Maatr

Name: Maatr
Director: Ashtar Sayed
Genre: Thriller, Drama
Released: 2017-04-21
Rating: 6.0
Cast: Raveena Tandon, Divya Jagdale, Madhur Mittal, Rushad Rana

2017 · 112 min · ★ 6.0 · Thriller, Drama

Shattered by the brutal murder of her daughter, A distraught mother takes justice into her own hands and seeks vengeance by fighting the system.

Directed by Ashtar Sayed · Written by Michael Pellico

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