The doctor tells his parents his over-obsession with work is what has caused this condition and prescribes rest and relaxation. In a crucial scene, the protagonist drives himself to work continuously for two days, which results in a brain freeze. Even when taken as a message film, ‘Genius’ makes the didactic films of Samuthirakani seem livelier.

But more worryingly, even the filmmaking seems to have deserted him as he gives us flatly staged scenes with melodramatic acting that one might find in TV serials. And now, the writing in this film, which is about a man (Roshan) who has forgotten his cherish the smaller moments in life to the demands of an overbearing father (Aadukalam Naren), is filled with convoluted, preposterous scenes, only reinforces the fact. The filmmaker chose to remove the portions featuring the heroine from the previous film – after it had been released, showing us that he isn’t making the right choices as a writer. But his previous film, ‘Nenjil Thunivirunthal’, and now, ‘Genius’, seem to indicate a crisis of confidence. Genius Review: One of the admirable qualities of Susienthiran, even in his weakest films, has been the assuredness in his filmmaking. Genius Synopsis: Pressured by his dad since childhood and by his boss at work, a man has a breakdown, but finds his rehabilitation at the unlikeliest of places.

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