Director: M Rajesh
Cast: Hansika Motwani, Mugen Rao, Shanthnu, Janani
Streaming on: Disney+ Hotstar
When you plan to watch a M Rajesh film, you know you’re signing up for some silliness. I mean it in a good way because that’s his strong suit. And as a result, we get characters who are unabashedly flawed and engage in awkward situations. When done right, you get a relatable story with side-splitting sequences like the ones we enjoyed in Siva Manasula Sakthi (2009). However, whenever he overplays with the silliness, the story becomes too absurd to care for. MY3 has a mix of both, which is probably why even when some parts brim with promise, the artificiality in several sub-plots ruins the fun.
A Fun Premise
An official remake of the K-drama I Am Not A Robot (2017, available on Netflix), MY3 is about a lonely, rich businessman, Adithya Chandrasekhar (Mugen Rao), who lives in an estate in Ooty that requires even his friends to get checkpost clearance to meet him. He chooses to be alone because he suffers from human allergy; whenever he comes in contact with a human being, itchy rashes appear all over his body and he faints. Rajesh takes his time to establish Ad ithya’s world and we understand that while he suffers from a dermatology-related condition, it stems from his psychological issue. Naturally, when scientist Eliyas’ (Shantanu) team introduces to him the humanoid, MY3 (Hansika Motwani), Adithya is overjoyed. But when everything falls apart, the scientists rope in Mythreyi (also, Hansika), Eliyas’s ex-girlfriend, to act as the robot.