Mahaan

Mahaan

1968: Mohandoss is a middle-aged liquor-ban activist whose 12-year-old son Gandhi Mahaan is the exact opposite of him and is addicted to gambling. Sathyavan Soosaiyappan is his friend, who gambles against Gnanodhayam. Gandhi is a prodigy at gambling and always helps Sathya win matches. One time, Sathya keeps on losing and confronts Gandhi, who tells him he has no choice but to make him lose because Gnanam kidnapped his dog Joker. Everyone fights over it, and their parents have to interfere. Mohandoss makes Gandhi promise that he will lead the liquor-ban movement and live as a "Mahaan". 1996: Gandhi is a 40-year-old commerce teacher at the local government school. He is married to Nachi and has a son Dada. On his official birthday, Gandhi leaves for a temple to give alms, where he meets a beggar Manickam, who tells him that Gandhi leads a life-like 95% of people with morals or principles, but cannot lead a life like 5% of people, who do not follow morals or principles in life. At night, Gandhi remembers Manickam's words when Nachi tells Gandhi that she and her friends are going on a trip to Tirupati. Gandhi uses this as an opportunity to enjoy his real birthday the next day and goes to a bar, where he meets one of his old students, Rakesh Christopher alias Rocky, who decides to help Gandhi fulfil his dreams. Gandhi is then taken to Rocky's father Sathya, who owns the bar, where Gandhi plays rummy and wins a lot of money.

Director

Karthik Subbaraj

Release

10 Feb 2022

Run time

162 min

Language

Tamil