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{{Short description|2014 Indian film by Thuraivanan}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2026}}
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{{Infobox film
| image = Yasakhan film.jpg
| caption = Release poster
| director = Thuraivanan
| producer = Santhosh Pandian
| starring = {{plainlist|
*[[Mahesh (Tamil actor)|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 (Tamil actor)|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 (Tamil actor)|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>

==References==
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== External links ==
*{{IMDb title|13070622}}

[[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]]

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