Jersey movie review highlights: Nani and Shraddha Srinath's sports drama is a stunner

After the tender and beautiful

Malli Raava

, Gowtam Tinnanuri is back with a sports drama titled

Jersey

starring Nani and Shraddha Srinath in lead roles.

Arjun (Nani) is a disgruntled, former Ranji cricketer who has been beaten down by life and he stubbornly refuses to get up again. Ten years later, his whole life now revolves around the love of his life Sarah (Shraddha Srinath), son Nani and assistant coach Murthy (Satyaraj), but he remains the shell of a person he once was. A confident and cocky cricketer, later a government employee, he now struggles to even put together money to buy his son a birthday gift he wants.

The first half of the film doesn't just establish its characters, it also establishes the story effectively. Anyone who has seen the film's promotional material knows the Indian

cricket

team is the end game here for Arjun's character but the journey to there is sure thrilling so far. Nani and Shraddha Srinath do a stunning job at playing the tired middle aged man and his equally tired wife well. While the chemistry between them is stunning, it is the scenes between Arjun and his son Nani, and with Murthy that shine through.

The first half has enough high moments to keep you gripped and interested for the second half. Will Arjun make it to the Indian cricket team? We're almost sure he will. But we're also interested in how he'll get there.