Movie : Yamudu
Rating : 3/5
Banner : BIG Pictures
Cast : Suriya,
Anushka,
Prakash Raj, Vivek, Manoramma, Vijayakumar, Radha Ravi, Nasser,
Sumithra, Yuvarani, Nizhagal Ravi and Others
Music : Devi Sri Prasad
Cinematography : Priyan
Producer: K E Gnanavel Raja
Director: Hari
Released Date: July 2, 2010
Yamudu Movie Review
Story :
Narasimha (
surya)plays a role
of a Sub-Inspector at Rajolu located in East Godavari. He is a good
and dedictaed police officer who settles downs his family feuds in the
village and with due respect and punishes cops with powerful fights.
He is predominantly a guy who loves his family. Purushottam, is a real
estate goonda in Vishakapatnam, who earns money by extortion, and
unknown to the world, through his kidnapping activities. With a twist of
misdeeds to his name, Purushottam is forced to go to Rajolu, where his
attitude makes him collide with the straightforward cop. As Surya rises
in cadre, their enmity grows into a full blown war between the two. How
it happens and how it ends is the
story
of ‘Yamudu’, and of course there is a love story between Narasimha and
Kavya (Anushka)!
Positive Points :
The movies completely showcases Surya who excels as Narasimha. From
the beginning to the end, the script, the dialogues, the song and
dances, the fights are tailor made for him to just come and perform.
Prakash Raj performed well in another role as the villain. He too,
like the hero of the film is given equal mileage and elevates Surya’s
character!
Anushka as the love interest and female lead for Surya does good
job. Her acting skills are pretty evident, and she has more than just
songs and dance sequences.
Though the film is a completely straight narration, the way each
separate thread comes and merges to the climax is an interesting way of
dealing with a screenplay. And yes there are few scenes that evoke good
laughter. The shift from rural atmosphere to the urban, and the clever
leads to the climax are the highpoints of ‘Yamudu’.
Negative Points:
Like most Tamil movies, this flick too is a bit too loud for our
comfort. It drags long because of atleast one or two unnecessary fights,
too many unnecessary comedy situations and atleast one song! The parts
done by people like Nazar, Nilalgal Ravi, Manorama etc. could have
easily been done by anyone else. The way the stuntmen keep flying off or
falling on furniture, one wonders how much percentage of the film ’s
budget was catered in shooting them! What really works against ‘Yamudu’
is that its good parts are just good and the bad parts are really bad
and predictable!
Technical performances :
Devi is a master in using percussion instruments, and he uses them to
get the mass beat going. Songs are shot well and sing-able too! Fights
are good, and the wire removal team should be appreciated for their
touch ups. V.T.Vijayan’s editing is fast and complements the pace of the
movie. The angles used to capture Surya’s histrionics are outstanding,
as they keep elevating him each time as the hero of the film. Priyan’s
cinematography in fighting scenes is worth watching too.
Conclusion : As mentioned earlier Surya is a wonderful actor. Film
Maker Hari should be lauded for keeping his target audience in mind all
the time, and catering to them almost in every scene. Taking the
movie from rural set up to urban set up
and then finishing it off on a completely different climax is the basic
outline of the setting of the film . It’s a thorough action entertainer
and no wonder this movie is a huge hit in Tamil Nadu. However, Telugu
people are used to high quality comedy and it is this part and few
predictable situations that bores us in ‘Yamudu’. Watch it for Surya, or
if you love some thumping action sequences.
Telugucinemachance.com Verdict : Good Action
Entertainer ! Watch it For surya
