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Maareesan  is a 2025 Indian Tamil-language drama thriller film directed by Sudheesh Sankar, written by V. Krishna Moorthy, and produced by R. B. Choudary for Super Good Films. It stars Vadivelu and Fahadh Faasil. The film’s music was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja.

Maareesan was released in theatres on 25 July 2025. The film received positive reviews from critics.

Dhayalan, known as Dhaya (Fahadh Faasil), is a petty thief who has been arrested multiple times but never changes his ways. After being released from a police station following his latest theft, he immediately steals a motorcycle and breaks into a house. Inside, he finds an old man, Velayudham Pillai, or Vela (Vadivelu), chained to a window. To Dhaya’s surprise, the old man is not alarmed but warmly calls him “Kumar.” Confused, Dhaya warns him to stay quiet while he searches for valuables.

Realizing Dhaya is not Kumar, Vela explains that he suffers from Alzheimer’s disease. His son Kumar locks him up daily before leaving for work to prevent him from wandering off. Vela tells Dhaya there is nothing valuable in the house but offers him ₹25,000 from his bank account if he releases him. Dhaya agrees, and they go to a nearby ATM. When Dhaya notices Vela’s account holds millions of rupees, he decides to exploit him further. Even after receiving the promised money, Dhaya stays with Vela under various pretexts. Along the way, Vela’s memory lapses often cause him to mistake Dhaya for Kumar.

Dhaya contacts his crime partner Ganesh (Vivek Prasanna), who suggests he photograph Vela’s ATM cards to duplicate them and somehow obtain the PIN codes. Winning Vela’s trust proves difficult, as even Vela struggles to remember the codes. Dhaya begins to act like a friend, accompanying him to different places, and a bond slowly develops between them.

Meanwhile, police investigate a murder in the very house where Dhaya first encountered Vela. The crime appears linked to a serial killer who lures victims with phone calls and switches off the device after each murder. Authorities begin monitoring the phone’s activity.

Later, Ganesh joins Dhaya and Vela at a party. Vela spikes their drinks, rendering them unconscious. That same night, the serial killer’s phone reactivates, and the police trace it to Vela, who calls Siva Selvam (Five Star Krishna), a schoolteacher to demand meeting. Vela confronts Siva about sexually exploiting his underage students and kills him. Before dying, Siva admits he has a partner named Arun and provides Vela with his number. By the time police arrive, Siva is already dead, and no other clues are found.

A flashback reveals that Vela’s late wife, Meenakshi (Sithara), was a child psychologist who counseled troubled children. During her work, she discovered that several girls had been abused but were too afraid to confide in parents or police. Meenakshi gathered evidence and filed a case, but her Alzheimer’s symptoms left her unable to testify coherently in court, leading to the case’s dismissal. Distraught, she later committed suicide. Heartbroken, Vela vowed to avenge the victims, using her diary of abusers to track and kill them. It is also revealed that Vela does not have Alzheimer or memory issues. He has been feigning memory loss, imitating his wife’s condition to cover his actions.

Still traveling with Vela, Dhaya one night discovers a stash of SIM cards in Vela’s wallet, which makes him suspicious. Checking Vela’s phone, Dhaya finds Vela’s messages to Arun asking for underage girls. Unaware this is Vela’s plan to lure Arun out, Dhaya misunderstands the situation and assumes Vela himself is a pedophile. He confides it to Ganesh.

Dhaya and Ganesh plot to kill Vela at Ganesh’s farmhouse. They invite him under the pretense of a party. On the way, Vela realizes Ganesh is actually Arun. A fight breaks out, and Ganesh easily overpowers Vela until Dhaya arrives. Having learned the truth, Dhaya sides with Vela, and together they kill Ganesh/Arun.

In the final reveal, it is shown that Dhaya delivered the fatal blow, but Vela takes the blame upon himself. The scene where Dhaya saw Vela the first time, that Vela was chained to the window, also has nothing to do with Kumar or Alzheimer. Vela was killing a target at that time, but the target chained him during the fight.

After the success of Maamannan (2023), Fahadh Faasil and Vadivelu were rumoured to collaborate in another project produced by R. B. Choudary’s Super Good Films, while the yet-to-be-titled film’s cast and crew were not revealed. On 1 January 2024, Super Good Films officially announced their 98th project with Fahadh and Vadivelu in the lead roles and to be directed by Sudheesh Sankar. In late-January 2024, the title of the film, Maareesan was released. The technical team consists of music composer Yuvan Shankar Raja, cinematographer Kalaiselvan Sivaji and editor Sreejith Sarang.

The film reunites Vadivelu and Kovai Sarala following their collaboration in Mersal (2017), directed by Atlee. Apart from the lead cast, the film also features Vivek Prasanna, Sithara, P. L. Thenappan, Livingston, Renuka, Saravana Subbiah, Krishna, Haritha, and Telephone Raja in supporting roles.

Principal photography began on 22 January 2024. In early-April 2024, it was reported that about 50% of the filming had been completed and will resume once Fahadh completes his portions for Pushpa 2: The Rule (2024).The next schedule began on 24 October 2024 in Chennai.