''Yaarukku Theriyum'' () is a 2012 Indian film directed by Kamaraj. The film stars Nishan,

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, Jayaprakash, Riyaz Khan and Dharma. This film was simultaneously shot in Kannada, Tamil, and Malayalam, with the Kannada and Malyalam versions titled ''Challenge'' and ''120 Minutes'', respectively. The film is an adaptation of ''

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'' (2006).

Plot

A group of youngsters get locked up in a factory. The next day, none of them remember anything.

Cast

* Nishan as Shakthi *

as Soori *

as Baasha *

as Mala, Baasha's wife * Dileep Raj as Kishore *

as Balaji * Jayaprakash as Vishwanath, Malar/Kamala's father * Riyaz Khan as Glothu * Dharma as Narayan * Kovai Senthil (Tamil) /

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(Kannada) as a coconut seller * Sadiq (Malayalam) * Krishnamoorthy as a drunkard (Kannada)

Production

, who starred in ''

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'' (2009) was signed to play the love interest of

. Kannada actor

dubbed for himself in the Tamil version. The Malayalam version featured different characterisations than the other two versions.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack consists of two songs composed by Kannan. ;Kannada version Lyrics by Chi Dattaraj and

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. *Challenge Beku *Enne Kudi ;Tamil version *Yaaruku Theriyum - lyrics by

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and sung by Haricharan *Nandu Chicken – lyrics by Vaali and sung by

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;Malayalam version Lyrics by Aziz.

Reception

The Kannada and Tamil versions released to polarized reviews. ; Kannada version ''Sify'' stated that "The film takes a slow start but picks up later with the narrative becoming interesting and it continues to engage you till the climax". ''Nowrunning'' wrote that "Despite lack of commercially pleasing elements, "''Challenge'' is appealing. Watch it". ''The Times of India'' opined that "While Dharma shines as a police officer, Harish Raj, Dilip Raj and Achuth Kumar have done justice to their roles. Sanjana Singh has little to do. Cinematography by Mahesh K Dev is impressive". Conversely, ''The New Indian Express'' stated that "But, director Kamaraj who had an intelligent subject at hand has lost points in his presentation and could not transcend it whole-heartedly on to the screen". ; Tamil version ''The Times of India'' gave the film three out of five stars wrote that "''Yaarukku Theriyum'' is a rare movie that has brought together smaller names from the south Indian film industry". The ''Times of India'' also praised the performances of Achyutha Kumar and Harish Raj saying that "Kannada actors Achyuth Kumar and Harish Raj, as Baasha, come out on top with their performances". On the contrary, ''News18'' opined that "Despite an engaging plot, the film struggles to keep you hooked and eventually graduates as one sans any thrills". ''News 18'' also criticized the use of English dialogue in the film. The ''New Indian Express'' criticized the film and wrote that "But the characters are too many, and the numerous sub-plots linking them at times seem contrived". ''Behindwoods'' wrote that "Director Ganesan Kamaraj seems to have focused his intentions on getting the audience to play the guessing game but disappointment looms as the surprises turn out to be far from clever". ''DNA India'' opined that "''Yaarukku Theriyum'' engages partly, but disappoints extremely".

References

{{reflist 2012 films 2010s Malayalam-language films 2010s Tamil-language films 2010s Kannada-language films Indian multilingual films 2012 multilingual films Indian remakes of American films