Meen Kuzhambum Mann Paanaiyum is not worth your time, S Saraswathi advises.

Son of veteran actors Jayaram and Parvathy, Kalidas was 10 years old when he won the National Award for his performance in the 2003-released Malayalam film Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum. 

Thirteen years later, the actor makes his debut in a lead role in the Tamil film Meen Kuzhambum Mann Paanaiyum (Fish Curry and Clay Pot).

The film is an incredibly boring and tedious fantasy comedy with a half-baked script and annoying characters.

First-time director Amudeshwar attempts to show what it feels like to walk in someone else's shoes.

The film opens with a car race between two college students and goes downhill from there.  Annamalai (Prabhu) is a rich widower, whose entire world revolves around his only son Karthik (Kalidas Jayaram). He owns a restaurant in Malaysia that specializes in fish gravy traditionally cooked in a clay pot. 

Mild-mannered and affable, Annamalai does his best for his motherless son but is considered old fashioned and melodramatic by Karthik, who is a complete contrast. He is aggressive and rude and totally ignores his father's affections. 

The entire first half of the film explores this failing relationship, which seems too exaggerated.