“Sumo”

Movie Review

Shiva is a surfer who lives by the beach in Chennai and works in a shack owned by VTV Ganesh. 

As he plans to migrate to Australia along with his girlfriend Priya Anand, he comes across a sumo wrestler Yoshinori Tashiro washed ashore. 

With the IQ level that of a one-year-old, Shiva takes the sumo under his wings and the duo do odd jobs to feed him, but once Shiva realises that Yoshinori is a seasoned wrestler back in Japan, he is assertive to take him back home.

The plot taken by director S.P. Hoshim is excellent, and the execution could have been better. The major strength of thr movie is its racy screenplay. 

The way in which the director has infused the cultural differences is impressive and there are enough comedy moments in the movie to keep the audience engaged. 

Shiva has as usual delivered a casual performance sticking to the character..His portions with Yoshinori Tashiro and VTV Ganesh have come out well.

Yoshinori Tashiro has delivered a neat performance and is really impressive. His lip sync and the way in which he has understood and played the character is commendable. 

Priya Anand has done her part well in supporting Shiva and Yoshinori. She has helped in carrying the movie forward. 

Rest of the cast including Yogi Babu, Chetan and VTV Ganesh have all done their part well. Music by Nivas K Prasanna gels well with the theme of thr movie.  

Camerawork by Rajeev Menon is good. Rest of the technical aspects of the movie is good as well.

Rating: 3.5/5

By Naveen