Vishwanath & Sons Movie Review: The Manic and the Stoic

Sanjay has a solution for everything in Vishwanath & Sons. If his ageing mother (Radhika Sarathkumar) wants a grandchild, he has one by surrogacy. If the baby needs a bone marrow transplant, he flies in the baby mama, Maddy, from California on a private jet. Because Sanjay is played by Suriya, he is a wealthy industrialist as well as an Olympic medalist in shooting. But there can’t be a rom without com, and here it is provided by Mamitha Baiju in her manicpixie avatar (also seen in her Malayalam hit, Bethlehem Kudumba Unit). She is 20 years younger than the dishy Suriya who keeps a safe distance from her innocently seductive ways.

Suriya ensures that he dresses well, forearms on display, and looks suitably distinguished. Do they get together despite the age difference? Do the side plots involving a second wife and prospective in-laws get resolved? Yes they do, but not before what one wag in the theatre called a Tamil Karan Johar interlude involving an extended wedding, wedding song and lots of bling. Is the film as adorable as Suriya’s twinkle and Mamitha’s smile? Well, given that Bollywood has forgotten how to make rom coms, we will take our chances as they fall.