Yuvan Yuvathi
| Yuvan Yuvathi | |
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| Directed by | G. N. R. Kumaravelan |
| Written by | S. Ramakrishnan (Story; Dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | G. N. R. Kumaravelan |
| Produced by | Baija Tom Dr. V. Rama Doss |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Gopi Jagadeeswaran |
| Edited by | Prabaahar |
| Music by | Vijay Antony |
Production company | Ram Pictures |
| Distributed by | Reliance Entertainment |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Budget | ₹ 14crores |
| Box office | ₹ 33crores |
Yuvan Yuvathi (transl. Male Youth, Female Youth) is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language romance film, written and directed by G. N. R. Kumaravelan. It stars Bharath and Rima Kallingal in the lead roles.[1] The film released on 26 August 2011. It received generally mixed reviews and became an average success at a box office. The film was dubbed in Telugu as Dear and in Hindi as Dildaar Ashique.
Plot
[edit]Kathirvel Murugan is a software engineer in Chennai. He shares his room with friend Sakkarai. Kathir hails from Usilampatti but wants to project him as city-bred and his ambition is to settle in USA. Kathir's father Sevaka Pandian opposes his son's attitude. An influential local chieftain, he is against inter-caste marriage and love. Kathir meets Nisha, who too wants to go abroad. Nisha loses her passport, and Kathir helps her find it. Slowly, he falls for her. Meanwhile, Sevaka Pandian arranges for his son's wedding with a High Court judge's daughter Thangameena. In the meantime, Kathir and Nisha get their visa and get ready to leave together for the USA.
Kathir thinks that he has escaped from his marriage, and when he wants to propose to Nisha, he gets a rude shock. She informs him that she is going to USA for her marriage. In the meantime, Sevaka Pandian learns of their relationship and kidnaps her. Afterwards Kathir also learns about it and saves Nisha, but her marriage is stopped. After ten months, they both meet in the same country again. Kathir doesn't want to see her, but his mind changes, and he tries to make Nisha love him. At last, they both fall in love with each other. Now they return to their hometown for their marriage. Initially, Sevaka Pandian doesn't allow. Later Kathir convinces them and they both marry each other making it a very happy ending.
Cast
[edit]- Bharath as Kathirvel Murugan
- Rima Kallingal as Nisha
- Santhanam as Sakkarai
- Sampath Raj as Sevaka Pandian Thevar
- Anuja Iyer as Thangameena
- Sathyan as Chacha
- Devadarshini as Anu
- Five Star Krishna as Krishna
- Shobana as Sakkarai's wife
- Swaminathan as Sakkarai's father
- T. P. Gajendran as Thangameena's father
- Mayilsamy as auto driver
- Madan Bob as Alexpandian
- Sujatha Sivakumar as Sevakapandian's wife
- Hemalatha as Deivanai
- Muthukaalai as Maari
- Shakthi Vasudevan as Saravanan (guest appearance)
Critical reception
[edit]Rohit Ramachandran of nowrunning.com gave it 3.5/5 stars stating that "Yuvan Yuvathi feels like being stuffed with stale food. You're likely to relish it".[2] Malathi Rangarajan from thehindu.com stated, "A predictable and enjoyable finish to a love story that sparkles with the energy of youth!".[3]
Soundtrack
[edit]| Yuvan Yuvathi | ||||
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| Released | 1 July 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 2010 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Label | Think Music | |||
| Producer | Vijay Antony | |||
| Vijay Antony chronology | ||||
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The soundtrack, composed by Vijay Antony, released on 1 July 2011. The album features 7 tracks with lyrics by Annamalai, Kalai Kumar and Priyan.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Oh My Angel" | Annamalai | Vijay Antony | 04:40 |
| 2. | "Mayakka Oosi" | Kalai Kumar | Vijay Prakash, Srimathumitha | 05:20 |
| 3. | "24 Hours" | Annamalai | Haricharan | 05:32 |
| 4. | "Kola Kuthu" | Annamalai | Vijay Antony, Sneha, Lock up (Malaysia) | 04:03 |
| 5. | "Un Kannai Partha Piragu" | Priyan | Karthik, Ramya NSK | 05:31 |
| 6. | "Kadalai Poduran" | Annamalai | Krishnan Mahesan | 02:04 |
| 7. | "Ullangai" | Annamalai | Sangeetha Rajeshwaran | 04:39 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Bharath returns to romance". The New Indian Express. 1 July 2011. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
- ^ "Yuvan Yuvathi Review - Tamil Movie Review by Rohit Ramachandran". Nowrunning.com. 26 August 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
- ^ Malathi Rangarajan (27 August 2011). "It's a carnival out there". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 February 2012.