Maan Karate(2014)
Five friends meet a mystic in a forest who grants their wish — a newspaper from the future. They decide to get rich by using their knowledge of the future. They focus their efforts on Peter, a carefree youth from Royapuram, who is predicted by the newspaper to win a boxing match and present the prize money of Rs. 2 crores to the five friends. However, they are perplexed when they discover that Peter has absolutely no knowledge of boxing.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- VI Movies and TV, Prime Video, Hotstar
- Theatrical Release
- 4 April 2014
- Director
- Thirukumaran
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 2h 34m
- Rating
- 5.5/10
Storyline
Five friends find a newspaper from the future. It says a man named Peter will win a boxing match and give them the prize money. They try to help him, but he doesn't know how to box at all.
“A future newspaper says he'll win. He's never boxed before.”
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Maan Karate
Cast reunions in this film: Sathish & Yogi Babu (12 films together), Anirudh Ravichander & Yogi Babu (10 films together), Sivakarthikeyan & Anirudh Ravichander (8 films together), Sivakarthikeyan & Soori (7 films together), Sivakarthikeyan & Yogi Babu (7 films together), and Soori & Yogi Babu (6 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title 'Maan Karate' is a playful twist on the martial art 'Kung Fu', blending Tamil and English words.
- Director Krish Thirukumaran made his directorial debut with this film after working as an assistant director on several projects.
- The movie's plot was inspired by a real-life incident involving a newspaper from the future, though heavily fictionalised for the screen.
- Actor Sivakarthikeyan, who played Peter, performed some of his own stunts for the boxing sequences after basic training.
- The film's soundtrack was composed by Anirudh Ravichander, marking one of his early collaborations with Sivakarthikeyan.
- A key filming location was the bustling neighbourhood of Royapuram in Chennai, chosen to reflect the protagonist's local roots.
- Despite mixed reviews, the film was a commercial success, especially among youth audiences, due to its comedy and unique premise.