Tu Yaa Main Review: Adarsh Gourav Shines in a Film That Eventually Feels ‘As Lost As the Crocodile in That Pool’

Tu Yaa Main Review: Two content creators, one from SoBo’s polished skyline and one from the narrow lanes of Nala Sopara, fall in love. On paper, that difference alone is enough to create sparks. But in Tu Yaa Main, Bejoy Nambiar throws them into something far more chaotic: a literal fight for survival.

Tu Yaa Main Review: Discussion

Miss Vanity (Shanaya Kapoor) and Aala Flowpara, a.k.a. Flo (Adarsh Gourav), meet by chance while creating content, and honestly, their chemistry works from the get-go. Flo is this passionate dreamer; he is ambitious, painfully self-aware, and hungry to break out of the digital noise as both a creator and a rapper. His music speaks of the Nala Sopara life and also gives the film its heartbeat. And Adarsh Gourav? He is phenomenal. He gives Flo that captivating fire and vulnerability only he can pull off. Every time the actor raps or even talks about his dreams, you feel it.

Avani, on the other hand, lives in a world of curated luxury, a space that Flo can admire but never truly belong to. Nambiar deliberately shows how she romanticises his struggle, almost treating his poverty as a personality trait she finds endearing… until reality catches up. Their early phase of falling in love feels genuine, with those awkward laughs, the quick attachment, and the dreams and optimism of new love. But as their differences stop being visually appealing and start becoming inconvenient, you can see the cracks form.

Tu Yaa Main Review: The Crocodile Saga

Then comes the twist in their tale: the survival thriller section. The two find themselves stranded in an empty pool of an abandoned hotel in the Konkan region, as a crocodile lurks around after terrorising nearby villagers. It’s an absurd scenario, but not necessarily in a bad way. The problem is, the film takes way too long to get there.

The film’s non-linear structure repeatedly switches between their relationship and the pool scene, ultimately testing your patience. What starts off engaging slowly becomes stretched… and stretched… and stretched. For a film about survival, the urgency comes in waves, sometimes too sudden, sometimes it isn’t even there! There were moments when their survival instincts were sharp and instinctive, and others when they just stared as if they had all the time in the world and the crocodile was going to move as per their moods and actions!

Loses Its Plot Somewhere

And that’s where Tu Yaa Main loses its grip. The movie could have been a tight, anxious thriller because the setup is excellent. The sound design, the atmosphere, the way music is woven in (seriously, the music is outstanding; it elevates entire scenes) makes it quite a fun watch. Adarsh Gourav carries half the film on his shoulders. But the writing simply doesn’t know where to go after a point, just like the crocodile who has no idea what to do when he sees the protagonists. It feels like the movie is as lost as the crocodile wandering into that pool waiting for the director to say action!

By the time the plot reaches its finality, I genuinely wish the makers had taken a risk. I wished for a bolder ending, a sharper turn that would wreck everyone. Instead, the film plays it safe, and I walked away thinking, “Wait, all that tension, all that build-up, for this?”

Tu Yaa Main Review: Final Thoughts

Overall, Tu Yaa Main has great potential. In fact, it is enjoyable in parts. The movie is quite self-aware and has references that would make you laugh. While Shanaya Kapoor is decent, the film truly belongs to Adarsh Gourav. Furthermore, the music is exceptional. But the endless stretching of the narrative and the lack of shock factor in the end, dilutes everything the film had going for it.

The movie releases in theatres on February 13, 2026.