Sathyam - Movie Review

Language: Tamil
Movie: Sathyam
Director: A Rajashekar
Producer: GK Film Corporation - Vikram Krishna
Music: Harris Jayaraj
Photography: R.D. Rajasekar
Cast: Vishal, Nayanthara, Kotta Srinivasa Rao, Upendra, Prabhu Nepal, Sudha Chandran

Rating: *

The movie is about Sathyam, an Assistant Commissioner of Police, trying to go by law and punish the villians. Kotta Srinivasa Rao, plays the main villian role trying to occupy the position of the Chief Miniter of the State. What happens between Vishal and Kotta Srinivasa Rao is the film.

Vishal played as a cop for the first time. The role was played by almost all leading and new artists. On his directorial venture with an action-thriller, A.Rajashekar has roped in a theme that is so happening in today’s society.

Vishal is an honest and sincere police officer and against encounter killing of criminals. He is of the view that those criminals should be killed during the early stages rather than killing them 10 or 15 years later by that time, the criminal would have killed so man lives. He asks the other police officers to stop killing criminals in the name of encounter, but to arrest those who are behind giving those orders--the politicians.

On the emotional lines, a deep affection is revealed between mother-son relationship and Sudha Chandran as Vishal’s mother does a beautiful job.

Kottal Srinivas Rao playing the role of Kondal Dasan hires a man to kill three other ministers who are his bottleneck for becoming the next chief minister. But, Upendra, playing the role of Manickam, an ex-police officer, kills them. The first of the killing was well planned and picturized. He uses a rocket launcher to kill the first minister.

His dig at "Sammy" played by Vikram and later equaling it with God is a gimmick. He says, "Nan Porikki Illa, Police" (I am not a rowdy, I am policeP) but in Sammy, Vikram says the opposite "Nan Police Illa, Porikki" (I am not a police, I am a rowdy). Vishal later says, Only Law and God can punish (Sattamum and Samyium dhan thandikkanum).

Nayanthara is a journalist and lives the same apartment as Vishal. She entering Vishal's house to take back the video tape was little comedy--reminding Tom and Jerry.

She was glamorous in a song and rumoured that she requested the director to remove some of the scenes which was obliged.

When Upendra challenges that policeman cannot play his role fully due to political intervention, Vishal takes it as a challenge and arrests the group which sells heroine mixes ice creams sold to kids.

The witness was killed by the villian group and the police arrests Vishal. Later it is turned out that it was a plot to arrest the villians. He takes the control of the political meeting stage which was telecasted live on the TV channels. He asks for 10 crores from which was immediatley brought to the stage by the villians. He asks how did the money come and addresses the media, public through TV channels.

Finally, the villians were arrested by the police instead of him shotting them. He stands by his stance of not killing, but allows the law to take its action.

The music is okay, none of the songs stays in the mind. Overall a commercial movie, with a combination of Sammy (Vikram), Kakka Kakka (Surya) and Vettayadu Vilayadu (Kamalhasan)

Overall Rating: *