Movie review 'Yagavaraayinum Naa Kakka': A good attempt by debutant Sathya Prabhas

Cast: Aadhi, Nikki Galrani, Mithun Chakraborty, Nasser, Pasupathy

Director: Sathya Prabhas

Rating: 3 stars

‘Yagavaraayinum Naa Kakka’ is a movie that has broken itself down into nice little segments whilst forgetting the bigger picture. Directed by debutant Sathya Prabhas Pinisetty and based on his real life incidents, the film contains good portions of drama, romance, thrill, and the likes, providing you with much fuel for your emotions.

In YNK, we have a guy named Saga alias Satish Ganapathy (Aadhi) – belonging to middle class with parents who have acute middle class-ish anxieties: money, success, preservation and climbing up of status, and acceptance. And then we have three of his friends who belong to the upper crust. Just when they all thought that they have this game of life all figured out, fate rears her mischievous head and gives them a pipping in the back side. An incident during the end-of-year celebration leaves them down and out, thereby sparking a new predicament. This forces Saga to go to Mumbai in search of Mudaliar (Mithun Chakaraborty). The reminder of the film tracks their lives and reveals a story of resilience and not-giving-up.

Aadhi looks stunning and shines in a fitting role. He plays to near perfection and never overacts. He is full of energy and a treat to watch in action sequences. Nikki Galrani has the looks and the performance to match. She seems to be in the zone at almost all points, and her face and body languages are so darn irresistible. Another plus point of the movie is the great cast that Sathya has managed to rally. With Lakshmi Priya, Harish Uthaman, Pasupathy, Nasser, Naren, Pragathyand Mithun Chakarborty - all chiming in their own way, you are certain to experience mini treats from time to time. Especially Mithun as the underworld don Mudaliar gives a riveting performance although one cannot but help reminded of Kamal in Nayagan.

Shanmugasundaram on the cameras has performed very well given the tricky balancing act at hand - what with all the mood swings and drama. Music is also pleasing on the ears. YNK has everything – an exciting story backed by some good performances and sound technical departments and rich production values. The problem with the film is that there are too many subplots in the second half and new characters being introduced each and every scene and hence loses its sheen. Also the runtime could have been trimmed. Nevertheless, a good attempt by debutant Sathya Prabhas.