''Yugi'' (titled ''Adrishyam'' in Malayalam) is a 2022 Indian bilingual murder mystery film directed by Zac Harris, shot in Tamil and Malayalam simultaneously, stars

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and

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in the lead roles for the Tamil version, while Sharaf U Dheen and Joju George played the lead roles in the Malayalam version alongside Narain. It was released on 18 November 2022.

Cast

as Rajkumar (Tamil version) * Sharaf U Dheen as Rajkumar (Malayalam version) *

as Nandakumar *

as Sethu (Tamil version) * Joju George as Sethu (Malayalam version) *

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as Shalini *

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as Karthika *

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as Pavithra Mariamma * Prathap Pothan as Purushothaman *

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* Munishkanth * Vinodhini Vaidyanathan as Dr. Chandrika *Prankster Rahul * John Vijay as Guruprasad *Zinil Zainuddin *

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Production

In late 2019, director Zac Harriss and writer Packiaraj, sought out to make a Tamil film and pitched the idea to artistes to secure their dates. Upon discussions with

, the makers chose to film it as a bilingual with separate actors in Tamil and Malayalam. In Malayalam, the film starred Narain, Joju George and Sharaf U Dheen, while in Tamil, the film starred Narain,

and

. The filming was done simultaneously for both the versions.

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by Ranjin Raj. *Kadavul Thandha - Pradeep Kumar, Saindhavi *Neeradum - Ranjin Raj *Moolaya Saanam - Sivam

Reception

The film was released on 18 November 2022 across Tamil Nadu and Kerala. A critic from ''

Cinema Express ''Cinema Express'' was an Indian Tamil-language entertainment fortnightly magazine published from Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It was a part of The New Indian Express Group, which also publishes ''Samakalika Malayalam Vaarika'' weekly as well as '' Din ...

'' wrote the film was "a tedious revenge thriller with one too many twists" and that "the exposition and the unraveling in this film feels so overwhelming that we lose interest halfway". A reviewer from ''

The Times of India ''The Times of India'', also known by its abbreviation ''TOI'', is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by The Times Group. It is the third-largest newspaper in India by circulation and largest ...

'' noted "''Yugi'' is interesting in bits and pieces, but fails to deliver as a whole". The reviewer added "the technical aspects of the film are quite decent and the background score really helps to elevate certain moments, which would have otherwise been flat". A critic from ''

The Hindu ''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It began as a weekly in 1878 and became a daily in 1889. It is one of the Indian newspapers of record and the secon ...

'' wrote that "Despite its powerful star cast and potential to weave a gripping narrative, the loud treatment, haphazard editing, and horrific lip sync make ''Adrishyam'' an underwhelming watch". A reviewer from ''

Manorama Online ''Malayala Manorama'' is a morning newspaper in Malayalam published from Kottayam, Kerala, India by the Malayala Manorama Company Limited. Currently headed by Mammen Mathew; it was first published as a weekly on 22 March 1888, and currently has ...

'' opined that "Director Zac Harris has done a decent job keeping the mystery intact, though he hasn’t been able to infuse much freshness into the plotline".

References

External links

*{{imdb title, 15392812 2022 films 2020s Tamil-language films 2020s Malayalam-language films 2022 directorial debut films Indian multilingual films