TEST 2025
by
S. Sashikanth
Madhavan, Siddartha and Nayanthara are most sensible starts whose presence guarantees that the film would at least make sense. Test does too, for most parts, until the pressure of climax bursts its balloon. Madhavan is a MIT-graduate and scientist who is working on developing fuel cell technology and is in dire need for funding which is hard to arrange. He is married to Nayanthara who teaches in a school and is a diehard cricket fan. She is obsessed with becoming a mother but is not able to conceive. The couple is getting treatment from a clinic for which some funds have to be arranged. The wife considers her husband as a failure but worships the batting legend played by Siddhartha who was her classmate as a hero. This irks Madhavan who feels cricketers are undeservedly hailed as heroes whereas as scientists are ignored.
The film works well till Maddy doesn't lose his head. Nayan T is reliable as always. Siddhartha is underwhelming even as a brooding test cricketer in the swansong of his career. Meera Jasmine pays a steady hand. In the end, the contrived situations and characters come apart and puncture the plot. Yet there is solace of watching good actors at work.
#netflix #madhavan #siddhartha #meerajasmine #nayanthara #MIT #cricket
Comments
Post a Comment