'Yaanum Theeyavan' is a crime-drama under the garb of an action thriller. The director gives hints of the film delving into thriller mode on quite a few occasions but the pacing never elevates. The technique of spoon-feeding the aftermath of incidents beforehand also leaves no room for twists (especially during the climax - much ado about nothing!).
The lead pair of Mike (Ashwin Jerome, who looks sturdy while performing stunts but wooden during the mushy scenes) and Soumya (Varsha Bollamma, who gives you a complete Nazriya vibe, both in terms of appearance and acting - 'cute' is the word!) indulge in the usual romantic business of fondling and kisses till they cross paths with a gangster (or 'rowdy', as Tamil cinema puts it) named Pasupathy played by Raju Sundaram who looks the part, but his voice modulation gives it away more often than not.
The film's only strong-point is the scene where (after a seemingly one-off incident between Soumya-Mike and Pasupathy) the gangster happens to bump into Soumya yet again in the wake of a murder. The director and cinematographer play some clever tricks with the camera at this specific point. Otherwise, this is a film marred heavily by clichés of the respective genres and of Tamil cinema.
Verdict: Bland!
The lead pair of Mike (Ashwin Jerome, who looks sturdy while performing stunts but wooden during the mushy scenes) and Soumya (Varsha Bollamma, who gives you a complete Nazriya vibe, both in terms of appearance and acting - 'cute' is the word!) indulge in the usual romantic business of fondling and kisses till they cross paths with a gangster (or 'rowdy', as Tamil cinema puts it) named Pasupathy played by Raju Sundaram who looks the part, but his voice modulation gives it away more often than not.
The film's only strong-point is the scene where (after a seemingly one-off incident between Soumya-Mike and Pasupathy) the gangster happens to bump into Soumya yet again in the wake of a murder. The director and cinematographer play some clever tricks with the camera at this specific point. Otherwise, this is a film marred heavily by clichés of the respective genres and of Tamil cinema.
Verdict: Bland!
