Yutham Sei

This movie plot is adapted from S.Korean movie "Akmareul Boatda" (I saw the Devil) released in 2010 directed by renowned Korean director Woon Kim-Jee. Though the story is different, the main plot remains the same. Myshkin has done his homework and intervened a new storyline to the source. There are lot of movies coming out in Tamil with interesting themes. I think its time to doubt almost all the Tamil directors who churn out innovative movies. Interesting part is that the background score usage is also inspired from the parent movie. Nothing wrong in inspiring, we can observe and learn the technical sides, storytelling methods and all those sort of things from International movies. I think Cheran was a mis-fit in this role.

The general consensus of Yudham Sei: "An edge of the seat thriller." I agree with the choice of words. I was actually on the edge of my seat contemplating on walking out of the theatre. That was thrilling, compared to the film.

Yudham Sei is self-indulgent pretentious garbage that I wouldn't watch even if I was to get paid for it. Homeless beggars would rather sleep on the streets than sleep in an air-conditioned theatre that screens the film. Director Mysskin has tried too hard to make a powerful film by playing with the audience's emotions. With the film he shocks, provokes, inserts twists, milks sentiment as and when he wishes.

The lead character is J.Krishnamoorthy. He runs fast, he takes on eight people with a penknife and wears leather shoes. The man is labeled as a "good" guy. That's how the central character of the film is written. He has hardly any depth. All you know is that he is "the best police officer" and that he wants to find his kidnapped sister. How are we to understand him and his wants? He is glorified by making every other character around him seem insensitive. This is the limit of Mysskin's talent. He might be able to capture and invert beautiful shots of cobwebs, cardboard boxes, watermelons, snakes, skies, lampposts and water, in various colors of light, but a consummation of all that doesn't qualify as a film. It's no more than a power point presentation of google image search results.

You know right from the beginning that it's a talented crew and they could be good at what they do. Unfortunately, they're in the wrong hands. Mysskin uses them in all the wrong ways. He has an eye for detail but not the honesty of an artist. He goes to the extent of making a direct reference to Rashomon by using the film's name. It wasn't a tribute or a token of appreciation; it was a shameless attempt at letting the audience know that he's someone with international exposure to films. As if we've forgotten about him not giving credit to the original material that Nandalala was adapted from. Mysskin has low self esteem, he doesn't have faith in his script and therefore he tries to get the music to drive the film. Newcomer K certainly has talent but it's the truth, everyone has to start at the bottom.

The screenplay is laughable. It's so horribly contrived. Half the story is narrated by a nearly dead man who laughs and drinks despite having two bullets lodged in his intestine. The characters keep doing things that are out of character. Mysskin, the director should never hire Mysskin, the screenwriter again. From Mysskin's films, it's pretty obvious that he's a film-maker only because he wants to be one, not because he enjoys making films. It's shabbily overdone and the visual metaphors just make it worse. Yudham Sei is like eating a burger filled with just mayonnaise. You're going to feel like throwing up. I could write another thousand words about why the film sucks so hard, but I'm going to spare you of that. It's poison. Stay away from it.

Rating – 0/10

well...when you have a plot driven script, Indian movies fail to etch out the characters clearly. One can always argue that the characters are not as significant as the plot and does not require much development.

guess that is Mysskin's argument via Yutham Sei. A non-linear narrative, a dark setting, lots of blood and gore are its chief constituents. However, you cannot relate to the protagonist or to much of the cast of characters. In some instances it seems that the writer has deliberately thrown in complicated sequences just to increase the audience's intrigue. In others, the state police's confusion as to why the killings are going on and who is doing them, seems genuine. Whatever be the case, the film is definitely worth a watch.

Cheran's acting is mature and he does a neat job. Jayaprakash (Dr Judas) is perfectly cast to suit the character and he does his part well too. Lakshmi Ramakrishnan's acting in the climax is commendable while the under-utilized veteran, YG Mahendran shows that even a few screen moments are sufficient for him to create an impact. Cinematography is quite good but the background music tends to irritate in some scenes. Thankfully, the director does not leave any loose ends at the close and manages to fairly interest the audience throughout.

Small films are making it big in the Indian Film Industry these days and Yutham Sei rides with that tag. By no means is this a great movie, many would call it a very good film but I will say this - For the tamil movie goer who has wasted precious time and money on disgusting movies, this will be a relief. So grab that popcorn and enjoy !

An engrossing tale of decadence, corruption and tragedies suffered by the common, dutiful citizens. The plot of the movie seems to move slowly but I believe it's justified but on the other hand, it's also unnecessarily complicated. The climax seems to have hastily written to suit the typical Indian cinema endings. The actors have done their part well. The background score seems to be noisy and invasive. Overall, it's definitely a one-time watch, albeit a bit depressing and may make you feel uncomfortable.

Good story unfortunatly the climax is bit akward.Direction is not upto mark.Esp the climax sequences.