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'Yaarukku Theriyum' is a 2012 Indian film directed by Kamaraj. The film stars Nishan, Sanjana Singh, Achyuth Kumar, Harish Raj, Sanjana Singh, Kalabhavan Mani, Jayaprakash, Riyaz Khan and Dharma. This film was simultaneously shot in Kannada, Tamil, and Malayalam, with the Kannada and Malyalam versions titled 'Challenge' and '120 Minutes', respectively. The film is an adaptation of 'Unknown' (2006).

Plot



A group of youngsters get locked up in a factory. The next day, none of them remember anything.

Cast



* Nishan as Shakthi

* Achyuth Kumar as Soori

* Harish Raj as Baasha

* Sanjana Singh as Mala, Baasha's wife

* Dileep Raj as Kishore

* Kalabhavan Mani as Balaji

* Jayaprakash as Vishwanath, Malar/Kamala's father

* Riyaz Khan as Glothu

* Dharma as Narayan

* Kovai Senthil (Tamil) / Biradar (Kannada) as a coconut seller

* Sadiq (Malayalam)

* Krishnamoorthy as a drunkard (Kannada)

Production



Sanjana Singh, who starred in 'Renigunta' (2009) was signed to play the love interest of Harish Raj. Kannada actor Harish Raj dubbed for himself in the Tamil version. The Malayalam version featured different characterisations than the other two versions.

Soundtrack



The soundtrack consists of two songs composed by Kannan.

;Kannada version

Lyrics by Chi Dattaraj and V. Nagendra Prasad.

*Challenge Beku

*Enne Kudi

;Tamil version

*Yaaruku Theriyum - lyrics by Yugabharathi and sung by Haricharan

*Nandu Chicken lyrics by Vaali and sung by Mukesh

;Malayalam version

Lyrics by Aziz.

Reception



The Kannada and Tamil versions released to polarized reviews.

; Kannada version

'Sify' stated that "The film takes a slow start but picks up later with the narrative becoming interesting and it continues to engage you till the climax". 'Nowrunning' wrote that "Despite lack of commercially pleasing elements, "'Challenge' is appealing. Watch it". 'The Times of India' opined that "While Dharma shines as a police officer, Harish Raj, Dilip Raj and Achuth Kumar have done justice to their roles. Sanjana Singh has little to do. Cinematography by Mahesh K Dev is impressive".

Conversely, 'The New Indian Express' stated that "But, director Kamaraj who had an intelligent subject at hand has lost points in his presentation and could not transcend it whole-heartedly on to the screen".

; Tamil version

'The Times of India' gave the film three out of five stars wrote that "'Yaarukku Theriyum' is a rare movie that has brought together smaller names from the south Indian film industry". The 'Times of India' also praised the performances of Achyutha Kumar and Harish Raj saying that "Kannada actors Achyuth Kumar and Harish Raj, as Baasha, come out on top with their performances".

On the contrary, 'News18' opined that "Despite an engaging plot, the film struggles to keep you hooked and eventually graduates as one sans any thrills". 'News 18' also criticized the use of English dialogue in the film. The 'New Indian Express' criticized the film and wrote that "But the characters are too many, and the numerous sub-plots linking them at times seem contrived". 'Behindwoods' wrote that "Director Ganesan Kamaraj seems to have focused his intentions on getting the audience to play the guessing game but disappointment looms as the surprises turn out to be far from clever". 'DNA India' opined that "'Yaarukku Theriyum' engages partly, but disappoints extremely".

References



Category:2012 films

Category:2010s Malayalam-language films

Category:2010s Tamil-language films

Category:2010s Kannada-language films

Category:Indian multilingual films

Category:2012 multilingual films

Category:Indian remakes of American films

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