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In a highly regimented facility housing surrogate mothers, a pregnant woman discovers that things are not as they seem. In a highly regimented facility housing surrogate mothers, a pregnant woman discovers that things are not as they seem. In a highly regimented facility housing surrogate mothers, a pregnant woman discovers that things are not as they seem.

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• Goofs In one scene Yashoda discusses with other housemates the absence of tracking of time, as if the facility ensures not providing the date or time details to all in-house pregnant ladies, but on her second visit to ultrasound, the doctor shows her imaging monitor which does carry date/time stamp.

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Yashoda review: A gritty, engaging tale of surrogacy with high-octane stunts by Samantha

A fast-paced screenplay, a tight script, hard-hitting dialogues, some amazing artwork, and an enchanting BGM make it a must-watch.

Published:Nov 11, 2022

Samantha's latest release 'Yashoda' is an engaging watch. (SrideviMovieOff/Twitter)

Samantha delivers her career's best performance!

Yashoda (Telugu)

• Cast: Samantha, Unni Mukundan and Varalaxmi Sarath Kumar
• Director: Hari Shankar & Harish Narayana
• Producer: Sivalenka Krishna Prasad
• Music: Mani Sarma
• Runtime: 2 hours 15 minutes
• Cast: Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Emraan Hashmi, and Revathy
• Director: Maneesh Sharma
• Producer: Aditya Chopra
• Music: Pritam Chakraborty
• Runtime: 2 hours 35 minutes

Samantha Ruth Prabhu’s much-awaited movie Yashoda is finally in theatres this Friday, 11 November. It managed to garner and create good hype in the Indian film circles.

And the film has lived up to the expectations it created!

Directed by Hari and Harish Narayan, Yashoda is produced by Sivalenka Krishna Prasad. It casts Varalaxmi Sarathkumar and Unni Mukundan in key roles.

The flick opens with an accident where one of the country’s leading models, Aarushi, dies. The cops stay busy investigating the reason behind the accident. Soon, they conclude that it was a premeditated murder.

Parallel to this plot runs another story: Yashoda (Samantha) becomes a surrogate and enters a surrogacy facility.

She makes friends with other pregnant women, and soon realises that something sinister is going on at the surrogacy centre.

A story with a difference

Soon, Yashoda and her fellow surrogate mothers start feeling like jailbirds; they cannot step out of the medical facility until their delivery.

Interestingly, nobody has a clue as to what happens after the surrogates enter the operation theatre for delivery. Also, they are not allowed even a glimpse of their babies.

As an inquisitive Yashoda starts digging deeper into the secrets, she realises that there’s more to the surrogacy centre than meets the eye.

However, in the process, she gets caught by Madhu (Varalaxmi Sarathkumar) and Gowtham (Unni Mukundan), the masterminds behind the facility.

Gowtham works as a doctor at the facility, while Madhu takes care of the well-being of the pregnant women.

Yashoda enters the medical facility, but not to be a surrogate mother. What her real motive is and who is helping her from the outside is something worth watching on the big screen.

This time, more than ever, I was hoping and praying for all your support in promoting the film. The affection you have showered on me & Yashoda in the run up to the release is humbling. Forever grateful to all of you. You are my family❤️ Truly hope you enjoy the film. Thank you🙏🏽 pic.twitter.com/O8rbC4cYU4 — Samantha (@Samanthaprabhu2) November 11, 2022

Samantha is the lifeline

Coming to the performances, Samantha is the true hero of the film. Once again, she proves to be one of the most bankable actors among the current lot.

In the web series The Family Man , Samantha turned heads with her kickass action sequences and stunts. But in Yashoda , she takes it to the next level. The high-octane stunts pump up the adrenaline rush.

Also, she tugs at our heartstrings with her nuances and emotions, proving yet again why she is the most sought-after actor in the industry. This is certainly her career’s best performance.

Varalaxmi Sarathmkumar is seen as someone obsessed with beauty. She appears so calm that we don’t see a storm coming.

Unni Mukundan plays a good boy in the beginning, but reveals his true colours as Gowtham as the momentum picks up.

Other artists like Kalpika and Divya Sripada are great, too.

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Kudos to Hari-Harish duo

The credit for Yashoda goes to none other than Samantha and the director duo Hari-Harish.

The directors truly deserve applause for making a film with such a fast-paced screenplay and tight script. It is hard for anyone to pick up faults in the story.

Though the movie has been made based on facts, added elements like the emotional drama make it an engaging and entertaining watch.

Pulagam Chinnarayana and Bhagyalakshmi Challa did a great job with the dialogues.

Art director Ashok needs a special mention for building a surrogate facility that looks nothing less than a luxurious, corporate hospital.

Producer Krishna Prasad splurged on the film to make sure it turned out to be the best.

The background music by Mani Sharma elevates every scene. Action scenes by Yanick Ben and Venkat give us an adrenaline rush.

Blockbuster #Yashoda 🔥 Our team at #Sudarshan35 with the super hit director duo 🥳 @harishankaroffi and @hareeshnarayan garu @Samanthaprabhu2 #YashodaTheMovie pic.twitter.com/GeEYpmRCPk — Yashoda From Nov11 (@SamanthaPrabuFC) November 11, 2022

An edge-of-the-seat experience

Yashoda brings you to the edge of your seat. The first half hour of the film is all about parallel plots. Soon, an interesting and unpredictable story arises, with unexpected twists and turns.

Slowly, the other side of the surrogacy world is revealed: the medical mafia and what surrogacy can do to a woman who is in a financial crisis.

The movie also sheds light on the ways the rich exploit the poor.

On the whole, Yashoda is a gritty and engaging tale of surrogacy that one shouldn’t miss.

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Article by Suman M Published by GulteDesk --> Published on: 11:14 am, 11 November 2022

2 Hr 15 Mins   |   Thriller   |   11-11-2022

Cast - Samantha, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Unni Mukundan, Rao Ramesh and others

Director - Hareesh, Hari

Producer - Sivalenka Krishna Prasad

Banner - Sridevi Movies

Music - Mani Sharma

Samantha has so evolved as a performer, where her name has become a selling point along with the other aspects of a film. Samantha is coming with a film Yashoda, where she plays the lead role. The trailer was intriguing and hinted at conspiracy around the concept of surrogacy. The movie was released today in theaters. Check out the review.

What Is It About?

Yashoda (Samantha) a food delivery girl agrees to become a surrogate mother for a large sum of money. She will be sent to a highly sophisticated surrogate facility owned by Madhubala (Varalakshmi Sarathkumar). Yashoda learns that something is not right at the facility and she gets shocked seeing gruesome incidents happening there. On the other side, there is an active murder investigation of a business tycoon that leads to a stunning end. How is it linked to Yashoda’s story and what she does thereafter form the rest of the story.

Performances

Samantha gave an apt performance in the role of Yashoda. This role is a cakewalk for her, yet the effort she put into crossing the ‘t’s and dotting the ‘I’s could be seen in this dual-shaded role. This time she had to do the action part also and she has done it effortlessly. 

Varalakshmi Sarathkumar appears as a dangerous woman in a cold blood. Most of her roles were aggressive and yelling types, but In Yashoda she had to be subtle yet ruthless. She did quite well. Unni Mukundan supported her well. Sampath Raj, Murli Sharma, and others were alright in their respective roles. Kalpika, Divya Sripada, and others will be seen in brief roles. 

Technicalities

The storyline of Yashoda is interesting. For the concept, the movie hardly needed outdoor shots. Most of the sets looked fine while some shots in the facility appear to be heavily inspired by Hollywood sci-fi thrillers. The concept of confining the inmates with illusion walls is an unusual setup. The screenplay is good. Background music by Manisharma is alright. 

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Slow First Half Predictable episodes Routine Climax

Analysis  

There were many movies based on the concept of surrogacy earlier. This plot of Yashoda is a plot developed from real investigative research that is untouched in films so far. A woman in need of money agrees to be a surrogate mother for an unknown billionaire and reaches a state-of-the-art facility for the same. Smelling a conspiracy, she digs deeper to unturn the dark truths only to find a giant mafia. 

The first half of Yashoda is slow with the setup in the surrogacy facility, with friends and character establishment. But it gets interesting as the narrative gets into the plot a little deeper toward the interval block. The pre-interval to interval sequences are rightly done promising an intriguing second half. The plot could be sensed on whole, but the details remain blurred until the revelations slowly turn up

The second half is more gripping and intriguing with each twist and turn. From Madhu’s flashback to the establishment of the murder investigation link, there are some good twists that turned out well. The concept of narrating two parallel stories back and forth without disclosing a link between them and that too until the latter second half is adventurous. If one side derails, there is a chance that by the time the link is established, the narration might have looked bumpy. That balance and suspense link between the two sides is maintained well by the director duo. 

On the downside, a perverted security guard, a highly monitored facility with umpteen blindspots, and a spine-chilling mafia setup with opened exit doors are some routine cinematic liberties that could have been worked differently. The emotional blocks in the pre-climax are too conventional. 

The thrill factor worked mostly while the emotional episodes are cliched. The climax is obvious with some routine action blocks. Overall, Yashoda is a decent thriller with a few stereotyped scenes. 

Bottomline: Decent Thriller With Suspense Elements !

Rating: 2.75/5

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THIS MOVIE "YASHODA" IS FANTASTIC.ITS TOUCH MY HEART BECAUSE IT SHOW CARE OF HER SISTER.FOR SAVE HER SISTER SHE TAKE RISK OF HER LIFE AND TO LOSS HER BUEATY .

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Yashoda movie review: an attention-grabbing and engaging thriller.

The director duo, Hari-Harish’s ‘Yashoda’ hit the theatres on November 11. This thriller is making moviegoers stirred up. FDFS viewers had a terrific experience.

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Yashoda Movie Review: Samantha Puts Her Talent At Display But The Film Falters & Dilutes Everything

Yashoda is a Samantha show and that doesn’t mean the rest shouldn’t make sense.

Star Cast: Samantha, Unni Mukundan, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Murali Sharma & ensemble.

Director: Hari & Haresh

What’s Good: Samantha with the filmmakers makes you believe this is a silly story only to shock you more with a big reveal. Also, the movie is not made to worship her stardom but it is on her to prove her mettle.

What’s Bad: The silliness in creating the villains and their storylines that are out-and-out caricatures of funny bad men we have seen.

Loo Break: When the big villain tells her story, you can ask the person next to you because it is that silly.

Watch or Not?: If you are a Samatha fan, go ahead because she is displaying her strength quite literally. But yeah, there is no compulsion for the big screen for this one.

Language: Telugu (with subtitles)

Available on: In Theatres Near You!

Runtime: 134 Minutes

A young woman named Yashoda (Samantha) agrees to undergo surrogacy because she needs money to fund her sister’s surgery. When she enters the center it is all pristine and immaculate only to realise that the truth is very dark and spread across like a demon.

Yashoda Movie Review: Script Analysis

Samantha at this point has a pan-India appeal and it is not just based on the star power she brings to the table but also the acting calibre she possesses. The lady has in the past couple of years proved she can do carried roles regardless of the spectrum they fall and even can change the course of the most objectifying troops of dance number to put forth her point. So when Hari & Haresh brought her on board they realised what mix of an actor they are joining hands with.

Yashoda written by Hari & Haresh makes sure that it presents itself as an absurd story not taking itself seriously enough to make it a serious watch. Like it starts with a very half-baked plot where a woman is getting into an unconventional situation to earn fast money for her sister’s treatment. Now, this could be just any other silly movie, and the audience can just switch it off if the remote is with them. But it releases in theatre and the filmmakers use the opportunity to build a tale so vanilla that the darkness of it will hit you harder. A good experiment must say, though doesn’t land entirely smoothly.

The best part about Yashoda is that the film isn’t shaped around Samantha or worshipping her power as a star. Rather she takes a back seat more than once and even confuses us with her shades. It gives the actor within the star to breathe and take over the screen. When she is vulnerable, or flirting, or scared, or revealing a big truth, she focuses on making the most of that very moment and the script enables her to do that.

While it is all good a concept to make a film about, the absurdity strikes the most in the way the antagonists are created. Caricatures, paper thing and so hilarious in ways that you will laugh at their story rather than be hooked. Of course it is unimaginable but the makers don’t even take any to make it look like one. The police is just running from one end to other, a woman is the baddie with 200 staple traits of a wrongly dressed boss lady of bad women, a suspense/twist you already saw from a distance, so it all dilutes the whole experience.

Yashoda Movie Review: Star Performance

Samantha can never get the assignment wrong. She enters and aces each frame she is in with her beauty. Be it action, emotion or drama she knows it all and does it well. The actor has taken a lot of effort and it shows in the sequences where she has to do multiple things together.

Unni Mukundan till an extent compliments Samantha with his acting but soon joins the list of the caricatures that the rest of the actors on the list become.

Yashoda Movie Review: Direction, Music

Hari & Haresh’s direction is quite confusing. Because while they put so much thought into placing Samantha in this universe, the rest just looks one tone world with no substance. So it is like cancelling one good thing with bad and it bothers a lot. For example, the police is investigating a crime scene and they don’t use gloves. Where is attention to detail?

The music does nothing to add to the entire experience and is staple. The camera work begins quite nicely as it captures the alleys in a crowded area but gets repetitive inside the facility.

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Yashoda Movie Review: Samantha Ruth Prabhu's Thriller Is Engaging!

Cast: Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Rao Ramesh, Murali Sharma, Unni Mukundan, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Sampath Raj, Shatru Directors: Haresh Narayan K, Hari Shankar

Introduction: Yashoda is a movie written and directed by Hari and Harish as their Tollywood debut. The movie is the first pan-India film of the actress to be released in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi, and Malayalam. Samantha dubbed her own words for Tamil and Telugu. Yashoda is based on real-life crimes around surrogacy. An underprivileged woman becomes a surrogate and unearths a crime. How she saves herself and puts an end to the entire situation is to be seen on the big screen. Samantha comes as a surprise package in the film.

Yashoda is the first feature film to be released in theatres post-Samantha's divorce from Naga Chaitanya. She has been away from the media and her fans due to her prolonged autoimmune disorder, which she only made public recently.

Director duo Hari and Harish made all the right attempts in translating the story from paper to celluloid. They took their sweet time to establish the background of Yashoda, the Eva facility and her initial days at the facility as a surrogate. The first half was rather slow but the interval bang was befitiing. The second half was interesting and the directors unwrapped their twists one after the other, in a racy screenplay. It would have been better if they had given some time in the second half for the viewer to connect to the emotional aspect that they showcased.

Yashoda, a woman living in a lower-middle-class neighborhood is shown in need of money for her dear sister's operation. She agrees to be a surrogate to fulfill the requirement. Yashoda then is taken to Eva, a facility for surrogate mothers. On the other side, the movie begins with the death of a Hollywood actress Olivia, due to a spiked drink laced with a mysterious drug. Also, a business tycoon Shiv Reddy and her girlfriend, the probable winner of the Miss India pageant, Arushi die in a car crash which turns out to be a murder. The people behind the crime, the cause, the reason, and their connection to Eva's facility are revealed towards the end with a big twist.

Performances:

As usual, Samantha shed her blood and sweat to bring out the best of herself and the character of Yashoda. She managed to pull off the entire female-centric subject with great ease and delivered a power-packed performance as Yashoda, switching from a docile woman to a fierce ninja.

Varalaxmi Sarathkumar had a role that was designed to implicate an evil woman- all the characteristics of being okay to go to any lengths for money and beauty are shoved into the role, which was a cakewalk for the actress.

Murali Sharma as Commissioner, Rao Ramesh as Central Minister Giridhar, Unni Mukundan as a Gynaecologist Gowtam, and Sampath Raj as mental fitness coach with the police department have been impeccable in their respective roles.

Comedian Josh Ravi appeared on the screen after a long time and was barely there in two scenes, which were still impactful.

Artists Madhurima, Divya Sripada, Kalpika Ganesh, and Priyanka Sharma, who are inmates at the Eva facility have been used appropriately for character build-up in the film.

Technical Aspects:

The cinematography by M Sukumar is quite adequate and the visuals looked fresh, due to the Art Director's visionary sets of Eva facility. Mani Sharma's background score is the heart of the film without which the movie wouldn't have made an impact. However, the length and duration could have been crisped to ensure the movie proceeds at a uniform pace throughout.

Stunt choreographer Yannick Ben, from Hollywood, was flown in to compose fights for Samantha in the film which flowed quite like a breeze and didn't seem over the top. Samantha, who did her stunts in the film appealed to the audience with her work.

What's Yay: Samantha's performance Film's sets Background score Varalaxmi's role Direction Concept

What's Nay: Lengthy first half Lack of emotional connection in the second half Graphics could have been better, especially during the climax

Verdict: Samantha's Yashoda is a well-made thriller with adequate elements of thrill, twists, and turns, put together by solid writing and top-notch performances. However, the movie ends on a regular staple formula of good Vs bad and the bad being captured/punished eventually, in a conventional way.

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Samantha-starrer 'Yashoda' to hit theatres on November 11

Pan Indian actress Samantha's next 'Yashoda' movie is all set to hit theatres in five languages on November 11. The release date of the film, directed by Hari Shankar and Hareesh Narayanan, was announced by the actor's fans in an interesting pixel campaign

Speaking on the occasion, producer Sivalenka Krishna Prasad says, "Yashoda is a new-age action thriller. Our movie has balanced quotient of mystery and emotions with gripping elements for audiences. On the whole, it's an edge-of-the-seat thriller. Playing the titular role, Samantha put her sweat & blood in the action scenes. She dubbed for herself both in Telugu and Tamil. You will witness an entirely new dimension of Manisharma's back ground music. We haven't compromised on the technical and production values of the film. With a lavish budget we wrapped the shoot in 100 days. Audience who love new-age cinema will definitely be thrilled to watch Yashoda. Watch it in theatres worldwide on November 11, 2022.”

The movie, which was supposed to hit theatres in August, will be released in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi Besides Samantha, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Unni Mukundan, Rao Ramesh, Murali Sharma, Sampath Raj, Shatru, Madhurima, Kalpika Ganesh, Divya Sripada, Priyanka Sharma and others are playing major roles. The music is handled by Manisharma, while the dialogues are by Pulagam Chinnarayana and Dr Challa Bhagyalaxmi. The lyrics have been written by Ramajogiah Sastry.

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