htelugu thriller by ari shankar and harish narayan, Yashoda, Samantha is Ruth Prabhu’s show and she keeps you hooked despite the obvious flaws of the film. A powerhouse from the start, the kind of emotions she portrays are beyond impressive.
Yashoda (Prabhu) is a young girl who lives with her sister in a slum in Hyderabad. She needs money for her sister’s operation and decides to become a surrogate to get the funds.
She is taken to a high-end facility called Eva, run by Madhu (Vijaylakshmi Sreekumar). Yashoda meets and befriends other needy women like herself, who rely on surrogacy to meet their financial needs. But the facility gives an uncomfortable and illegal environment, almost like a lab. domestic wicked,
Meanwhile, in isolated instances, an unknown drug kills a Hollywood actor and a local beauty pageant winner dies in a car accident. How the investigation of these cases and Yashoda’s stay in Eva ultimately shapes the story.
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well performing cast
From being sweet and mischievous to trying tirelessly to uncover the truth behind Eva, Prabhu switches gears without a hitch.
Sarathkumar has done a splendid job of playing the precariously evil head of Eva. Her villainous acting complements Samantha’s good deeds. It is refreshing to see two women fighting each other as the ‘hero’ and ‘villain’ instead of the male actors who are the supporting cast of the film.
Unni Mukundan as Dr. Gautam, who works at the facility, supports the suspicious ongoing story in Eva. Sampath Raj as police academy instructor Vasudev and Shatru as police inspector Rishi did justice to their roles and continued the mystery with their nail-biting investigation of a mystery drug.
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Flawed plot, sleek design
While the premise is relatively fresh, there are definite borrowings from Hollywood. But the creators have to be credited for bringing that Hollywood edge. YashoSlaveEspecially in action sequences. The attention to production design – which is almost like a sleek online game – also deserves a special mention.
What doesn’t go down well is the film’s coercive humour. For one, Rao Ramesh’s comically-wicked avatar as a Union minister is often misplaced. The background score also feels a bit strange with the haunting ‘Yashoda’ chants.
Despite the sometimes convoluted plot—which ranges from untreated medical conditions to conspiratorial marketing gimmicks for anti-aging products—the film remains engaging and manages to maintain a tense atmosphere. Prabhu with his fighting skills reminds us of his role in Season 2 do a favor, But this is where the similarities end.
The film also takes inspiration from Hindu mythology to add layers to Prabhu’s Yashoda. The element of motherhood being the source of power is rebranded through the role of Prabhu, although some dialogues seem melodramatic.
However, the discrepancies don’t go away from the film. Lord is their own brand and Yashoda Just adds to the list of his solid performances. Extra Star is just for that.
(Edited by Zoya Bhatti)