Reviews

timesofindia

July 4, 2015
4.0
Given that horror is the flavour of the season in Tamil cinema, it is no wonder that we are beginning to get every sort of horror film. But what everyone seems to be conveniently ignoring is the fact that not everyone can make a truly scary ghost movie. Yoogan is a low-budget horror movie like Pizza, but while the latter had attitude and ingenuity, this one is just a compendium of horror movie cliches — unusual camera angles, noises in the night, jump scares, a ghost who the makers want us to take as seriously as the one in Grudge but whose very appearance only recalls the funny ghost in Scary Movie 3, a dull backstory for the ghost targeting these youngsters — that we are hardly scared. Even the dramatic portion, which is set against the backdrop of an IT company, seem like cliches involving people working in the IT industry (they hardly work at office, they drink, they date endlessly, they lack morals). And the modest budget is evident in the visuals, which have a TV serial quality to them, while the acting resembles what we might find in student films. That the director wants to scare us with the camera angles and sound design instead of resorting to cheap VFX is understandable — and even commendable — but things turn monotonous after the first couple of scenes as he has just one scare trick up his sleeve. Even the revelation in the final portions fails to generate any excitement.

Recommendation Movies

6.9
Romance
View
6.9
O Kadhal Kanmani
O Kadhal Kanmani2015
8.4
Comedy
View
8.4
Parasite
Parasite2019
7
Comedy
View
7
Holidate
Holidate2020
6.5
Horror
View
6.5
Saint Maud
Saint Maud2020
7.1
Science Fiction
View
7.1
The Fantastic 4: First Steps
The Fantastic 4: First Steps2025
6.2
Horror
View
6.2
Apartment 7A
Apartment 7A2024
8.1
Crime
View
8.1
Joker
Joker2019
7.4
Thriller
View
7.4
The Beasts
The Beasts2022
8.3
Thriller
View
8.3
Rear Window
Rear Window1954
7.9
Documentary
View
7.9
The Greatest Night in Pop
The Greatest Night in Pop2024
7.5
Science Fiction
View
7.5
Superman
Superman2025
7.9
War
View
7.9
1917
19172019
7.6
Family
View
7.6
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
The Super Mario Bros. Movie2023
7.8
Comedy
View
7.8
La La Land
La La Land2016
7.3
Drama
View
7.3
Jacob's Ladder
Jacob's Ladder1990
8.1
Animation
View
8.1
Flow
Flow2024
8
Drama
View
8
Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer2023
7.2
Drama
View
7.2
My Name Is Joe
My Name Is Joe1998
7.3
Drama
View
7.3
Brothers
Brothers2009
6.3
Horror
View
6.3
Lisa Frankenstein
Lisa Frankenstein2024
© 2025 MoovieTime. All rights reserved.Made with Nuxt