Ayothi Review… a story that needed to be told
Year: 2023
Genre: Tradition, Relations, Drama
Cast: Sasikumar, Preethi Asrani, Yashpal Sharma, Pugazh, Anju Asrani, Master Advaith Vino, Kalloori Vinoth, Chetan
Director: R. Manthira Moorthy
Writer: R. Manthira Moorthy
Cinematographer: Madhesh Manickam
Summary: When a North Indian family gets stuck in Tamil Nadu after the mother’s demise, they must rely on strangers’ assistance to bring the body back home in a matter of few hours
Overall Rating: Beignets 
Ayothi was quite poignant, we kept on wondering what we would do if we were in the characters’ shoes. It was a story that needed to be told to reinforce the power of brotherly love.
Sasikumar’s performance, regretfully, fell really flat but at least the rest of the cast was there to support him
~Worth Watching~
Delicious
—We tip our hats to Preethi Asrani (playing Shivani, the daughter) and Master Advaith Vino (playing Sonu, the son). They unapologetically stole the show!
They were completely immersed in their role; the look in their eyes and body language expressed anguish, agony, anger, and misery as they were grieving their mother and fighting to go back home. They almost made us cry
—Ayothi needed to be told to emphasize the need for philanthropy as we witnessed a family trapped in a foreign land with no money, no connections, and no knowledge of the language.
The film accentuated the importance of being humane and having compassion toward one another despite the barriers of language, ethnicity, and status.
It was interesting that even though Shivani and Abdul (a benevolent man) couldn’t understand each other’s language, they still kept on talking relying on facial expressions to decode the message
—Great work on the cast selection especially when it came to the family members who looked alike. Shivani, her mother (Anju Asrani), and brother had beautiful chemistry together.
Plus, the people who pitched in to help them played their part well by displaying the desire to assist despite their tight circumstances
Bland
—Cinema aside, Sasikumar (playing the lead role) looks more like a teacher than an actor 🙃
In terms of acting, he was just there, no emotion, no passion. Looks like he simply showed up on set and shot his scenes. Hopefully, this isn’t his usual self as it was our first time watching him
—Ayothi was presented like a documentary, it laid out the different steps to accomplish before flying the body back and the rest of the scenario just went stage by stage.
We already knew what the final outcome would be, it was just a matter of how the characters would get there. Hence, the lack of suspense/thrill didn’t keep us glued to our seats
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(Audio: Hindi, Tamil; English Subtitles: Yes)
