Tourist Family

Plot

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.

About Tourist Family

Tourist Family is a 2025 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film written and directed by Abishan Jeevinth, in his directorial debut. Produced by Million Dollar Studios and MRP Entertainment, the film stars M. Sasikumar, Simran, Mithun Jai Sankar and Kamalesh Jagan as a Sri Lankan Tamil family who, following the Sri Lankan economic crisis, illegally immigrate to India, but must hide from law enforcement. Yogi Babu, Ramesh Thilak, M. S. Bhaskar, Elango Kumaravel, Sreeja Ravi and Bagavathi Perumal portray supporting roles. Development began in September 2024, when Million Dollar Studios and MRP Entertainment announced an untitled project by Abishan, and the official title was announced that December. Principal photography took place primarily in Chennai over 35 working days, wrapping by early January 2025. The film has music composed by Sean Roldan, cinematography handled by Aravind Viswanathan and editing by Barath Vikraman. Tourist Family premiered on 29 April 2025, and released theatrically on 1 May. The film received positive reviews and grossed approximately ₹90 crore (equivalent to ₹93 crore or US$9.7 million in 2026) worldwide against an estimated production budget of ₹7 crore (equivalent to ₹7.2 crore or US$750,000 in 2026), becoming the seventh highest-grossing Tamil film of 2025 and one of the most profitable Indian films of 2025. The film emerged one of four Indian…

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