Saguni Movie Review Sakuni Review Karthi film review
Saguni Movie Review Sakuni Review Karthi film review
Saguni Movie Review Sakuni Review Karthi film review
Saguni Movie Review Karthi Praneetha Santhanam
Saguni is all masala no logic commercial entertainer or thats what the film has tried to be. But Has it ?
Kamal , Rajini, Sridevi – good combination claims the movie ! But Karthi, Santhanam and Praneetha – Not so good ! And not so bad either ! This trio havent managed to charm us but offer us just about a mediocre political satire !
Saguni is Produced by Studio Green/Dream Warrior Pictures/Vendhar Movies and directed by Shankar Dayal N. The telugu version is Sakuni. Saguni pretty much has all elements of a mass masala entertainer. Which is to say that it has a lot of spice, humour, a pretty girl and superheroes and some great songs by GV Prakash packs a punch ! so you don’t really care about all the minuses until after you’ve left the theatre.
Saguni Story
Saguni’s protagonist, Kamalakkannan aka Kannan (Karthi, back after a break), who arrives in Chennai on a mission to save his ancestral home, and runs into pitfalls at every turn.
For the entire first half of the film, Karthi’s journey combines with that of Rajini Appadurai (Santhanam) an auto-driver who drives him all over the city, buys him food and drink and eventually becomes embroiled in his affairs.
And then the heroine enters. Kannan’s cousin, Sridevi (Pranitha), who is quite pretty, with her big eyes. She sings a few duets in foreign locales dutifully and doesnt bother much with acting or the main theme. The villain is a Mr. R K Boopathi (Prakashraj), chief minister who tries to add some thrill in his inimitable style.
The first half is hilarious and paced better than the second half.Santhanam’s funny one-liners and trademark timing punches carry the first half. But hten a sense of deja vu prevails all along as he punches one wit after another. And then comes Ramani (Radhika Sarathkumar),who adds the real twist in screenplay .
The situation builds up neatly to an expected explosive second half. Here’s where we git miffed. When the screenplay should have been rocketting up high, the director’s inexperience plays spoilssport and we are left in the lurch wondering where the political battle is leading up to. Karthi suddenly seems to have acquired the brains and acumen of a political king-maker) to produce miracles and he does, except that none of it quite believable.
All Kannan has to do is talk to anyone and they willingly become his slaves for no reason whatsoever. This ability might have been an excellent weapon had Kannan actually produced fantastic, witty dialogues. It so happens that several instant role-reversals occur and plot-twists fall flat, with the result that you begin to look for Santhanam again, to enliven the proceedings.
For Karthi, this role is a cakewalk. He needs some practise dancing, but he emotes, talks, walks and fights very creditably. And though his considerable screen-presence and sly looks carry the film through, he does need to vary his roles.
Santhanam is, as usual, the second hero of the film, propping up the screenplay at appropriate moments. Heroine Pranitha is very pretty and looks a dream in modern clothes. It would have been nice if she had actually had something to do. Nasser, as the suddenly stinking rich Saamiyar is a hoot. Kota Sreenivasa Rao and Roja are wasted.
Camera :
P G Muthiah’s camera does a great job especially in duets in foreign locales .
Editing :
Sreekar Prasad’s editing have produced a sleek, neat film,
Music :
G V Prakash’s melody numbers are wonderful and the pottathu pathala song is already such a big hit.
Direction :
Debutant Director Shankar Dayal has an intriguing plot – a man who has lost everything and seeks to address his wrongs with his only weapon, his brains. He does manage to impress us on a few occassions.But the film doesn’t really capitalise on these strengths and offers very little logic or common sense.
Worth Watching ?
Yes, If you love Karthi or have fun with Santhanam’s one liners.
Final Veridict :
Saguni – Masala All the Way !
