Yuga (film)
# Yuga (film)

Yuga (transl. Eon) is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language sci-fi thriller film directed by Yaar Kannan and starring Nassar, Richard, Manikandan, Swarnamalya, Sukumar, Jai, Raja, Santhoshi, and Bharathi. The film was produced by fifty film technicians.

## Cast

* Nassar as Professor Narendran
* Richard as Sri
* Manikandan as Rishi
* Swarnamalya as Bhanu
* Sukumar as Giri
* Jai as Aravind
* Raja as Dev
* Santhoshi as Meenu
* Bharathi as Bhuvana
* Ice Ashok
* Charuhasan as Bhanu's father
* Yamuna as Elizabeth Thomas
* G. K. as the assistant commissioner
* Besant Ravi as an aghori
* King Kong as a robot
* Risha in a special appearance
* "Metti Oli" Shanti Srihari in a special appearance
* Rakshana Maurya in a special appearance

## Production

Nassar plays a scientist in the film. The film was shot at AVM Studios and Hotel Blue Moon. The film was supposed to have a song featuring Prabhu Deva, but he eventually did not feature.

## Soundtrack

The music was composed by Dhina. Actor Simbu sang a song in the film.

| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | "Oolala Olala" | Suchitra, Dev Prakash, Harish Raghavendra | Pa. Vijay |
| 2 | "Orangattu" | Aishwarya, Silambarasan | Pa. Vijay |
| 3 | "Pada Pada" | Anuradha Sriram | Pa. Vijay |
| 4 | "Theendava" | Mathangi | Pa. Vijay |
| 5 | "Yugaa" | Karthik | Pa. Vijay |

## Release

S. Sudha of Rediff.com gave the film a rating of two-and-a-half out of five stars and wrote that "On the whole, a commendable effort, considering it was completed with great difficulty". Malini Mannath of Chennai Online stated that "'Yuga' neither excites nor entertains". A critic gave the film a rating of one out of five stars and called the film "a wannabe science-fiction/horror film that is an awful combination of silly, confusing ideas, inept execution, bad acting and cheesy special effects". Another critic praised the film calling it a "nail biting thriller".

