Yuga (film)
Yugaa: the beginning ... (transl. Eon) is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language sci-fi[1] thriller film directed by Yaar Kannan and starring Nassar, Richard, Manikandan, Swarnamalya, Sukumar, Jai, Raja, Santhoshi, and Bharathi. The film was produced by fifty film technicians.[2][3]
| Yugaa | |
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| Directed by | Yaar Kannan |
| Written by | E. Ramdoss (Dialogue) Jeeva Kannan (Additional Dialogue) |
| Screenplay by | "Yaar" Kannan Jeeva Kannan (assistant) |
| Story by | "Yaar" Kannan |
| Produced by | Creative Force Team |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | M. Sibiyon |
| Edited by | Anthony |
| Music by | Dhina |
Production company | Creative Force Media P. Ltd |
| Distributed by | Creative Force Media P. Ltd |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Budget | ₹100 million |
Cast
- Nassar as Professor Narendran
- Richard as Sri
- Manikandan as Rishi
- Swarnamalya as Bhanu
- Sukumar as Giri
- Jai as Aravind
- Raja as Dev
- Santhoshi as Meenu
- Bharathi as Bhuvana
- Ice Ashok
- Charuhasan as Bhanu's father
- Yamuna as Elizabeth Thomas
- G. K. as the assistant commissioner
- Besant Ravi as an aghori
- King Kong as a robot
- Risha in a special appearance
- "Metti Oli" Shanti Srihari in a special appearance
- Rakshana Maurya in a special appearance
Production
Nassar plays a scientist in the film.[3] The film was shot at AVM Studios and Hotel Blue Moon.[3] The film was supposed to have a song featuring Prabhu Deva, but he eventually did not feature.[3]
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Dhina.[4] Actor Simbu sang a song in the film.[3]
| Yuga | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 2006 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Language | Tamil | |||
| Producer | Dhina | |||
| Dhina chronology | ||||
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| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Oolala Olala" | Suchitra, Dev Prakash, Harish Raghavendra | P. Vijay |
| 2 | "Orangattu" | Aishwarya, Silambarasan | |
| 3 | "Pada Pada" | Anuradha Sriram | |
| 4 | "Theendava" | Mathangi | |
| 5 | "Yugaa" | Karthik | |
Release
Malini Mannath of Chennai Online stated that "'Yuga' neither excites nor entertains".[5] A critic gave the film a rating of one out of five stars and called the film "a wannabe science-fiction/horror film that is an awful combination of silly, confusing ideas, inept execution, bad acting and cheesy special effects".[6] Another critic praised the film calling it a "nail biting thriller".[7]
References
- "Yesterday, today and `Naalai'". Thehindu.com. 10 November 2006. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- "Stargazing". Thehindu.com. 23 December 2005. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- "The Yuga treat". Behindwoods. 26 April 2005.
- "Yugaa Songs". Jiosaavn.com. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- Mannath, Malini (25 July 2006). "Yuga". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 3 September 2006.
- Balasubramaniam, Balaji. "YUGAA". BB Thots.
- "Yuga". BizHat. Archived from the original on 9 March 2007.