A well-intentioned family drama that accurately captures the Indian middle-class obsession with owning a home. The performances are solid and the emotions are genuine, but the narrative is so predictable it borders on tedious. Worth a weekend watch if you enjoy grounded family stories, but don't expect anything you haven't seen before.
The Basics Detail Info Director Sri Ganesh Cast Siddharth, R. Sarathkumar, Devayani, Meetha Raghunath Release Date July 4, 2025 Runtime 140 minutes Genre Drama / Family
Vasudevan (Sarathkumar) is a Chennai accountant with one goal: buy a 3BHK apartment for his family. His wife Shanthi (Devayani) runs a small food business, his son Prabhu (Siddharth) is stuck in a dead-end IT job, and his daughter Aarthi (Meetha Raghunath) is the quiet overachiever. Every time they save enough money, life intervenes—school fees, medical bills, a wedding. The film spans two decades of this cycle
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