{{Short description|2014 Indian film by Thuraivanan}} {{Use Indian English|date=March 2026}} {{No plot|date=March 2026}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2026}} {{Infobox film | image = Yasakhan film.jpg | caption = Release poster | director = Thuraivanan | producer = Santhosh Pandian | starring = {{plainlist| *Mahesh *Niranjana * Janaki }} | music = Satish Chakravarthy | released = {{Film date|2014|3|21|df=y}} | country = India | language = Tamil }} '''''Yasakhan''''' is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Thuraivanan. The film stars Mahesh, Niranjana, and Janaki.<ref name="T" /> The film is about a man from Madurai who is rejected by society.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Raghavan |first=Nikhil |date=24 September 2013 |title=Shotcuts: Another son rises |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/shotcuts-another-son-rises/article5163902.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220412090231/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/shotcuts-another-son-rises/article5163902.ece |archive-date=12 April 2022 |access-date=12 April 2022 |website=The Hindu |language=en}}</ref>
== Cast == *Mahesh as Surya *Niranjana as Shalini * Janaki as Sharadha *Jayachandran *Samuel Chandran
==Production== The film began production under the title ''Sithan''.<ref name="T">{{Cite web |date=21 February 2013 |title=Yasakhan |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/previews/yasakhan/articleshow/18608693.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20260312070349/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/previews/yasakhan/articleshow/18608693.cms |archive-date=12 March 2026 |access-date=12 April 2022 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> Niranjana from Kerala was cast as the lead actress.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Raghavan |first=Nikhil |date=8 March 2014 |title=Etcetera: Sound by design |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/etcetera-sound-by-design/article5764131.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240423174056/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/etcetera-sound-by-design/article5764131.ece |archive-date=23 April 2024 |access-date=12 April 2022 |website=The Hindu |language=en}}</ref>
==Soundtrack== Music by Satish Chakravarthy.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kumar |first=S. R. Ashok |date=21 September 2013 |title=Audio Beat: Yasakhan – Raining melodies |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/audio-beat-yasakhan-raining-melodies/article5153564.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240625085125/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/audio-beat-yasakhan-raining-melodies/article5153564.ece |archive-date=25 June 2024 |access-date=12 April 2022 |website=The Hindu |language=en}}</ref> * 'Kannadi Maname' – Haricharan (lyrics by Arivumathi) * ‘Poo Poothathum Nee Parthathum – Bela Shende (lyrics by Yugabharathi) *‘Senthazham Poove' – Gayathri and Kunal Kanjavala (lyrics by Yugabharathi) * 'Urangi Kidakkum Madurakulla' – Mukesh and Aasha (lyrics by Gangai Amaren) * 'Eendra Undhan Nenjathil' – Sathish Chakravarthy (also lyrics)
== Reception == M. Suganth of ''The Times of India'' opined that "We get a longwinded lecture on being human and helping others and for a moment, we think we are not in a movie theatre but in a seminar hall".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Suganth |first=M |title=Yasakhan |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/Yasakhan/movie-review/32503963.cms |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140323104640/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/Yasakhan/movie-review/32503963.cms |archive-date=23 March 2014 |access-date=12 March 2026 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> Baradwaj Rangan wrote for ''The Hindu'' that "The characters are underdeveloped. The scenes have no punch. There’s not one believable moment".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rangan |first=Baradwaj |author-link=Baradwaj Rangan |date=22 March 2014 |title=Yasakhan: Too good to be true? |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/yasakhan-too-good-to-be-true/article5818840.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240625085307/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/yasakhan-too-good-to-be-true/article5818840.ece |archive-date=25 June 2024 |access-date=12 April 2022 |website=The Hindu |language=en}}</ref> A critic from ''Maalai Malar'' called the film different.<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 March 2014 |title=யாசகன் |url=http://cinema.maalaimalar.com/cinema/review/2014/03/21174851/yasakhan-movie-review.vpf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220412085732/https://cinema.maalaimalar.com/cinema/review/2014/03/21174851/yasakhan-movie-review.vpf |archive-date=12 April 2022 |access-date=12 April 2022 |website=Maalai Malar |language=ta}}</ref> Malini Mannath of ''The New Indian Express'' wrote, "With a screenplay that is loosely etched, incidents lacking any depth and jumpy narration, there are hardly any scenes to keep you hooked".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mannath |first=Malini |date=22 March 2014 |title=Beating Around the Bush with a Convoluted Plot |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2014/Mar/22/beating-around-the-bush-with-a-convoluted-plot-589361.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220727093626/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2014/mar/22/Beating-Around-the-Bush-with-a-Convoluted-Plot-589361.html |archive-date=27 July 2022 |access-date=12 March 2026 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
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Category:2014 films Category:2014 Indian films Category:2014 romantic drama films Category:2014 Tamil-language films Category:Films scored by Satish Chakravarthy Category:Tamil-language Indian films Category:Tamil-language romantic drama films