"SURYA S/O KRISHNAN" Movie Reviews
Like Khakha Khakha or Gharshana in Telugu, Surya S/O Krishnan has a slow pace, starts from the ending backwards and is narrated by the protagonist. It's not everyone's cup of tea, but it's a good watch nonetheless.
Plot Surya looks up to his father, who's his inspiration and his role model. He contemplates on his life from being a crazed lover who persues and then loses his love to a drug addict and an army man in control of even a crisis situation. His father, quietly but significantly, influences Surya.Story, Screenplay and Direction It's basically Surya's life and his relationship with his father. It takes you through Surya's journey, from being a gawky unsure teenager to someone who's madly in love to an army officer. His looks change as his life changes, but his basic nature remains same. He's stubborn with a keen sense of purpose whether it's a girl's love he's after or on a rescue mission even after he hears of his father's death. The movie shows how and where his father's influence was strong and where it changed his life at every crucial juncture.
People might identify with certain things, but some things are simply not to everyone's understanding. When Surya loses his love and gets into drugs, neither his grief nor his escape through drugs and the cold turkey that sets in is something your average cinegoer experiences or feels for (amen to that). Menon's style is not loud even at the movie's violent best, which involves Surya saving a kid from a kidnapper's group in Delhi's dark areas after which he decides to join the army.
Soon after that decision, Surya's 6 year army life is covered in a series of shots showing him in some improbable missions happening ALL the time, which (ask anyone in the army) doesn't happen unless they are troubled or war time. It's almost like Menon didn't want to risk dragging the movie ever. The movie doesn't drag, but the mood or feel is slow. Gun shots sound more realistic, the music is good but forgettable and the movie picks up post-break. The movie begins with Krishnan's death and Major Surya getting the news on his mission. His whole life flashes past him.
Performances Surya gives a commendable performance, and he has many shades to portray even as the character 'Surya'. As Krishnan he is very good, and pulls off playing a man of his father's era very effectively. He's never loud or melodramatic. Actually, performance-wise Surya and Krishnan are harder to work at than his Ghajini role. That considered, it's probably one of his best ever performances. Simran justifies her role as Krishnan's wife. Sameera has this mysterious air about her which works for the character and hides her lack of skill-at least as compared to the others in the cast. Divya Spandana is okay in her brief role. Prithvi makes a comeback cameo.Music and Dance Harris Jayaraj doesn't exactly rock, and the music also sounds a whole lot better in Tamil.
Last Word It's not as exciting a movie as Khakha Khakha. Also a lot of the flavor is lost in translation. 'Macha' replaced with 'Mama' doesn't have the same effect...and so on. But it's a movie made from the heart with some really touching moments and believable characters.
End Credits :
Starring : Cast: Surya, Simran, Sameera Reddy, Divya Spandana and Others.
Action: Super Subbarayan, Ijaaz, Javed.
Art: Rajeevan.
Choreography: Brinda.
Cinematography: R. Ratnavelu.
Dialogues: Shashank Vennelakanti.
Editing: Anthony.
Lyrics: Veturi.
Music: Harris Jayaraj.
Executive Producer(s): Madan-Ganesh.
Producer: V. Ravichandran.
Writer & Direction: Gautham Vasudev Menon.
Banner: Aascar Film (P) Ltd.
Release Date: 14th November, 2008.
Labels: Divya Spandana, Sameera Reddy, simran, Surya, tollywood
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