i Entertainment ACME Movies International Production
Distributed by
KRG Studios
Release date
12 July 2019 (2019-07-12)
Running time
135 minutes
Country
India
Language
Kannada
Yaana is a 2019 Kannada language road film written and directed by Vijayalakshmi Singh and produced by Harish Sherigar and Sharmila Sherigar under banners of i Entertainment and ACME Movies International Production. The music of film is scored by Joshua Sridhar and Anoop Seelin.[1][2] The film is introducing: Vaibhavi, Vainidhi, Vaisiri, Sumukha, Chakravarthy and Abhishek. The other cast includes Suhasini, Sadhu Kokila, Chikanna, Rangayana Raghu and Ananth Nag.[3] The film follows teenagers collegiates, Maya (played by Vaibhavi), Anjali (played by Vaisiri), and Nandini (played by Vainidhi), who decide to take a road trip to Goa to de-stress.[4] The film was theatrically released on 12 July 2019.[5]
Plot
The film tells about three friends of individual stories who meet unexpectedly and plan a road trip to Goa for get out of their stressful life. The rest of the story is how they spend time in Goa.
The official trailer of the film was launched by Lahari Music on 27 June 2019.[7]
Home media
The movie rights was sold to Amazon Prime Video.
Reception
Sunayana Suresh of The Times of India rated the film three out of five stars and wrote, "If you love college capers with a dose of emotional drama, this is just what you should watch this weekend."[5] Shyam Prasad S. of Bangalore Mirror gave the film three out of five stars and wrote, "Yaana is unusual for a Kannada film. It is a welcome change for audience subject to routine commercial torture. Along with soothing songs, visual-treat locales and an easy flow, it is a trip you will not regret."[3]
A Sharadhaa of The New Indian Express gave it three out of five stars and wrote, "A film that mirrors today’s cosmopolitan lifestyle of young girls and boys, Yaana is indeed enduring, giving a tip to all those battling heart breaks and depression, helping them live a renewed life."[4] Aravind Shwetha of The News Minute opined that "The film is youth-centric and shows the issues faced by the millennial generation in an appealing way. Their inability to distinguish between black and white, and the greys in between, forms the crux of the film. Though Yaana is not free from flaws, this generation actually gets a movie after Moggina Manasu that they can all relate to and rave about."[6]