Mamakiki

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Mamakiki
Mamakiki poster.jpg
Film poster
Directed by
Produced bySameer Bharath Ram
Starring
Music by Jakes Bejoy
Vishal Chandrasekhar
M. S. Jones
Kalacharan
Surya Prasad
Production
company
Super Talkies
Distributed by ZEE5
Release date
  • 30 May 2020 (2020-05-30) [1]
Running time
97 minutes [2]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Mamakiki is a 2020 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film starring Preetha Anandan, Ramesh Thilak, Maanas Chavali and Dev Ramnath. [3] The film released on ZEE5 after being delayed for several years. [2]

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Plot

Four college friends (Madhu, Mani, Kiranthi, and Kishore) meet again after a sabbatical of five years. [4] [2]

Cast

Reception

The New Indian Express gave the film a rating of two out of five and wrote that "Overall, though weighed down by its flaws, Mamakiki is a middling feel-good comedy that makes us smile, if not laugh". [2] A review from ZEE5 called the film a "middling feel-good comedy". [5] Digital media company LetsOTT mentioned that the film had some "funny" sequences but also "stretched out writing and average performances". [6]

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