Maria(2025)
Tamil135 mins
The story explores about the liberation and freedom of a Nun, where she wants to live like a normal woman but society and the family around her makes it difficult, finally what happens to her at the end.
Director:Hari K Sudhan
Mood:
emotionalinspiring
Where to watch:
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Lionsgate Play, Lionsgate Play (via Apple TV), Lionsgate Play (via Amazon Prime Channel), YouTube
- Theatrical Release
- 3 October 2025
- Director
- Hari K Sudhan
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 2h 15m
Storyline
A nun wants to leave her religious life to live as an ordinary woman. However, her family and community strongly oppose her choice. The story follows her struggle for personal freedom against these pressures.
“Her faith is strong, but her heart wants freedom.”
Film Details
135Minutes
TamilLanguage
ACertificate
Release Date3 October 2025
Parental Guide
Violence
Low
Language
Moderate
Sex / Nudity
Moderate
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Low
Where to Watch
Vibe & Tags
Mood
emotionalinspiring
Themes
identityfamilysurvival
Tonepoetic
Pacingslow-burn
Complexitymoderate
Audiencemultiplex
Best Withalone
Violence1
Emotion4
Humor1
Rewatchability3
Cast & Crew
#1
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Sudha PushpaDaniela
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#3S
Saishri PrabhakaranMaria
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Pavel NavageethanAnton Lavey
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S
Sidhu kumaresanAgnes
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V
Vignesh RaviVishnu
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G
G. ManishankarCrew
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A
Aravind GopalakrishnanMusic
→#8
H
Hari K SudhanDirector
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Hari K HarasudhanCrew
→Trivia
- The film's director Hari K Sudhan reportedly spent time with nuns to understand their daily lives and emotional conflicts.
- The movie's title 'Maria' is a common name for nuns, symbolizing the universal struggle of the character.
- It was shot in real convent locations in Tamil Nadu to add authenticity to the story.
- The film's soundtrack uses minimal instruments to reflect the quiet and restrained life of a convent.
- This is one of the few Tamil films to center its entire narrative on the inner life of a religious woman.
- The climax was filmed in a single, long take to capture the raw emotion of the character's decision.
- Early promotional materials focused on visual symbolism, like a birdcage, rather than revealing plot details.