Yakshiyum Njanum

Film:  Yakshiyum Njanum

Cast:  Meghna, Gowtham, Thilakan, Spadikam George, Maala, Captain Raju
Director:  Vinayan
Screenplay:  Vinayan
Story:  Vinayan
Producer:  Rubon Gomez
Banner:  R G Productions
Music: Sajan Madhav

Reviewed by: Khan M. Jahangir on 20th August 2010, 6.30 pm

Yakshiyum Njanum – A glorified visual crap

After fighting with almost the complete Mollywood stars and crew, Vinayan atlast released his magnum-opus fairy tale ‘Yakshiyum Njanum.’ But the movie is a beautifully pictured disappointment. The director is famous for his series of movies with variety of subjects and always careful to bring something new to the screen. ‘Yakshiyum Njanum,’ should be congratulated for its visual effects. ‘Yakshi’ overtook Vinayan’s earlier fairy tales Akashaganga and Vellinakshathram in the graphics and the special effects area.

Storyline

Aathira (Meghna) is the ghost who has to take her vengeance upon Home Minister Madhavan, (Spadikam George) for killing herself, her lover Ananthu and her father (Captain Raju). She meets Shyam (Gowtham) who is hired by the minister and his son for killing his daughter’s love interest. Shyam hides in an old Bunglow where he meets the fairy. They fall in love. Narayanji (Thilakan) is a famous astrologer and magician orders Madhavan to evacuate Shyam from the Bunglow. Narayanji with the help of Vatmiki (Maala Aravindan) tries to tie-up the evil spirit.

Negatives

The story is a pure cliché and that itself is the prime negative. The movie is made in a thriller mood and it comes under the genre of horror. For such a subject needs more twists and unexpected u-turns. Sadly this movie lacks both of it. The comedy track created with some sop-opera artists are real damp-squib and it hardly brings laughter.

Cast

The casting has its limitation, but Vinayan should be mostly congratulated here for overcoming his limitations of his cast. Thilakan, Spadikam George and Maala did very well. Among the new faces, the heroine Meghna is worth a watch. She did very well, justifies her cast and gave what is expected from her. Vinayan utilized her glamour to the maximum especially in song sequences. The hero Gautham gave an above average performance.

The music by Sajan Madhav is good especially the peppy number ‘Ponmane’ is going to be a hit. ‘Yakshiyum Njanum’ got maximum publicity from the controversies. But the movie is not good enough to make an impact. The movie is shot in Red camera, which is used in famous Hollywood movies like District 9, The Informant and Che. The new cameraman Navas is a real talent. The movie is visually rich but the subject ditched it.

Rating 2 out of 5