Test movie review: Madhavan-Nayanthara-Siddharth film fails to do justice to its cast

Long-suffering wives is a recurrent theme in the film, as we learn about Kumudha’s (Nayanthara) rocky journey to be a mother, something that her ‘double-doctorate from MIT, not Manipal but Massachusetts’ spouse Sarvannan (Madhavan) seems not as committed to.

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There is history between Arjun and Kumudha, which becomes the bridge between the two couples, and the troubles they find themselves in, involving valuable property and goons and cricket-betting and matka-playing.

Somewhere hidden in the middle of this convoluted enterprise is the film that must have been envisaged. Siddharth is constantly made to look glum, yelling at his wife and son; Jasmine doesn’t have much to do, except in one break-out scene when she takes control. Madhavan looks as if he’s coming off the sets of Shaitaan, but is stumped by a role which requires him to be the owner of a canteen (huh?), and the futuristic originator of a cracking idea which will change the nature of fuel consumption.

Nayanthara, clad in the most gorgeous saris, comes off better than the others, but that’s not compensation enough in this disappointing film, which does scant justice to some of the most talented actors in the Tamil film industry.

Test movie cast: R Madhavan, Siddharth, Nayanthara, Meera Jasmine
Test movie director: S Sashikanth
Test movie rating: 1.5 stars