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Maan Karate () is a 2014 Indian Tamil language-language fantasy sports comedy film written and directed by Krish Thirukumaran in his directorial debut. The film was written and co-produced by AR Murugadoss and produced by P. Madhan under banner of Escape Artists Motion Pictures. It stars Sivakarthikeyan, Hansika Motwani, and Vamsi Krishna, with Sayaji Shinde, Yogi Babu, Sathish, Shaji Chen, Preethi Shankar, Ashwathy Ravikumar, Rajesh Gopalan, and Vinu Karthik in supporting roles. The soundtrack and background score composed by Anirudh Ravichander, cinematography handled by M. Sukumar, editing by Sreekar Prasad and stunt choreography by Dhilip Subbarayan. The film was released theatrically on 4 April 2014 to mixed reviews from critics. It was remade in Telugu language as Tuntari (2016).
The IT gang successfully manages to track down Peter. However, they immediately find that he is not a boxer but rather an unambitious youth who spends roaming around with his best friend, Neruppu Kumar. However, he is in love with a young woman named Yazhini Sethuraman, who is a sports buff. To impress Yazhini, he accepts their offer to participate in the tournament. However, Peter does not show any inclination to train for the tournament and instead uses the IT gang to fulfill his own desires, including winning Yazhini's heart.
Later, the IT gang finds out that there is another boxer named Peter and he is a 15-time champion boxer, nicknamed "Peter the Killer". Thinking that they are sponsoring the wrong Peter, the IT gang approaches "Killer" Peter and offers to sponsor him, but he refuses. They reluctantly decide to continue sponsoring the initial Peter.
The boxing tournament starts, and Peter somehow manages to win all the preliminary matches by fluke. The media gives a name for his technique: "Maan Karate", (Deer Karate). Peter soon becomes known as "Maan Karate" Peter to distinguish from Killer Peter.
Eventually, Peter enters the final of the tournament, where he faces Killer Peter. He fears that he might be killed by Killer Peter and also fears Yazhini's rejection if she finds out he is not a boxer. He tries to avoid fighting in the final through various means but none of which are successful.
In a last-ditch attempt, Peter tries to convince Killer Peter to match fixing so that he could win and impress Yazhini but Killer Peter refuses. Peter begins to train hard for the final. Meanwhile, the IT gang defects to Killer Peter's side after being offered 75,00,000.
The final takes place on the day of Ayudha Puja. Killer Peter immediately gains the upper hand. However, Peter is undaunted and continues to put up a brave fight. A teary-eyed Yazhini, who has found that Peter is not a boxer, tries to convince him to call off the fight, but he refuses and fights on, eventually knocking out Killer Peter. Peter wins the tournament and dedicates the prize money of 2,00,00,000 to the IT gang, but they deny the offer. He also publicly conveys his love to Yazhini.
The film ends with a display of a portion of the newspaper, the siddhar had materialised, torn by Nikita and left at the Chandragiri forest several months ago. The portion shows a photo of Maan Karate Peter lifting the boxing tournament trophy.
Gautaman Bhaskaran of Hindustan Times gave it 2/5 and wrote, " Maan Karate has an interesting plot, but the way it is scripted and narrated is illogical...the movie drags you along in its sometimes strong, sometimes weak currents, interspersed with the silliest of songs and the dumbest of dances". IANS gave it 2/5 and wrote, "While the makers present the film as an out-and-out commercial entertainer and that's what it is, you still find Maan Karate meaningless because debutant Thirukumaran only tried to do justice to the hero's image by compromising on the plot. He also takes the audience for granted and gives them a film under the assumption that they will embrace it because it has been written by Murugadoss".
S. Saraswathi of Rediff.com gave the film 2/5 and wrote, " Maan Karate is a letdown by uninspiring direction". Malini Mannath of The New Indian Express wrote, "With a watchable first half and a disappointing second half, Maan Karate is an average entertainer". Deccan Chronicle gave 2.5/5 and summarised that, "For Sivakarthikeyan and Hansika fans, this movie will prove to be decent entertainer, if not a blockbuster". Sify stated that the film is "On the whole, a perfect summer outing with your family".
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