Tu Yaa Main

“Much of the first half feels like we've seen it before, and Shanaya Kapoor faces the real danger – even more dangerous than scaly reptiles – of being typecast into 'a rich girl running away from her problems'. The rest is eye-glaze. My tip: Skip the first half, and check into this survival drama just in time for the crocs and the chaos in order to clutch your Valentine. If you feel the need to.”

“This is Bejoy Nambiar's best work to date. His grip on the crucial survival part of the story is superb. Bejoy's expertise in the scare quotient is terrific, and the crisp pacing of the earlier love story part is handled with a skilled balance between precision and emotional weight.”

“What keeps the film afloat are the performances. Adarsh Gourav is terrific, restless, hungry, layered, and Shanaya Kapoor plays Avani with surprising restraint. Still, in a Hindi film landscape that rarely experiments with survival thrillers, Tu Yaa Main deserves points for audacity. It is stylish, tense and powered by two committed leads who refuse to phone it in, even when trapped in a drained pool with a predator.”

“Watching Tu Yaa Main almost became an embarrassing experience in the climax. One particular sequence had me on the edge of my seat, and I actually gasped.”

“Adapted from the 2018 Thai film 'The Pool,' this version checks many boxes in terms of atmosphere and tension, though it doesn't fully capitalize on its intriguing premise.”

“TU YAA MAIN is a decently made survival thriller”

“Tu Yaa Main is a gripping thriller that fuses modern romance with edge-of-your-seat survival drama in Mumbai. With strong performances and a twist-filled story, it keeps you hooked, capturing fear, trust, and high-stakes tension in every scene.”

“Tu Yaa Main feels rather indulgent for a survival drama. You can see where it's headed, and it just grows tiresome after a point. The all-too-gimmicky thrills barely leave a scratch.”

“The Crocodile Delivers More Bite Than Shanaya Kapoor-Adarsh Gourav's Love Story”

“What really works for this film is that unwavering attention to detail when it comes to visual storytelling. The colours pop (outfits and general colour palette) when Maruti and Avani are in the city and happy together but are moody and often muted, when they're morose and leave Mumbai. There's no denying that Gourav and Kapoor make for an interesting pairing visually.”

“Here, he almost finds the sweet spot between form and content. It is not just about the world-building, which he masters; he also infuses it with a beating heart. Nambiar lays out the clichés of survival dramas and makes us like and subscribe to the cheap thrills they generate.”

“This film is also about the free spiritedness of music and not just the monstrosity of the hideous creature. It's more than just a survival drama.”