Before
I start the review, I just want to make it clear that this movie is not
for everyone. This is neither for those who want to have fun in a
theater nor for those who are expecting an entertaining love story and
not even for those who are expecting a classic like Geethanjali.
I don't know why the comparisons with Geethanjali are being made.
Both are ages apart. Yes both are different movies for their eras but
Geethanjali was an emotional movie that moves you while YMC is a feel
good movie that brings together all the sweet nothings, altercations,
simple conversations and conflicts between companions who want to live
together forever. A boy proposes and he sticks to his stand while girl
loves him but is confused to decide.
All YMC has is conversations. It might not even be an exaggeration
to say that this movie had more dialog than two movies combined. And to
top it , all the dialogs are simple and very very effective. Gautham
Menon's brilliance is depicted to the full extent in the movie. He made
the right choice by taking Rahman for the first time. No one else would
have made the movie seem like a poetry. And the cinematography is beautiful. Manoj Paramahamsa's camera did magic especially in songs and in episodes in Kerala.
Naga Chaitanya just like his first movie does not disappoint except
for his dances. But in this movie he got more meatier role as in he is
the one who occupies 99.9999% of the footage. He proved he is a great
actor who can emote well like in Josh college speech and also show
subtle expressions like in this movie. His role is so simple, a boy next
door and a lover who can do anything for his love interest. He is a
treat to watch and you can only experience it. You only see Karthik and
not Chaitu.
Samantha is brilliant. She is gorgeous, talented and hot as love
interest of Chaitu. She looks like that dream of any 22 year old which
would make you do anything for her. I don't think any director will ever
be able to show her that beautiful again. Sameera of Surya S/O Krishnan
was just the trailer. Gautham's taking and Rahman's music made her look
like a poetry. Her role was of a girl next door again but a confused
one just like any girl torn between parents and love. There might not be
reasons for her behavior sometimes but it just depicts her frustration
over that conflict in her own mind regarding parents and love.
Apart from the hero and heroine , Krishnudu of Vinayakudu got more
footage than anyone else. He lived up to the role which though got third
lengthiest role in the movie , is only for 10 - 15 mins in total. Rest
all are good as per the script. There are few cameos which just enhance
the feel in the movie.
I again stress that movie is completely occupied by Chaitu and
Samantha and they are brilliant. Movie is not about a journey of lovers,
it is about their conversations in their journey. There is minute
detail of everything involved. This tends to become slower in pace in
second half and it feels as if it wants to remain in the pain of the
broken heart so that when the pain goes away you enjoy the victory as
much as the protagonists. Climax is very satisfying and brings smile on
your face. Again movie ends with more conversations between hero and
heroine. I still don't understand how no one ever attempted these many
dialogs in any love stories before. My signing off note is that this is
the most romantic a movie can get on Indian screen. Watch it with a
fresh mind you will love it.
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