M Sashikumar-Simran Starrer, 'Tourist Family' OTT Release: When And Where To Watch, Reviews And More

After a grand success at the box office, Tourist Family is all prepared to entertain you in the comfort of your homes. The Tamil film is a comedy-drama, starring M. Sashikumar and Simran in lead roles. For the unversed, the film was released on big screens on May 1, 2025. The film is about a Tamil family that struggles to escape their homeland, Sri Lanka, after the economic downfall due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Audiences who missed watching the film in movie theatres can now enjoy watching it at home. Here’s everything you need to know about the film’s OTT release, ratings and reviews.

When and where to watch Tourist Family

Tourist Family, starring Tamil actor, M. Sashikumar and Tamil actress, Simran, released on May 1, 2025. Keeping a four-week gap from its theatrical release, Tourist Family made its OTT release on June 2, 2025. Earlier, it was set for release on May 28, 2025, or May 31, 2025, but it got postponed. Now, you can stream the movie on Jio Hotstar. The movie is completely free for every user on the digital streaming platform and is available in various languages, including Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, and Kannada.

Tourist Family storyline

The comedy-drama, Tourist Family was written and directed by Abishan Jeevinth. The film centers around a Tamily family of four. M. Sashikumar essayed the role of 'Dharmadas', Simran played the role of Sashikumar's wife, 'Vasanthi', and Mithun Jai Sankar and Kamalesh Jagan essayed the roles of the couple’s children. The family resided in Jaffna, Sri Lanka, but an economic crisis in Sri Lanka, made the Tamil family move to India. The story is all about the struggles of the family, who leave behind their hometown and seek refuge in India.

Ratings and reviews

Currently, the IMDb rating of Tourist Family is 8.5/10, whereas the critic’s rating in The Times Of India is 2.5 stars out of 5. After the OTT release, fans took to their X handles (formerly Twitter) and showered love to the film. Giving a mixed reaction, one user wrote, "A feel good, engaging and entertaining film, decent 1st half followed by good 2nd half. Humor worked really well, dialogues and music. A few scenes felt a bit unrealistic on writing. Despite its flaws, the film delivered satisfying experience." Giving a positive review, another user wrote:

"A very simple heart warming movie with fresh plotline.. the kid actor Kamalesh was so good his comedy portions really worked well.. emotional scenes neatly placed.. Perfect casting and everyone performance was so good !! Sean Roldan uplifted every scenes in this movie his Background score and songs are the major backbone references & old songs placements neatly blended with the movie Overall a simple feel good movie with full of heart !!"

Besides earning positive reviews, Tourist Family also proved to be a blockbuster. The film became the 5th highest-grossing Tamil film worldwide in 2025. According to a report by Sacnilk, Tourist Family earned Rs. 86.54 crore worldwide in just 33 days, and became one of the highest-grossing Tamil films of 2025. Tourist Family earned Rs. 20 crore in the first week, followed by earning Rs. 5.25 crore on Day 10 and Rs. 6.15 crore on Day 11.

Enjoy watching Tourist Family on Jio Hotstar with your family and friends.

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