Yasakhan Explained

Yasakhan
Director:	Thuraivanan
Producer:	Santhosh Pandian
Starring:	Niranjana Janaki
Music:	Satish Chakravarthy
Country:	India
Language:	Tamil

Yasakhan is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Thuraivanan, an assistant of Sasikumar and Ameer. The film stars Mahesh, Niranjana, and Janaki. The film is about a man from Madurai who is rejected by society.^[1]

Cast

• Mahesh as Surya
• Niranjana as Shalini
• Janaki as Sharadha
• Jayachandran
• Samuel Chandran

Production

The film began production under the title Sithan.^[2] Niranjana from Kerala was cast as the lead actress.^[3]

Soundtrack

Music by Satish Chakravarthy.^[4]

• 'Kannadi Maname' - Haricharan (lyrics by Arivumathi)
• ‘Poo Poothathum Nee Parthathum - Bela Shende (lyrics by Yugabharathi)
• ‘Senthazham Poove' - Gayathri and Kunal Kanjavala (lyrics by Yugabharathi)
• 'Urangi Kidakkum Madurakulla' - Mukesh and Aasha (lyrics by Gangai Amaren)
• 'Eendra Undhan Nenjathil' - Sathish Chakravarthy (also lyrics)

Reception

M. Suganth of The Times of India opined that "We get a longwinded lecture on being human and helping others and for a moment, we think we are not in a movie theatre but in a seminar hall".^[5] Baradwaj Rangan of The Hindu wrote that "The characters are underdeveloped. The scenes have no punch. There’s not one believable moment".^[6] A critic from Maalaimalar called the film "different".^{[7] [8]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Shotcuts: Another son rises. Nikhil. Raghavan. September 24, 2013. The Hindu.
2. Web site: Yasakhan. The Times of India.
3. Web site: Etcetera: Sound by design. Nikhil. Raghavan. March 8, 2014. The Hindu.
4. Web site: Audio Beat: Yasakhan - Raining melodies. S. R. Ashok. Kumar. September 21, 2013. The Hindu.
5. Web site: Yasakhan Movie Review : Critic Review of Yasakhan by Times of India. The Times of India. Suganth. M..
6. Web site: Yasakhan: Too good to be true?. Baradwaj. Rangan. March 22, 2014. The Hindu.
7. Web site: யாசகன். March 21, 2014. maalaimalar.com.
8. Web site: Beating Around the Bush with a Convoluted Plot .