Sam shines in this taut thriller Cast: Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Varalaxmi Sarath Kumar, Unni Mukundan, Murali Sharma, Sampath Raj, Rao Rames...
Sam shines in this taut thriller
Cast: Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Varalaxmi Sarath
Kumar, Unni Mukundan, Murali Sharma, Sampath
Raj, Rao Ramesh
Rating: 3.5*
Writer-directors Hari-Harish sure know how to pack a punch and the heroine of their slick Telugu thriller is proof of that. Rivetting from the word go, ‘Yashoda’ keeps you focused on its plot and its amazing twists and turns from the first scene till the end though not without some hiccups.
The plot revolves around the titular
character, Yashoda (Samantha), a poor girl who has opted to become a surrogate
mother to pay for the operation of her sick sister. Into her second trimester,
she is sent to a state-of-the-art luxurious facility Eva, where she meets many
other surrogate mothers whose health is being monitored 24X7 to ensure healthy
babies for the billionaires who are paying for their services. The owner of the
facility is Madhubala (Varalaxmi) who leaves no stone unturned to keep the
expectant mothers comfortable.
Yashoda even develops a soft corner for the
shy doctor taking care of her, Dr Gautham (Unni) and there’s many a tender moment
between them.
But soon enough Yashoda realizes that Eva
is not what it appears to be and that something sinister is going on there. In
a shocking turn of events, even Yashoda is revealed to be having her own hidden
agenda for being there.
A parallel track of a supermodel dying of
an overdose and scores of rich clients coming to Mumbai at regular intervals
and then disappearing has police commissioner Balram (Murali Sharma) setting up
a team led by Vasudeva (Sampath Raj) to track the case.
Supported by a stellar cast, Samantha
carries the film on her able shoulders, and turns in a stunning performance.
She shifts from an over-emotional pregnant lady to a woman of purpose who gives
it back with her fists with effortless ease. Varalaxmi bites her teeth into her
meaty part with relish and is deliciously evil, while Unni leaves a strong mark.
What irks are quite a few discrepancies in
the plot which are left unexplained and hanging. Unfortunately, we can’t disclose
those faults in this review as that would be giving away major spoilers and we don’t
want to dilute your viewing pleasure by doing that!
Watch 'Yashoda' for Sam. You won’t be
disappointed!
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