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SATYAM - REVIEW

SATYAM

(TAMIL,2008)


Cast: Vishal, Nayanthara, Upendra, Premji


Let me get a few things out of the way at first. I am not a big fan of either Vishal or Nayanthara or any of the members of the cast in this movie. Under normal circumstances I would have given this movie a skip, but staying at home continuously for months together does drive you to the brink of desperation and with this sense of desperation a few of my friends and myself decided to give this movie a try.

The movie is basically the story of a cop who stands up against the system. Yes, we have seen umpteen number of movies with the same theme and hurrah !!! we get to see it again. So damn cool.

I am writing this review nearly a month after having seen it, and the movie is by no means one that you will remember while watching it let alone after leaving the cinema hall. All the scenes are riddled with cliches that we usually find in cop movies. The storyline goes something like this. Vishal is trying to bring to the book corrupt politicians who use the police to kill their enemies in encounters. Nayanthara is a reporter (or something of that sort..I am still trying to decipher what her character was) who is bent on exposing corruption ( I guess). Premji Amaren acts as Nayanthara's sidekick in the movie.

Vishal has a dark past in which he witnesses the dubious deeds of corrupt politicians early in his life and is inspired by a police officer , played by Upendra , to bring the corrupt to justice rather than just doing away with them. In due course of time, Upendra himself disgusted with the functioning of the system decides to take matters into his own hands and starts wiping off the corrupt ministers one by one. One such scene in which he kills a corrupt minister stands out as Upendra actually uses a BAZOOKA to carry out the killing. Wow!!!

And as you might have guessed by now, there emerges a tussle between Upendra and Vishal with the two of them finding themselves on opposite sides of the ring, one abiding the law to bring the criminals to justice and the other using violence to do away with the corrupt. The ensuing series of events form the rest of the movie.

Nayanthara and Premji Amaren are reduced to nothing but gimmicks in this movie.Almost all the comedy scenes involving her make you go up to the screen and rip it apart. The comedy or So-Called comedy falls flat on its face ensuring only catcalls and jeers from the public in the cinema hall. It is that kind of movie that will make you turn to your friend nearby and shake your head sideways. The whole movie is a test of human endurance.

The only saving grace for the movie is Upendra. He manages to carry out his role with elan and the only bright moments are provided when he is on screen. Vishal 's acting is quite sombre given that the script doesn't provide him with much scope. A scene which involves a heated conversation between Upendra and Vishal lifts up the movie for a few moments, and provides a welcome respite from the endless gibberish.

The music is quite OK actually and the songs are well shot, but we eventually end up making an assumption that the music must be as bad as the movie. This is the kind of movie that will make you look at your watch countless number of times until your wrist hurts. The script does not provide anything new and that is the main drawback of this movie. Another thing to look out for is the number of Punch-Dialogues that have been derived from other famous Tamil movies and sufficiently " remixed " enough for the audience to go " There he goes again " (which vernacularly could contain a lot of obscenities added to it) .

Yes, it is possible that I might have forgotten most of what happened in this movie in nearly the one month or so that has gone by, but I can assure you that I was not happy when I came out of the cinema hall and neither were most of my brave fellow comrades who accompanied me on this daring endeavour. I must also add that while booking the ticket online the website kept springing up errors constantly and finally after about a dozen unsuccessful transactions i finally got to book the tickets. I wholeheartedly accept the blame for not reading the Cue.

I go with 1 out of 5 just for the sake of it. Probably because of the OK music and Upendra's good performance.

Verdict: Save Trees. Don't buy tickets to this one. 1 / 5