Ufff Yeh Siyapaa review: Wacky, Funny, Joy Ride

Ufff Yeh Siyapaa movie review

Remember the 1987 classic silent black comedy ‘Pushpaka Vimana’ by the maverick Singeetam Srinivasa Rao starring the legendary Kamal Haasan in lead. Filmmaker G. Ashok (Nandi Award for best child film as debut ‘Ushodayam’ (2007), the money spinner coming of age ‘Pilla Zamindar’ (2011) and the super hit horror ‘Bhaagamathie’ (2018). G. Ashok graduates from a from a children’s film to coming of age to horror and now gets ambitious with a quirky wacky silent comedy thriller ‘Ufff Yeh Siyapaa’ that scores on moments, quirks and delightful performances.

Initially in the beginning, it may feel awkward but gradually for those who have an appetite for something different on-screen won’t mind the absence of dialogues and verbal communication and enjoy the power of the visual language. Each second of the frame speaks and A.R. Rahman’s music blends with the atmosphere nicely.

But there is a catch, God knows why G. Ashok has to restore to the common practice of having an item type number in this silent thriller. Nora is the reason and or push and pull of art and commerce is the reason.

Plus, ‘Ufff Yeh Siyapaa’ is a joy ride if you have the appetite for such dialogue less experiments and quirks but it lacks the depth of class divide seen in Kamal Haasan’s 1987 starrer Pushpak and/or the class of the 2011 modern classic ‘The Artiste’ by the French filmmaker Michel Hazanavicius that celebrated the magic of American cinema during the silent era in a profound and unforgettable way.

Performances are of high order over here

Sohum Shah as Kesarilal Singh is wonderful.  

Nushtratt Bharuccha as Pushpa is fabulous and spins a surprise.  

Nora Fatehi as Kamini is alluring.

Omkar Kapoor as Hasmukh is amusing.

Sharib Hashmi as Gungra – a thug looking for that parcel is funny.

Ashok Pathak – the famous Binod from Panchayat series has a very short role but it’s really filled with quirky fun.

Ufff Yeh Siyapaa movie review – movie review final words

In today’s time of voices, noises from all over ‘Ufff Yeh Siyapaa’ is a weird relief. Imagine The great Charlie Chaplin has to collaborate with the Bazmee and Dhavan’s of Bollywood, its weird like having Masala Dosa with chutney and sambhar along with Rum. But no gham (worries), if you gave the appetite then it can be fun.

Going with a smiling three and half stars out of five – 3.5/5 for ‘Ufff Yeh Siyapaa’

Produced by Luv Ranjan and Ankur Garg's Luv Films, and distributed by PVR Inox Pictures, ‘Ufff Yeh Siyapaa’ is running in theatres from September 05, 2025.