Sumo

Comedy Tamil

When Shiva finds an unconscious stranger on the beach, he unknowingly begins a journey that leads to Japan's sumo rings. With truth and loyalty, he helps his friend reclaim his identity and honor, showing that bonds of the heart can rise above borders and power.

Cast:	Shiva, Priya Anand, Yoshinori Tashiro, Chetan, VTV Ganesh, Sathish, Yogi Babu, Nizhalgal Ravi,
Director:	S. P. Hosimin
Editor:	Praveen K. L.
Camera:	Rajiv Menon

All Guild Reviews of Sumo

Comic talents are squandered in this comedy that needed more absurdity, less drama

Avinash Ramachandran | The New Indian Express

Sat, April 26 2025

With the strength of the film seemingly lying in comedy, the detours into emotional zones, and some serious zones are distracting at best, and infuriating at their worst.

The first time you meet Yoshinori Tashiro in Shiva’s latest film, Sumo, he is wearing a mawashi, the outfit worn by Sumo wrestlers. Apparently, he washed up the shores of Chennai, and has the mental makeup of a 1.5-year-old child. And somehow, that means, the wrestler’s only focus is to satiate his tremendous appetite. He finds an immediate connection with Shiva (Shiva) because… well, you need a reason for the movie to move on, and they didn’t find anything else to do. Willing suspension of disbelief, anyone? After this point, we are asked to willingly suspend our disbelief on multiple occasions, and we would have done exactly that if the film didn’t abruptly shift tones in every second scene to thrust a sense of reality in the world of absurdity.