A mother who loses her child to psycho killer's killing spree goes in search for answers
Acting
Hansika's transformation from bubbly star to grieving avenger actually lands.
Direction
Jameel keeps the killer's identity twisted until the final act.
Director
U.R. Jameel
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Hansika's 50th film—a milestone she chose to spend covered in blood and fury instead of the romantic comedies that built her career.
Maha arrived during a wave of Tamil 'female revenge' films post Aruvi and Ratsasan, but critics noted it borrowed heavily from Hollywood's 'moms who kill' subgenre without finding its own visual language.