I was looking for a comedy to watch pre bedtime and found Sherlock Toms on Hotstar in orig. Malayalam with English subs. It was a good choice with quite a few hilarious moments.
The film starts out with a realistic flashback of a schoolboy aptly nicknamed Sherlock Thomas by his class mates and teachers thanks to his obsession with Sherlock Holmes novels and methodology of investigation which take precedence over everything else for Thomas who one fine day gets rusticated from school and ends up working as child labour at a foundry. Eventually he becomes an IRS officer and the somewhat slap stick plot begins from here. Though it is not a mindless slapstick, but replete with healthy dollops of humour and some really fall of your chair with laughter moments. No spoilers for those who havent watched except to say dont miss the extra scenes after the final credits as these are really funny.
Biju Menon is great as Thomas IRS :-))) and Srinda as the quintessential archetypal shrew of a woman is perfect as his wife. Likewise the other characters who are his drinking buddies, the advocate, the police etc.
Summary: A Good Comedy Worth Watching
The film starts out with a realistic flashback of a schoolboy aptly nicknamed Sherlock Thomas by his class mates and teachers thanks to his obsession with Sherlock Holmes novels and methodology of investigation which take precedence over everything else for Thomas who one fine day gets rusticated from school and ends up working as child labour at a foundry. Eventually he becomes an IRS officer and the somewhat slap stick plot begins from here. Though it is not a mindless slapstick, but replete with healthy dollops of humour and some really fall of your chair with laughter moments. No spoilers for those who havent watched except to say dont miss the extra scenes after the final credits as these are really funny.
Biju Menon is great as Thomas IRS :-))) and Srinda as the quintessential archetypal shrew of a woman is perfect as his wife. Likewise the other characters who are his drinking buddies, the advocate, the police etc.
Summary: A Good Comedy Worth Watching