Yagavarayinum Naa Kaakka - Mostly Impressive

Bharath Vijayakumar

An intriguing title and a curiosity raising trailer were the calling cards of Yagavarayinum Naa Kaakka (YNK). Does it deliver the goods?

Plot:

A fateful night of unfortunate events lead to everlasting impacts in the lives of a few.

Cast:

YNN gives Aadhi ample scope and he makes good use of it. He gets to play contrasting shades as the timid lover first and a brooding one man army later.The former portions are particularly likeable and his physique amply aids the latter. Nikki Galrani has a riotous introduction only to fizzle into the regular heroine a few scenes later.The casting of Mithun Chakraborty adds to the mystification around the character of Mudhaliar. You wonder why Pasupathy is not seen as often these days.There is a whole barrage of actors apart from this and surprisingly almost all register with us.

Crew:

Shanmugasundaram's camera sets the ball rolling with unusual angles and dark shades. The eerie feel of the film owes a lot to his work. Despite the non-linear narrative there is no lack of clarity of the proceedings.Kudos to editor VJ Sabu Joseph. The stunts are impressively done though definitely larger than life.

Direction:

Debutant Sathya Prabhas Pinishetty definitely has some uniqueness about his work. The love track might have looked very familiar on paper. But it erupts on screen with loads of humour.The director seems to have a taste for some gore. There is an orgy of violence at more than an instance. The U/A certificate is what has obviously toned down the violence.

It is still a lot more violent than your average action film. The suspense angle is maintained appreciably well. It is the over emphasis on friendship that sorely sticks out. Not because friendship is a bad thing but because we do not feel the vibe of the friendship shown on screen. It is either too flimsy or over dramatised. When Mudhaliar utters the words 'Natpu' and 'Nanban' in the climax you cannot help but grin. Despite assembling a whole lot of things into the film the grasp on the viewer is never let off. A little refining and Sathya should be a director to watch out far.

Bottomline:

Partly fist pumping and partly intense YNK crosses the finish line successfully despite a few hiccups.

Rating: 2.75/5