Yogi (2009)

யோகி

For Yogi, assaults have become a daily routine, so much so that the sight of his latest victim, a heavily injured woman slumped in her car, leaves him untouched. But then he spots her baby on the back seat. Without a second thought, Yogi takes the completely defenseless creature along in a basket. Not even a machine gun pointed at his forehead could have had a stronger impact on his life; he feels threatened and seduced at the same time.

Date of release
2009-11-27
TMDB
6.8 / 10 (2)
Runtime
2h 25m
Genres
Action, Drama
Director
Subramaniam Siva

Casting

Interesting facts

Yogi is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by Subramaniam Siva. Produced by Ameer, he stars as the titular protagonist alongside Madhumitha, Swathi, Vincent Asokan, Ponvannan, lyricist Snehan, and Ganja Karuppu. An uncredited remake of the 2005 South African film Tsotsi, the film was written and produced by Ameer himself, and features musical score composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja.

Production

Yogi is the debut for Ameer in a leading role. He chose Subramaniam Siva to direct the film after being impressed by the director's work in Thiruda Thirudi (2003). Ameer, seeking to achieve the physique of a coolie, went on a specific diet by eating only chapati and eggs, avoiding biryani and having to eat only within 45 minutes of completing his workout.

Filming began in mid-November 2007 and was completed by mid-July 2009. Since the story revolves around a slum dweller in an urban slum, shooting was mainly held around slum areas in Chennai as in Egmore, Saidapet, Chennai Central and Teynampet. Several fight scenes in the climax were shot at the terrace of Big Bazaar in Vadapalani, at Ennore and a house in Besant Nagar.

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