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Satyam - Movie Review |
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Starring:
Vishal, Nayanthara, Upendra, Premji Amaran, Kota Srinivas
Rao
Direction: Rajasekhar
Music: Harris Jayaraj
Production: Vikram Krishna |
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Vishal’s
on screen debut as a cop is finally here. It has taken its
time in the making, has had quite high expectations and has
been aimed at taking Vishal one notch higher in Kollywood.
Satyam also has the extra onus of maintaining Vishal’s
enviable success in the past couple of years. |
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movie is a regular cop flick where one honest conscientious
police officer takes on the corrupt forces in politics.
Vishal plays a cop with a disturbed past (that is shown
in flashback). He has experienced the ruthlessness of
the corrupt politicians early in his life and decides
to become a cop. His investigations on serial killings
that have been going on in the city lead him to a very
shocking finding, which links him to his past. He also
uncovers a political conspiracy, several accounts of
corruption and atrocity. Being a cop who is willing
to take on any challenge, he finds himself drawn into
the center of a dangerous maze. How he brings the criminal
politicians to account forms the crux of the story.
At the outset, Satyam is a police story that has all
the usual elements attached to it. Honesty and valor
against cunning wickedness and power. It is more action
and less investigation as the story gets closer to culmination.
Suspense does not play a big part in the movie, except
at a few points; one twist in particular scene comes
as a surprise. However, overall there is a feeling that
the tautness of the story has been compromised for action.
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Vishal
has toned his body, acquired a few well shaped muscles and
flaunts his six pack abs. But unfortunately that does not
help the fights interesting. Most of the stunts appear to
be dragging with Vishal bashing up batch after batch of thugs
who just don’t stop coming. The usual raw originality
that one associates with Vishal’s stunts is sorely missing
and the director seems to have missed a point here. But kudos
to the crew for handling the car chase scenes, two of them
especially, with panache. They have come out well on screen.
There is nothing much other than action to mention in the
movie. The climax scenes which could have become the highlight
of such films have been replaced by a long drawn sermon by
a bald Vishal (completely unnecessary) which makes the movie
seem even longer. |
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First,
congratulations to the director for some smart casting
keeping in mind that the movie is a bilingual. There
is a Telugu touch in casting. Vishal has nothing much
to do except look serious and fight hordes of men. Kota
Srinivas Rao and Ravi Kaalai play out negative roles
with ease, Ravi Kaalai in particular has given a fine
performance. Upendra, debuting in Tamil, has done a
role that has grey shades and has carried it out well.
His scenes with Vishal where they debate about the significance
of justice are worth watching. Nayanthara fails to impress
with her acting skills, a disappointment after Billa.
The glamour quotient however has been maintained.
The movie does not have much scope for comedy but there
are a few scenes where Senthil as Paneerselvam (the
character from Indian) and Brahmanandam (Telugu comedian
from Mozhi) as his assistant bring some kind of comic
relief. Other attempts at comedy by Nayanthara (as a
reporter) and her assistants fall flat. Music does not
provide much delight, a surprise considering it has
been done by Harris Jeyaraj. Chellame number gives a
déjà vu feeling of Kaakka Kaakka but is
soothing to the ears. |
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Overall, Satyam is a Vishal show and there is no effort to
hide that. But the director seems to have overdone the focus
on Vishal and the movie drags along at times, the action gets
too redundant and the tempo totally fades away. In technical
aspect too, the movie does not have much to be talked about.
On
the business side, the lack of pace in narration can prove
to be a major handicap for the movie in all centers. But
same cannot be said of its chances in Telugu where action
is a favorite genre. For Vishal it is a disappointment that
his cop debut has turned out to be a mediocre fare.
Verdict – a complete Vishal
show that fails to impress.
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