Test is the title fo the latest movie to be released directly on OTT. Streaming on Netflix, this one is helmed by Sashikanth and tells the story of three people. Cricketer Arjun (Siddharth), his childhood friend Kumudha (Nayanthara), and her husband Saravanan (R Madhavan) are the main characters.
The direct-to-streamer release has received mostly negative reviews. In his scathing review, Scroll described Test as an "overwritten film". The reviewer added, "Test unfortunately descends into an avoidable 145-minute heap of repetitive and overstretched storytelling during which several people get slapped about."
Hindustan Times mentioned, "When the film moves into the zone of the test match and match-fixing and goes into the thriller mode, it’s exhausting and starts to drag."
Also featuring Meera Jasmine and Kaali Venkat, Test is also a "mix of genres". Hollywood Reporter India wrote, "It's a film that could have gone anywhere with its complexities; however, instead of going deeper into any of them, Test chooses to settle on one central plot line as it approaches the halfway mark."
The film's acting talents have been under-utilised. "Nayanthara, clad in the most gorgeous saris, comes off better than the others, but that’s not compensation enough in this disappointing film, which does scant justice to some of the most talented actors in the Tamil film industry," Indian Express wrote.
