India, July 22 -- For a film that opens with an amicable breakup between a young couple, you would hardly expect it to go on to tackle themes like homosexuality, domestic violence and loneliness, all in one go. Yet, Max, Min and Meowzaki pulls it off, and for the most part, it does so fairly well.

Directed by Padmakumar Narsimhamurthy, the story revolves around Mahesh aka Max (Siddharth Menon) and Minara Hussain aka Min (Medha Shankr), who have decided to part ways. Before leaving, Min asks Max to look after their cat, Meowzaki, for a few days, as her new boyfriend, a film director, will keep her occupied with a shoot. Allergic to cats and still grappling with the loss of his mother, Max agrees reluctantly.

Meanwhile, his father, busine...