After
churning
out
stupendous
flicks
as
a
filmmaker,
Ameer
is
back
in
action
after
a
long
time,
but
as
an
actor.
Yogi
(reported
to
be
a
remake
of
South
African
film
'Tsotsi")
features
Ameer
and
Madhumitha
in
lead
roles,
while
lyricist
Sneghan
dons
a
prominent
character.
Filmmaker
Subramaniam
Siva
who
shot
to
fame
with
Dhanush
starrer
Thiruda
Thirudi
had
faced
lot
of
bad
criticisms
with
his
previous
film
Pori.
Well,
after
a
long
sabbatical,
the
auteur
is
gearing
up
with
a
film
based
on
bold
theme.
Yogi
centers
on
the
life
of
an
obstinate
ruffian;
dwelling
in
the
dangerous
slums
of
Chennai.
Although,
he
roams
around
with
bunch
of
his
own
guys,
none
of
them
knows
about
his
past.
Indeed,
he
has
never
shared
anything
about
his
past
with
any
of
them.
Incisively,
an
unexpected
event
turns
his
life
and
transforms
him
completely.
Possibly
it"s
a
puzzling
situation,
for
he
has
to
choose
his
destiny.
Being
Yogi
who
is
not
used
to
accept
what
destiny
offers,
he
decides
to
take
the
opposite
path,
knowing
pretty
well
that
it
is
going
to
be
an
uphill
task.
But
the
biggest
question
is
that
will
he
succeed
at
it?
On
the
other
part,
a
leading
tycoon
is
in
search
of
him,
while
a
local
mafia
wants
to
bump
him
off
by
all
means.
Of
course,
cops
aren"t
excluded,
as
they"re
on
the
run
to
him
arrested,
and
to
top
it
all
a
girl
is
looking
out
for
him.
What
do
they
actually
want
from
Yogi?
Director
Ameer
himself
has
produced
this
film
under
the
banner
of
Team
Work
Production
at
Rs.12Crores.
It
nearly
took
165
day
to
complete
the
entire
film
while
couple
of
stunt
sequences
was
canned
in
a
51-day
schedule.
Since
Ameer
had
to
project
himself
with
a
well-toned
body,
he
had
to
go
for
gym
and
heavy
dieting.
Ameer
in
an
interview
jocularly
stated
that
he
used
to
have
non-vegetarian
meals
three
times
a
day.
But
as
he
started
shooting
for
Yogi,
he
had
to
survive
completely
on
green
vegetables,
rotis
and
white
of
egg.
Yuvan
Shankar
Raja
has
scored
music
for
this
film
and
this
is
the
fourth
time
he
has
joined
hands
with
Ameer.
Finally,
when
asked
whether
this
film
has
any
message
to
convey,
he
states
that
movies
should
be
made
for
entertainment
and
not
for
delivering
a
message
or
to
advise.
Message
can
be
incidental,
but
not
the
main
focus.
The
film"s
audio
was
launched
recently
and
Ameer
is
planning
to
release
the
film
for
Diwali
along
with
other
big
tickets
Vettaikaran,
Aadhavan
and
Kandein
Kadhalai.
Yogi–
Revealing
other
side
of
Chennai
Slum.
Banner:
Team
Work
Production
Production:
Ameer
Direction:
Subramaniam
Siva
Star-casts:
Ameer,
Madhumitha,
Nanda
Periasamy
and
others
Music:
Yuvan
Shankar
Raja