Yaar? (film)

Yaar? (transl. Who?) is a 1985 Indian Tamil-language supernatural horror film, directed by Sakthi–Kannan and produced by S. Thanu, P. Suri and G. Sekaran. The latter scripted the film and portrayed a negative role. The film stars Arjun, Nalini, Jaishankar and J. V. Somayajulu while Rajinikanth acted in a cameo appearance. It was released on 20 September 1985.[1]

Yaar?
Poster
Directed bySakthi–Kannan
Written byG. Sekaran
Produced byS. Thanu
G. Sekaran
P. Soori
StarringArjun
Nalini
Jaishankar
J. V. Somayajulu
CinematographyRajaraajan
Edited byV. T. Vijayan
Music byV. S. Narasimhan
Production
company
Kalaippuli Films International
Distributed byKalaippuli Films International
V Creations
Release date
  • 20 September 1985 (1985-09-20)
Running time
138 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

An evil baby boy is born on the day of alignment of all eight planets. As he grows up, his evil deeds disrupt peace in the society. Only a sage, who holds the secret to kill him, can save the world

Cast

Production

Film distributors S. Thanu, G. Sekaran and Soori joined together and made their debut as producers with Yaar under their newly formed production company Kalaipuli International. G. Sekaran scripted and portrayed a negative role in the film.[2] Rajinikanth portrayed a cameo appearance in the film after being requested by Thanu. The scene where Rajinikanth prays in a puja room was shot at his own house.[3]

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by V. S. Narasimhan.[4][5]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Edhukkuthan"KannanS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Ramila4:16
2."Abiramiye"VaaliS. P. Balasubrahmanyam5:05
3."Aana Mela Ambariyaam"KannanMalaysia Vasudevan, B. S. Sasirekha4:53
4."Varuvaalo Devi"S. ThanuP. Jayachandran, D. Kousalya4:18
Total length:18:32

Reception

Kalki called the film's first half better than the second.[6] The film's success provided breakthrough for Arjun as an actor in Tamil film industry and Kannan adapting the film's name as a prefix.[7]

References
  1. "யார் / Yaar? (1985)". Screen4Screen (in English and Tamil). Archived from the original on 22 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  2. Interview with Kalaipuli G Sekaran – I took a movie for 600Rs – Nettv4u. Thandora. 1 December 2015. Archived from the original on 22 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2021 – via YouTube.
  3. "'I had never seen anyone that stylish'". The Hindu. 16 July 2016. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  4. "Yaar?". Hungama. Archived from the original on 25 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  5. "Yaar Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by V.S.Narasimhan". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 22 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  6. "யார்?". Kalki (in Tamil). 13 October 1985. p. 30. Archived from the original on 29 July 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  7. "For king of action, direction is a passion". The Hindu. 14 July 2005. Archived from the original on 18 October 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
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