days, a very short schedule for a feature film.
- Director Ashwin Saravanan used a real abandoned mental asylum in Chennai for key scenes.
- The movie's sound design was praised for creating fear without loud jump scares.
- Actress Nayanthara performed her own stunts for the theatre sequence.
- The film's title 'Maya' can mean both 'illusion' and a female name in Tamil.
- It was one of the first Tamil horror films to use a nonlinear storytelling style.
- The movie was made on a low budget but became a profitable sleeper hit.