Nani Felicitates Tourist Family Filmmaker Abishan Jeevinth, Latter Expresses Gratitude
Telugu actor-producer Nani praised Tamil cinema's blockbuster Tourist Family and met with debutant director Abishan Jeevinth to congratulate him on the film's success.
Actor-producer Nani recently met Tourist Family director Abishan Jeevinth to personally congratulate him on the film's success. The Tamil movie has been getting a lot of love lately, and Nani was one of the first from the Telugu industry to praise it. He had earlier shared his appreciation for the film on social media, calling out the strong storytelling and performances.
Now, he has taken that support a step further by meeting Abishan in person. The director was touched by the gesture and shared a heartfelt post on social media after the meeting.
'What a day! Truly honoured to have met you, @NameisNani sir. You're such a humble and grounded person. The way you spoke about the film in such detail made it more special for me. Thank you," Abishan wrote.
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Nani had earlier shared his review about the film on his X (formerly Twitter) profile saying, 'Simple, heart warming films with lot of goodness is what we deserve and #TouristFamily delivers just that. (heart emoji). Thanking the whole cast and crew who made this gem of a film. Much needed."
25-year-old Abishan Jeevith had responded with, 'Sir, this was totally unexpected! Thank you so much for the encouragement – your tweet truly made out day! We're feeling extra grateful and super motivated!"
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Filmmaker SS Rajamouli also praised the film, saying, 'Saw a wonderful, wonderful film Tourist Family. Heartwarming and packed with rib-tickling humor. And kept me intrigued from beginning till end. Great writing and direction by Abishan Jeevinth. Thank you for the best cinematic experience in recent years. Don't miss it…"
Tourist Family, made on a modest budget of ₹16 crore, has managed to recover its entire cost within just three weeks of release. Featuring Simran and Sasikumar in the lead, the film hit theatres on May 1, going head-to-head with two major releases — Suriya's Retro and Nani's HIT 3.
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