With its lead character (Vikram) named ‘Gandhi Mahaan’, the film opens with a Mahatma Gandhi quote pointing towards the freedom to make mistakes. Ironically, the project seems to be the same (a mistake), wherein director Karthik Subbaraj repeats an age-old plot of a simpleton turning into a gangster, followed by a questionable twist in the end.
It makes its share of mistakes and lives to tell the tale because Vikram injects just enough variety into it with a performance that tempers some of the film's excesses.
Mahaan will be available to the viewers in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Telugu on Amazon Prime Video from today (February 10). The film will feature Vikram, Dhruv Vikram, Simha, Simran, Sananth, Muthukumar in key roles. 🎥 Mahaan Review: Vikram and His Son Dhruv’s Action Film Declared as a ‘Knock Out Punch’ by Netizens.
Director Karthik Subbaraj’s Mahaan brings together Chiyaan Vikram and his real son Dhruv Vikram. The film, with an exciting idea at its core, has solid performances but fails to hold our attention.