Mustafa Mustafa (film)

Mustafa Mustafa
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPraveen Saravanan
Produced byPradeep Mahadevan
Starring
CinematographyK. S. Vishnushri
Edited byDinesh Ponraj
Music byM. S. Jones Rupert
Production
company
The Mapogos Company
Release date
  • 6 March 2026 (2026-03-06)
Running time
108 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Mustafa Mustafa is a 2026 Indian Tamil-language buddy comedy film directed by Praveen Saravanan in his debut. The film stars Sathish, Suresh Ravi, Monica Chinnakotla and Maanasa Choudhary. It was released on 6 March 2026,[2] and was not a box office success.[3]

Plot

Karthik and Vasu are best friends since childhood. The film begins with Vasu going to a wineshop, only to find liquor is out of stock. Vasu then spots a group of girls in the wine shop and finds out that they have bought all the beer stock. He negotiates with them by paying money in exchange for a beer. While asking for a second beer, the girls group refuse. However, Vasu lures them telling he has got something interesting to tell them. He sits with them and starts narrating about how his best friend Karthik's marriage got cancelled due to his scandal video getting viral. The girls become curious and starts hearing vasu's narration.

Karthik has the ambition of entering Tamil cinema and becoming a big hero. Karthik is working as VJ together with Vasu in a local TV channel without much reach. Karthik falls in love with a doctor named Stephie while hosting Stephie as a guest in one of his shows. He tells many lies and eventually makes Stephie fall in love with him, whereas Vasu gets attracted towards Stephie's friend Jeni. Karthik and Stephie's marriage eventually get fixed; however they get into trouble when they find a video of Karthik getting intimate with a girl named honey is leaked and the video starts getting viral.

Meanwhile, John who is a cousin of Stephie loves her one sided from his childhood but gets heartbroken on knowing about the love between Karthik and Stephie. He too watches a glimpse of the leaked video and is hellbent on revenge by stopping the marriage. Whether Karthik and Vasu successfully overcome all the odds and whether he actually married Stephie forms the rest of the story.

Cast

Production

In May 2022, it was announced that Sathish and Suresh Ravi would star in an untitled "friendship comedy" to be directed by Praveen Saravanan in his debut. Praveen added that it was also a "dark comedy, on the lines of" Soodhu Kavvum (2013).[4] In September 2023, the title was announced as Mustafa Mustafa, derived from a song from Kadhal Desam (1996).[5]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by M. S. Jones Rupert. The first single "Thara Thara" was released on 29 November 2025.[6] The second single "Haffa Haffa" was released on 24 February 2026.[7][8] The third and final single "Sir Ah Paaru Thaaru Maaru" was released on 5 March 2026.[9][10]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Thara Thara"Naveen BharathiG. V. Prakash Kumar3:34
2."Haffa Haffa"Naveen BharathiVaisagh2:24
3."Sir Ah Paaru Thaaru Maaru"Naveen BharathiAnthony Daasan, Deepthi Suresh, Shenbagaraj Ganesalingam4:19
Total length:10:17

Reception

Abhinav Subramanian of The Times of India wrote, "Director Praveen Saravanan keeps things moving at a reasonable pace, which at least means the film doesn't overstay its welcome at just under two hours".[11] Akshay Kumar of Cinema Express wrote, "Mustafa Mustafa is a frustrating watch. What makes it so is the squandering of a good premise with a horribly careless screenplay".[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Mustafa Mustafa". Central Board of Film Certification. Archived from the original on 24 April 2026. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
  2. ↑ "Sathish starrer Mustafa Mustafa from 6 March". News Today. 4 March 2026. Archived from the original on 8 March 2026. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  3. ↑ "மார்ச் 2026 : 21 படங்களில் ஒரே ஒரு படம்தான் வெற்றி..." [March 2026: Of the 21 films released only one film is a success...]. Dinamalar (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 8 July 2026. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  4. ↑ CR, Sharanya (6 May 2022). "Sathish, Suresh Ravi in a dark comedy". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  5. ↑ "Sathish and Suresh Ravi's film titled 'Mustafa Mustafa'". The Times of India. 14 September 2023. Archived from the original on 15 September 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  6. ↑ Pudipeddi, Haricharan [@pudiharicharan] (29 November 2025). "#TharaThara on repeat mode! First single from #MustafaMustafa out now" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 13 March 2026. Retrieved 13 March 2026 – via X (formerly Twitter).
  7. ↑ Pudipeddi, Haricharan [@pudiharicharan] (24 February 2026). "Second single from #MustafaMustafa" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 13 March 2026. Retrieved 13 March 2026 – via X (formerly Twitter).
  8. ↑ "'Haffa Haffa' from Sathish's Mustafa Mustafa". Cinema Express. 24 February 2026. Archived from the original on 13 March 2026. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  9. ↑ Pudipeddi, Haricharan [@pudiharicharan] (5 March 2026). "#SirAhPaaru 3rd single from #MustafaMustafa out now" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 13 March 2026. Retrieved 13 March 2026 – via X (formerly Twitter).
  10. ↑ "'Sir Ah Paaru Thaaru Maaru' from Sathish's Mustafa Mustafa out". Cinema Express. 5 March 2026. Archived from the original on 11 March 2026. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  11. ↑ Subramanian, Abhinav (6 March 2026). "Mustafa Mustafa Movie Review: Buddy comedy that runs on fumes". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 13 March 2026. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  12. ↑ Kumar, Akshay (6 March 2026). "Mustafa Mustafa Movie Review: A fun premise and a flimsy screenplay make poor friends". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 13 March 2026. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
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