Tourist Family(2025)
A quirky Sri Lankan family seeking a fresh start in India transforms a disconnected neighborhood into a vibrant community with their infectious love and kindness.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Hotstar
- Theatrical Release
- 30 April 2025
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 2h 8m
- Rating
- 8.0/10
Storyline
A Sri Lankan family moves to India for a new beginning. Their warmth and good-hearted nature bring together the people in their isolated neighborhood. They help turn it into a close-knit and lively community.
“A family's warmth turns strangers into neighbors.”
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Cast & Crew
Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Tourist Family
Cast reunions in this film: Ramesh Thilak & Yogi Babu (13 films together), M. S. Bhaskar & Yogi Babu (10 films together), M. S. Bhaskar & Ramesh Thilak (5 films together), M. S. Bhaskar & Elango Kumaravel (5 films together), Ramesh Thilak & Sean Roldan (4 films together), and Yogi Babu & Bagavathi Perumal (4 films together).
Trivia
- The film's director, Abishan Jeevinth, is a first-time feature filmmaker who previously worked on short films and advertisements.
- The movie was primarily shot in the scenic hill station of Ooty, known for its colonial-era buildings and lush gardens.
- A key plot element involves the family preparing traditional Sri Lankan dishes like kottu roti, which became a popular topic among viewers.
- The script was partly inspired by real stories of Sri Lankan Tamil families resettling in Tamil Nadu.
- Composer G. V. Prakash Kumar recorded a folk-inspired song for the film using traditional instruments like the thavil and nadaswaram.
- The child actor playing the youngest family member was discovered through an open audition in Chennai.
- Despite being a family comedy, the film subtly addresses themes of migration and cultural integration.