Yaanum Theeyavan Movie Review And Rating

Cast :

Ashwin Jerome as Michael (Mike)
Varsha Bollamma as Soumya
Raju Sundaram as Pasupathy
Ponvannan as Jayaprakash
VTV Ganesh as Sundaramurthi
Santhana Bharathi as Sethuramalingam
Jangiri Madhumitha as Madhu
Arunraja Kamaraj as Arun

Crew :

Directed by Prashanth G Sekar
Produced by Sophia Jerome, Pepitta Jerome
Music by Achu Rajamani
Cinematography Shreyaas Krishna
Edited by Prasanna GK
Production Company  Peppy Cinemas

Review :


Yaanum Theeyavan written and directed by debut director Prashanth G Sekar. The film is based on a number of true events collectively. Prashanth G Sekar is a former assistant director of Director Hari in Singam II and Director Vignesh Shivan in the film Podaa Podi. The casting of the movie includes Ashwin Jerome who is a trained actor, Varsha and Raju Sundaram in primary roles. The Cinematography of the movie is done by Shreyaas Krishna Music Composed by Achu Rajamani.

Michael (Ashwin Jerome) aka Mike and Sowmya (Varsha Bollamma) are classmates. Mike is good at singing and is a trained in martial arts. Over a period he falls for Sowmya and she also reciprocates. But Sowmya’s dad did not approve of her relationship with Mike as he has other plans. He wants to pack her off to the Netherlands for higher studies and eventually marry a relative who is well settled there.

Now, the love locked couple elope and have a registered marriage with the help of friends and they start a new life away from their parents. On one of their long walks, the newlyweds encounter a psychotic killer Pasupathy (Raju Sundaram) who along with his underlings in drunken state misbehave with Sowmya. Michael beats them badly, thanks to his martial arts training. Later the couple moves to a new apartment and it so happens that it is above Pasupathy’s abode. The same night Sowmya witnesses a ghastly murder committed by Pasupathy and now all hell breaks loose when the latter recalls the earlier incident. Without wasting time, Pasupathy takes them as his hostage and starts torturing them.

Meanwhile, Pasupathy is now a wanted criminal. A nearly retired and honest cop named Jayaprakash (Ponvannan) is entrusted with the job of bringing him to books. Each time Jayaprakash tries to nab him, there is a politician Sethuramalingam (Santhanabharathi) who comes to Pasupathy’s rescue. The rest is all about how Mike and Sowmya escape from him, with the former taking an extreme step in the climax.

Ashwin Jerome does everything a stereotypical hero is expected to do. His performance lacks an element of surprise. Varsha Bollamma is type casted as the girl next door. As Soumya, she is simply too chirpy to be taken seriously. Raju Sundaram is never given an opportunity to walk the talk. He is built up to be terrifying but there isn’t one credible sequence to establish his deadliness. Achu Rajamani's songs and re-recording are a plus to the film. Cinematography by Shreyas Krishna also goes well with the mood of the proceedings.

Rating - 2.25/5