Abishan Jeevinth’s ‘Tourist Family’, with Sasikumar and Simran, is a warm-hearted drama with lots of laughs

The story is about a Sri Lankan family that seeks refuge in India, and the film is the very definition of a family entertainer. The rest of this review may contain spoilers.

The opening scene of Tourist Family shows us the latter part of the title: namely, the family. There’s Dharmadas and Vasanthi, played by Sasikumar and Simran, and their two sons, played by Mithun Jai Shankar and Kamalesh Jegan. They are at a beach in Sri Lanka, staring at the ocean that they are going to cross to get to India, in order to escape the economic crisis in their homeland. The situation is pure tragedy. These four people are not just staring at the ocean, they are also staring at an uncertain future. The song over the opening credits contains these tragic words: “kadal thaandi vandhaalum kannula kadal-ah sumandhu vandhom”. BUT… the song isn’t tragic. The tune and the arrangements by Sean Roldan are utterly celebratory. It’s something you can dance to at a party. And this brilliant mix of tonalities is the film’s USP, its magic ingredient.

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