The plot tracks the life of four friends and depicts how an incident snowballs into a major issue, disturbing the peaceful fabric of their existence. With Aadhi playing the lead, Yagavarayinum Na Kakka — a home production — is directed by his brother Sathya Prabhas. Slick, stylish and non-linear in its narrative style, it is fairly efficiently scripted, and manages to hold audience attention for the most part. It’s towards the closing scenes that one feels the narration disjointed and diverging into a track that doesn’t quite jell with the earlier happenings.
For Aadhi, it’s a role different from his earlier ones. It allows the actor space to go through a whole gamut of emotions, as his character Saga evolves from a carefree youngster to a tormented one. Saga had to save his family and friends from the repercussion of a thoughtless act by one of his friends. And Aadhi goes through the transformation with panache savouring every moment of it. In the earlier moments, we get to see Saga in Mumbai desperate to meet Mudaliar (Mithun), the underworld don who lorded over the Tamil community. The narrative delves into the backstory, and the happenings that had brought Saga to the doorstep of the dreaded gangster. The first half is breezy with the joyful antics of the friends as they bunk college and sneak a trip to Goa. Then there is Saga’s romantic interludes with Kayal (a vivacious Nikki). Kayal is refreshingly feisty, making all the moves once she discovers that Saga was interested in her. The songs are youthful and lively in its picturisation. The technical crew has coordinated well with the director’s vision. Pasupathi plays Deva , Mudaliar’s man in Chennai, with quiet efficiency. When Mudaliar and his son Guna are on a vendetta spree against Saga and his friends, holding them responsible for the disappearance of Mudaliar’s daughter (Richa Pallod impresses in a brief role), it’s Deva who believes in Saga’s innocence and tries to guide him.
The friendship factor is emphasised when Saga despite circumstantial evidence, refuses to believe that his friends were the culprits in the disappearance of the don’s daughter. The sudden appearance of a mystery person on the scene, and the related events that follow is more of a distraction. It takes the plot to the realm of a psychotic thriller, the smooth flow missing here. It seems more like an episode from another plot forced into this. The climax could have been crisper and less emotionally manipulative. With a fine balance of content and style, the film despite its drawbacks, is a fast-paced enjoyable entertainer that keeps one engaged for the most part.