Yuganiki Okkadu
It is hard to believe that Sri Raghava, the director who has delivered sensitive entertainers like 7/G Brindavan Colony and Aduvari Matalaku Arthale Verule, could come up with a mediocre epic adventure like this. Yuganiki Okkadu throws up a saga that is interlaced with fictional history, an element of divinity, royalty and heroism, but is strangely imbecilic. There is big money involved, an ensemble cast, good technical team that does an impressive job, but nothing helps the film from coming a cropper.
The Synopsis
World renowned archeologist Chandramouli (Prathap Pothan) disappears while working at a particular area.which was once ruled by the Chola Dynasty.
Anitha Pandiyan (Reema Sen) is appointed by the Government to search for the missing archeologist. She is accompanied by a group of government officials, Dr. Lavanya (Andrea Jeremiah) daughter of Chandramouli, an army commando troupe lead by Ravisekharan (Azhagam Perumal) and a group of porters lead by Sugumaran Muthu (Karthi Sivakumar),
In 1279 AD, when the decimation of the Chola dynasty seems imminent because of the invasion by the Pandya King, the Chola prince is sent away along with some citizens to a secret place to hide. This is the same place where archeologist Chandramouli disappeared in the present times.
Anitha, Dr. Lavanya, Ravisekharan and Muthu are on a voyage to an island Mingua where they are faced with the seven traps laid by the Cholas: sea creatures, cannibals, warriors, snakes, hunger, quick sand and a village full of black magic. Then they find a primitive tribe of Tamils ruled by a king (R. Parthiban) who belonged to the Chola dynasty.
The discovery this tribe leads to a different level of encounter that leads to an interesting climax. |
