Yathumaagi is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language romance film written and directed by S. Balakumar that stars newcomer Sachin and Sunaina in lead roles. The film's score and soundtrack composed by James Vasanthan. The film, produced by Sakthi Sangavi and Mohana Sangavi under the Chola Creations banner, was released on 12 March 2010 to negative reviews.[1][2][3]
Plot
Anand (Sachin) is an advertisement photographer. Quite typical to such genre of films, he comes across Annalakshmi (Sunaina), who is conservative in her looks. After a few initial encounters, Annalakshmi develops love for Anand. However, Anand has other plans. The mystery is soon unraveled and is made known that Anand hails from a family of doctors. When everyone thinks that Anand will tie the knot to Annalakshmi, the twist occurs in the form of Anand accepting an arranged marriage. What transpires between the lead couple forms the rest of the story, which ends in an interesting climax.
Cast
- Sachin as Anand
- Sunaina as Annalakshmi
- Riyaz Khan
- Aniruthan
- Azhagan Thamizhmani as Annalakshmi's father
- Ramesh Khanna
- Pandu
- S. S. Kumaran
- Sengai Chellappa
- T. K. Madhan
Production
Sunaina played a village belle in the film.[4]
Soundtrack
The film's soundtrack is composed by James Vasanthan, which features six tracks.[5]
| Song | Singer(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| "Parthadum" | Vijay Yesudas, K. S. Chitra | |
| "Yathumaagi" | Benny Dayal | |
| "Pesum Minsaram" | Benny Dayal | |
| "Thigatta Thigatta" | Deepa Miriam | |
| "Yaaradhu Yaro Yaro" | Belli Raj, Srimathumitha | |
| "Koothadichivada" | Prasad, Ramkumar, Vijay Krishnan, Uma |
Reception
A critic from The Times of India gave the film two out of five stars and wrote that "The film's thin storyline is not at fault, only it loses out to poor, unimaginative narration".[6]
References
- ^ "Yathumaagi". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- ^ "Gautaman Bhaskaran's Review: Yathumaagi". Hindustan Times. 15 March 2010. Archived from the original on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- ^ "Yathumaagi". Sify. Archived from the original on 30 April 2022.
- ^ "Sunaina's quite a hit". The Times of India. 11 July 2009. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ "Yathumagi (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Spotify. 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ "Yathumaagi Movie Review". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 30 October 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
External links
- Yathumaagi at IMDb