Slapstick is not my preferred genre so I am usually wary of comedies be it films or serials, always at the ready with the Fast Forward and happy to switch off completely if it is mindlessly over the top. I had actually started watching a thriller a couple of evenings ago but that was getting too scary for night time viewing, ergo I decided to watch TRIPLES (Hotstar in orig. Tamil w.Eng. subs).
Triples is quite hilarious at times, the plot arises out of a real issue that does occur with alarming and unfortunately frequency in Indian marriages ... parental pressure on the couple to produce a grandchild, preferably sooner rather than later; snide remarks from the in laws when the wife fails to get pregnant and other unhappy consequences.
The Triples trio of best friends and start up partners Ram, Maadhu and Cheenu are provided a counterfoil in three female characters Meera, Mythili and Janaki. The gangster Baby Chetta, the politician Chelladurai, their respective goons, Ram's mother, Janaki's policeman friend, and several other characters add to the tangled web of non stop fun, albeit with a few poignant moments and a feel good ending. The acting is mostly good and some of the dialogues are really humorous. Though the story gets convoluted towards the latter half, the episodes being relatively short help sustain the interest.
Summary: A Fun And Well Made Comedy Series !
