Ye Maaya Chesave (2010)

Karthik finishes engineering school and aspires to become a filmmaker. His friend Krishna takes him to director Puri Jagannath and pleads with him to take him as his assistant. Meanwhile, ... See full summary »

Director:

Gautham Menon (as Gautham Vasudev Menon)

Writers:

Umarji Anuradha (dialogue), Gautham Menon (screenplay)

Stars:

Naga Chaitanya Akkineni, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Krishnudu

3 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview:
Naga Chaitanya Akkineni	...	Karthik (as Naga Chaitanya)
Samantha Ruth Prabhu	...	Jessie Thekekuttu
Krishnudu	...	Krishna
Sanjay Swaroop	...	Raghava Rao
Devan	...	Joseph Thekekuttu
Surekavani	...	Karthik's Mother
Lakshmi Ramakrishnan	...	Teresa Thekekuttu
Puri Jagannadh	...	Self (as Puri Jagannath)
Sudheer Babu Posani	...	Jerry Thekekuttu (as Sudheer)
Surekha Vani	...	Karthik's mom
Sapan Saran	...	Nandhini
Trisha Alex	...	Anupama
Trisha Krishnan	...	Self
T.R. Silambarasan	...	Self
Subbalakshmi	...	Jessie's Grandmother

Storyline

Karthik finishes engineering school and aspires to become a filmmaker. His friend Krishna takes him to director Puri Jagannath and pleads with him to take him as his assistant. Meanwhile, Karthik accidentally meets his landlord's daughter Jessie and falls for her at first sight. Despite being younger than her, Karthik expresses his wish to love her. Her father Joseph will not accept his daughter to marry a Hindu. Jessie is torn between Karthik and her family. Will Karthik win his lady love, and will he fulfill his dream of becoming a filmmaker?

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Taglines:

A different love story, yet again

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Genres:

Romance

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Certificate:

PG-13

Did You Know?

Trivia

The movie had marked the beginning of a collaboration between Rahman and Gautham Menon.

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Quotes

Karthik: Hi
Jessie Thekekuttu: Hello.
[pause]
Jessie Thekekuttu: You are not following me, right?
Karthik: I hope you are not following me, right?
Jessie Thekekuttu: This is where my office is. I work here.
Karthik: OK. Kebabs are also here! I love kebabs. That's why I'm here.
Jessie Thekekuttu: [speaks in Malayalam] I asked just like that.
Karthik: [confused] What?
Jessie Thekekuttu: Nothing.
[...]

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Connections

Alternate-language version of Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (2010)

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Soundtracks

Swaasye
Performed by Karthik
Produced by A.R. Rahman
Written by Anantha Sriram

User Reviews

loved it, but then...

when i watched this movie, i kept thinking i so feel like i'm seeing an Indian version of '500 days of summer'.

the quirky characters, contrasting personalities, great soundtrack, beautiful cinematography, witty dialogs are all too similar to the '500 days of summer' theme.

so am i saying, is it bad? no. not at all. what i liked most about YMC is that it's not afraid of what it has to be.

it doesn't have scene fillers, characters just for the sake of having it, songs, stupid dances, item songs that define the Indian ( Telugu) cinema.

both the leads do their job well, keep you engrossed, but one thing i can find is, their acting seems to be pushed far by the director. sometimes, the acting looks too strained.

and now the man himself, AR Rahman, i was interested in the movie, 'cos of him. what a kick ass soundtrack man, and the score, god, he just shows, why he's miles away from his contemporaries. i so love Shreya Ghoshal humming "aaromale" just after the interval.

Gautham Menon, anybody who'd seen his previous movies would know he roots for urban settings, stylish dialogues involving a lot of English sometimes, and a lot of artificiality. you see them, you love them, but somehow you feel they're artificial when you walk out of cinema. that always happens with Mr.Menon.

but that doesn't mean, he ain't talented. he definitely is. the attention to minute detail is very appreciable so are his shot angles and of course keeping the screenplay grounded to reality.

it's not great film-making here, no surprise endings, a boy sees a girl, falls in love, proposes to her abruptly, only to find out she's confused all the time. he tortures her, as the lead says in one dialogue. he finally kisses and makes out with her in New York and they get married. end of story.

one doubt? how does Karthik ( Naga Chaitanya) get Simbu and Trisha to sign a movie, without writing the climax? he even says to Jessie( Samantha Ruth Prabhu) that he's left with some 30 days of shooting... care to answer, Mr.Menon?

Details

Country:

India

Language:

Telugu

Release Date:

26 February 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Y.M.C.

Filming Locations:

Alleppey, Alappuzha District, Kerala, India

Company Credits

Production Co:

Indira Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

155 min

Sound Mix:

DTS

Color:

Color (Technicolor) Color