Yet another cop story from Gautam Vasudev Menon. And it almost travels in the same track with notable comparisons as well. Death of first female lead, revenge and thrill.
Calm down people; We are not writing any spoilers here. With everyone expecting this movie to be the last of the director's cop trilogy, absolutely no complaints on that part. Having said that YA requires patience to get through the opening hour and some more of it to reach the interval.
As one would expect in a GVM movie, there is yet another love at first sight with Anushka Shetty (Thenmozhi) falling for the salt and pepper Ajith Kumar (Sathyadev). Soon Arun Vijay (Victor), the gangster, enters the scene with him targetting Anushka. At that point of time, it is revealed that our hero had intentionally got along with Anushka to save her.
Then starts the flashback that could have been made much, much better and pacy. The director has continued his classic touch which creates some mixed responses with the audience in this slow moving narration.
In the flashback, Trisha Krishnan gets murdered after she accepts Ajith's proposal to join hands. If one wants the exact connection to the GVM touch, she was a divorcee and has a child as well.
The narration would have already showcased Ajith's encounter of an underworld big shot by infiltrating his men, courtesy Arun Vijay. Parvathy Nair (Elizabeth) is paired opposite Arun.
Ajith Kumar is a rough police officer determined to terminate gangsters, the reason behind his father's murder. Trisha (Hemanika) plays a dancer.
The story is full of an encounter where action played a major role. Baby Anikha (Eesha) as Trisha's daughter has played her part beautifully and shares a nice chemistry with Ajith (as stepfather/caretaker). Despite being good. it prolongs the movie which many may feel unnecessary.
Vivek (Revolver Richard) creates some light hearted comedies in this serious story. Nassar as Ajith's father and Ashish Vidyarthi (Golden Raj) are the other notable characters.
The tricks used in the screenplay are quite interesting and cheers the crowd, particularly in the last 30 minutes.
Just one question - If one can write the screenplay in the most engaging fashion in the last hour or so, why not take the same care to the first half?
In the end YA gives the satisfaction a movie can offer, but after leaving you may forget most of the characters even though they were performed by well-known artists. All that stays in your memory is the rivalry involving the two A's - Ajith and Arun, captured in an admirable fashion towards the climax.
Action thrillers are always worth the money and this one strikes the right cord as well, probably a bit late in the day. Arun Vijay deserves appreciation for almost everything. Harris Jayaraj makes up with background score despite being average in songs. Dan Macarthur's camera gives a neat vision.
Shortly, Yennai Arindhaal is a typical Gautam Vasudev Menon film - Nothing less and nothing more.
Marks - 7/10.
0 comments :
Post a Comment