Souryam - Review

Rating: 3.25/5.0
Banner: Bhavya Creations
Cast: Gopichand, Anushka, Poonam Kour, Manoj K.Jayan, Raghu Babu, Krishna Bhagawan, Dharmavarapu, MS Narayana, Sudha, Tanikella Bharani etc
Dialogues: M.Ratnam
Fights: Vijay, Ram-Laxman
Art: Vivek
Editing: Marthand K Venkatesh
Cinematography: Vetri
Music: Mani Sharma
Producer: Anand Prasad
Story-Screenplay-Direction: Siva

Story: Vijay( Gopichand) comes to Kolkata and joins in a college where Swetha(Anushka) and Divya(Poonam kaur) are studying .Swetha after a couple of comedy and teasing scenes falls in love with Vijay-he doesn’t respond to her … What happens after that? What’s the purpose of Vijay coming to Kolkota? forms the rest of the movie.

Performances: Gopichand Suited to the role well, he is very good in the Action episodes. Anushka provides the glamour quotient to the flick, She is hot. Poonam kaur has a small role but she fits into the slot. Ali is good in the ‘Gymson’ comedy track. Dharmavarapu, Sudha, Tanikella Bharani, Krishna Bhagawan and Raghu babu are good in their roles. Manoj has done very good job as Villain. Ajay is repetitive as a bad guy. Dialogues by Ratnam are o.k. The cinematographer Vetri has done good job. The Fights are good. Music by Mani Sharma is Good. The production values are high. The Screenplay is not up to the mark; the direction is good in parts.

Analysis: Here comes a movie from another Cinematographer turned Director-- Siva. He concentrated more on visuals and presentation and somewhere lost grip in the narration in Second half. This is an o.k. job for a debutant Director.
Gopichand delivered yet another macho performance. Gopichand with the usual stuff like violence, action and some romance entrenched in it. His razor sharp eyes and his flexible acting skills to bash up the goons are awesome. His acting and action skills need no mentioning. His comedy timing improved a lot and it’s fun to watch the comedy episodes involving him.
Anushka is becoming more hot and sexy with every releasing movie. She looks more hot and revealing than her earlier movie Baladoor. Anushka does the skin show without much hesitation. Gopichand and Anushka form a very good onscreen pair; the body chemistry is working well for them.
Manoj excels as the villain. His role is well etched and convincing. Ajay has done many such roles earlier. The remaining Supporting casts have performed reasonably well. The Music by Mani Sharma is good, Some songs Sound new in the orchestrisation area, the lyrics are good. The first song is catchy with Some English lyrics like “If you Gonna Survive OO Lammi”. The typical Pre Climax mass Song(Mani’s Mark ) entertains the Masses well. The Background Score is good. The Dialogues by Ratnam are powerful but some dialogues are edited (Muted) for their double meaning content. The Cinematography was good. The editing is o.k. Many fight masters choreographed the fights. Each fight has it’s own style. Violence content is bit more (could have taken care of).
The Screenplay is Slow with few hiccups in the second half. There is no proper reason for why the villain is after the hero; the flash back episode is also not so interestingly dealt. The villain traveling in the ambulance for more than 10 hours is innovative and entertaining but kills the seriousness at the same time. The Audience expect a serious and powerful Flash Back –this movie fails to deliver that.
The Film is mainly targeted at B, C, centers and Masses.

Plus: Entertainment in First half, Fights for masses, Anushka-Gopichand pair
Minus: Screenplay hiccups, lacks clarity in Narration


Verdict: Average ---In spite of the familiar storyline and treatment, it is watch able
We have to wait and See how the Mass Audience embraces this Flick It has all the ingredients that a Hit film needs.





Reviewed By
Vinay