Pei Mama(2021)
Tamil134 mins
A family of low-level crooks is mistaken for ghostbusters and asked to get rid of the ghosts haunting a bungalow.
Director:Sakthi Chidambaram
Mood:
funnysuspensefuldark
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- MX Player
- Theatrical Release
- 24 September 2021
- Director
- Sakthi Chidambaram
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 2h 14m
- Rating
- 4.3/10
Storyline
A family of small-time criminals gets mistaken for a team that removes ghosts. They are hired to clear a haunted house of its spirits.
“Crooks in over their heads... with real ghosts.”
Film Details
4.3Rating
134Minutes
TamilLanguage
UACertificate
Release Date24 September 2021
Also Known AsPei Maama · PeiMama · PeiMaama · Bhoot Mama
Parental Guide
Violence
High
Language
Moderate
Sex / Nudity
Moderate
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
High
Where to Watch
Vibe & Tags
Mood
funnysuspensefuldark
Themes
familysurvivalcorruptionidentity
Tonewhimsical
Pacingfast-paced
Complexitylight
Audiencemultiplex
Best Withwith-partner
Violence2
Emotion2
Humor4
Rewatchability3
Cast & Crew
Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Pei Mama
Cast reunions in this film: Rajendran & Yogi Babu (32 films together), Singampuli & Yogi Babu (16 films together), Singampuli & Rajendran (14 films together), M. S. Bhaskar & Yogi Babu (10 films together), Rajendran & Kovai Sarala (8 films together), and Singampuli & M. S. Bhaskar (7 films together).
Trivia
- The film's director, Sakthi Chidambaram, is the son of veteran comedy director K. S. Ravikumar.
- The movie was shot in a single schedule of 30 days to maintain a tight production budget.
- Actor Yogi Babu, who plays a lead role, performed many of his own stunts for the comedic ghost scenes.
- The haunted bungalow set was constructed from scratch in a Chennai studio to control lighting and special effects.
- The film's title 'Pei Mama' translates to 'Ghost Uncle', playing on a common Tamil familial term for humor.
- It was one of the few Tamil horror-comedies to release directly on a streaming platform during the pandemic.
- The sound design uses classic Tamil film music cues to signal ghost appearances, as a nostalgic joke.