Tourist Family (2025)

Original title

டூரிஸ்ட் ஃபாமிலி

Directed by

Abishan Jeevinth

Genre

comedy, drama, family

Country

India

Runtime

2h 08m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.8 of 10 from 41 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Sri Lankan Tamil family illegally enters India during an economic crisis and tries to hide from the authorities. They must balance everyday life with the constant fear of being caught.

lightheartedwarmfunnysuspensefulfamily-orientedupbeatpoignantquirky

What happens

Tourist Family is a 2025 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film written and directed by Abishan Jeevinth, in his directorial debut. Produced by Million Dollar Studios and MRP Entertainment, the film stars M. Sasikumar, Simran, Mithun Jai Sankar and Kamalesh Jagan as a Sri Lankan Tamil family who, following the Sri Lankan economic crisis, illegally immigrate to India, but must hide from law enforcement. Yogi Babu, Ramesh Thilak, M. S. Bhaskar, Elango Kumaravel, Sreeja Ravi and Bagavathi Perumal portray supporting roles. Development began in September 2024, when Million Dollar Studios and MRP Entertainment announced an untitled project by Abishan, and the official title was announced that December. Principal photography took place primarily in Chennai over 35 working days, wrapping by early January 2025. The film has music composed by Sean Roldan, cinematography handled by Aravind Viswanathan and editing by Barath Vikraman. Tourist Family premiered on 29 April 2025, and released theatrically on 1 May. The film received positive reviews and grossed approximately ₹90 crore (US$9.4 million) worldwide against an estimated production budget of ₹7 crore (US$730,000), becoming the seventh highest-grossing Tamil film of 2025 and one of the most profitable Indian films of 2025. The film emerged one of four Indian films amongst 201 films eligible for the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2026. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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