Mahaan vs Shottas
Shottas has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 6.8/10 for Mahaan). Shottas is the shorter watch at 1h 35m compared with 2h 43m. Shottas is the older of the two (2002 against 2022). Both are action, crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Mahaan
Shottas| Mahaan | Shottas | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.8/10 | ★ 7.7/10 |
| Year | 2022 | 2002 |
| Length | 2h 43m | 1h 35m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama | Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Karthik Subbaraj | Adam Doench, Cess Silvera |
| Main cast | Aadukalam Naren, Muthukumar, Vikram, Gajaraj, Balaji Sakthivel | Ky-Mani Marley, Spragga Benz, Paul Campbell, Louie Rankin, Wyclef Jean |
Synopsis
Mahaan
A man's family leaves him when he strays from the path of ideological living in his search for personal freedom. However, as he realizes his ambitions, he also misses the presence of his son in his life. Having fulfilled his dream of becoming a billionaire, does life give him a second chance to be a father?
Shottas
A raw urban drama about two friends raised on the dangerous streets of Kingston, Jamaica. Biggs and Wayne take on the "Shotta" way of life to survive. As young boys, they begin a life of crime, eventually moving to the US where they begin a ruthless climb from the bottom. They remain bound to each other by their shottas loyalty as they aggressively take control of the Jamaican underworld.