Marutha(2022)
Tamil157 minsdirect-to-OTT
A drama film directed by GRS starring GRS and Lovelyn Chandrasekhar.
Director:GRS
Mood:
emotionaldarkuplifting
Where to watch:
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Sun NXT, Airtel Xstream Play, Plex
- OTT Release Date
- 1 January 2023
- Theatrical Release
- 21 January 2022
- Director
- GRS
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 2h 37m
- Rating
- 5.5/10
Storyline
Two families in Madurai are torn apart by a local custom called seimurai. Their conflict deeply affects the relationships and love between them.
“Two families. One tradition. A love that defies it all.”
Film Details
5.5Rating
157Minutes
TamilLanguage
UACertificate
Release Date21 January 2022
Release Typedirect-to-OTT
Also Known AsMarudha · Maruda
Parental Guide
Violence
Mild
Language
Moderate
Sex / Nudity
Moderate
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Mild
Where to Watch
Vibe & Tags
Mood
emotionaldarkuplifting
Themes
familylovejusticeidentity
Toneserious
Pacingslow-burn
Complexitymoderate
Audiencefamily
Best Withfamily
Violence2
Emotion4
Humor2
Rewatchability3
Cast & Crew
#1
#2R
Radikaa SarathkumarMeenakshi
→L
Lovelyn ChandrasekharActress
→#3
G. MarimuthuSupporting Actor
→#4
Ganja KaruppuSupporting Actor
→#5
Raadhika SarathkumarSupporting Actress
→#6
SaravananSupporting Actor
→#7
Vela RamamoorthySupporting Actor
→#8
Viji ChandrasekharSupporting Actress
→#9G
GRSActor
→#10P
Pattukottai RameshDirector of Photography
→#11G
GRSDirector
→Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Marutha
Cast reunions in this film: Raadhika Sarathkumar & Ilayaraja (44 films together), Ganja Karuppu & Ilayaraja (4 films together), Saravanan & Ilayaraja (4 films together), G. Marimuthu & Vela Ramamoorthy (4 films together), Ganja Karuppu & Saravanan (3 films together), and Viji Chandrasekhar & Ilayaraja (2 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title 'Marutha' refers to a specific type of traditional ear-piercing ceremony in Tamil culture, which is central to the plot.
- Director GRS, whose full name is G. R. Saminathan, is also a noted cinematographer who shot the film himself.
- The movie was primarily shot in and around the real locations of Madurai to authentically capture the setting of the custom.
- Actor Kaali Venkat, known for comic roles, plays a more serious character in this family drama.
- The film's music was composed by Justin Prabhakaran, who used folk instruments to match the rural backdrop.
- It had a limited theatrical release, focusing more on reaching its target audience through direct OTT platforms.
- The story is based on real social conflicts reported from certain communities in the Madurai region.