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Maa (2025)

🎬 Overview Genre & Premise: A mythological horror-drama starring Kajol as Ambika, a mother who channels the power of Goddess Kali to fight an ancient demonic curse threatening her daughter and village timesofindia.indiatimes.com+15 en.wikipedia.org+15digit.in+15.  Saiwyn Quadras wrote the screenplay, Vishal Furia (of Chhorii fame) directed, and Ajay Devgn and Jyoti Deshpande produced through Devgn Films & Jio Studios. gadgets360.com+11 filmibeat.com+11 en.wikipedia.org+11. 🗓 Release & Languages  Versions and Languages Theatrical Release: 27 June 2025, across India  Languages: Hindi, Tamil, Telugu & Bengali en.wikipedia.org filmibeat.com.  Runtime: Approximately 2 hr 7–13 min imdb.com+7 fandango.com+7 rottentomatoes.com+7. 📺 Trailer 👥 Cast Highlights   Character Highlights Kajol as the ferocious mother-goddess Ambika Indraneil Sengupta as her husband, Shubankar  Ronit Roy as Joydev, the antagonist/demonic influence  Shweta, their ...

KPop Demon Hunters (2025)

 

KPop Demon Hunters (2025) is an animated musical action‑comedy from Sony Pictures Animation, hitting Netflix on June 20, 2025 . It blends high-energy K-pop with demon-hunting fantasy.


🎬 Plot & Premise

A top K-pop girl group—Huntrix, made up of Rumi, Mira, and Zoey—leads a double life. By day they sell out stadiums; by night they fight soul-stealing demons threatening fans and the mystical Honmoon barrier tomsguide.com+15en.wikipedia.org+15indiatimes.com+15. Their main opponents? A charming boy band called the Saja Boys, secretly led by the demon Jinu, who siphons fans’ souls rottentomatoes.com+8en.wikipedia.org+8indiatimes.com+8.



🎭 Cast & Characters


🎨 Animation & Style

Directed by Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans, visually distinct from Spider-Verse but inspired by bold aesthetics of anime, K-drama, and music videos netflix.com+9cinemablend.com+9discussingfilm.net+9. The dancing, fighting, and singing sections were tightly synchronized frame‑by‑frame—described by the creators as “torturous” in detail-oriented precision cinemablend.com.


🎶 Music

Original tracks by top K-pop producers (Teddy Park, Lindgren, among others), plus T‑ara TWICE members (Jeongyeon, Jihyo, Chaeyoung) on the anthem “Takedown.” The score is by Marcelo Zarvos ew.com+3en.wikipedia.org+3indiatimes.com+3.


✅ Reception


Should You Watch It?

If you love K‑pop, vibrant visuals, catchy songs, and spirited female-led heroics with a supernatural twist—it’s a fun, high-energy ride. Just don’t expect too much narrative complexity.


Let me know if you want deeper insights—like breakdowns of character arcs, soundtrack details, or scene highlights!



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