Movie review ‘Yatchan’: Not a wholesome entertainer
The film begins at a slow note and the director takes a long time to establish his characters
Director: Vishnuvardhan
Cast: Arya, Kreshna, Swathy, Deepa Sannidhi
Rating: Two and a half stars
Popular writer duo Subha recently joined hands with Jayam brothers and gave a huge hit Thani Oruvan recently. Expectations skyrocketed when the writers teamed up with Vishnuvardhan brothers for the film Yatchan, which stars Arya, Kreshna, Swathy Reddy and Deepa Sannidhi. Did Vishnu create the same magic in Yatchan, which was touted to be an action comedy entertainer?
Chinna (Arya) is happy go lucky guy in Thoothukudi who loves only two things – playing cards and watching Thala Ajith’s films on first show first day basis. A die hard fan of Thala, Chinna has an altercation with a local thug when he tears Ajith’s movie Veeram’s tickets and in the process the latter dies. He is forced to flee the place and lands in Chennai. In a parallel episode in Palani, Karthik (Kreshna) is an aspiring actor but his father (Azhagamperumal) is dead against it. But his bold and chirpy girlfriend Deepa (Swathy Reddy) encourages Karthik and asks him to leave to Chennai to pursue his dreams. With each having their own agendas, both Chinna and Karthik bump into each other in the city. Then there’s this villain Vetri (Adil Hussain) who is after Swetha (Deepa Sannidhi) a nurse who has got extra sensory power and has a twisty past.
While Chinna is assigned with the job of killing Swetha, Karthik is on his own giving auditions to various films. Life changes for Chinna and Karthik as they swap their cars by mistake. What’s next?
The combo of Arya and Vishnuvardhan always worked well and Yatchan, which is their fifth film together, is no different. Arya does his part with consummate ease. But Arya’s looks reminds us of his earlier flicks Pattiyal and Arindhum Ariyaamalum with Vishnu. Kreshna has got a meaty role and the actor utilizes it well and shines. Swathy is bubbly and scores better than Deepa although the latter had a substantial role to perform. Thambi Ramaiah as usual delivers. Adhil Hussain as the villain is fine, but due to time lag his lip-sync goes for a toss. There are too umpteen number of characters introduced with each and every scene.
The film begins at a slow note and the director takes a long time to establish his characters. It picks up momentum only during the interval block twist. Though the film has few unpredictable moments, the way Vishnu treats them with inept funny ways, it dilutes its seriousness. Technically, Yatchan is strong with solid backing with Om Prakash behind the camera, Yuvan Shankar Raja scoring the music and Sreekar Prasad. Overall, the movie though had an interesting plot can be enjoyed only in parts.