Gurkha (2019)

Gurkha: Directed by Sam Anton. With Yogi Babu, Charlie, Elyssa Erhardt, Anandraj. The security guard of a mall, who belongs to the Gurkha community, becomes the saviour of several people who have been kept under siege by some terrorists.

“I had zero expectations. Well, itu0026#39;s a Yogi Babu movie and I had seen Puppy prior to this. So, I didnu0026#39;t care about the plot or its inconsistencies. All I wanted to know if this Paul Blart Mall Cop-wannabe was going to deliver on the laughs. Gurkha does provide some good laughs. But, youu0026#39;ll have to go through a LOT in order to get them.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI canu0026#39;t talk about character development when reviewing a film like Gurkha but I canu0026#39;t help it. So, here we go… In any movie, a character goes from Point A to Point B. This is that characteru0026#39;s journey as the events of the movie transpire. In Gurkha, Point A is Yogi Babu, a jobless cop-wannable with a rude sense of humour and no consideration for grave situations. Point B is Yogi Babu, a mall security guard with a rude sense of humour and no consideration for grave situations. Looks like employment was the only thing that the character earned throughout this journey.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI talk about character journey because there has to be some point in the film where the protagonist becomes serious about the situation. His so-called u0026quot;loveru0026quot; (played by a woman of the Caucasian persuasion) is among the many held hostage. Youu0026#39;d expect Yogi Babu to get serious at some point in the film. No, he doesnu0026#39;t. He doesnu0026#39;t at all.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eUndertaker, the u0026quot;useless and lazyu0026quot; Labrador Retriever is easily one of the best dogs and dog names in Tamil Cinema. It was Undertaker who at times provided better laughs than the rest of the cast.”