Cast: Srikanth, Sonia Agarwal, Mahadevan
Direction: Karu Pazhaniappan
Rating: 3/5
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Srikanth is back with vim and vigour in Sathurangam. The movie directed by Karu Pazhaniappan witnessed a delayed release, but it is chic and contemporary.
Karu Pazhaniappan, who touched a light hearted romantic story in Parthiban Kanavu and a mass theme with Sivapathikaram, has woven a script around a journalist in Sathurangam.
Interestingly, the director himself was working as a journalist with a Tamil media house before he entered filmdom. Thanks to his experience there, he has made a film that speaks about a honest journo, who finds himself in a spot of bother and escapes from all troubles using his brain.
Thirupathisamy (Srikanth) is an investigative journalist in a Tamil weekly. His articles expose the other side of some influential men.
He falls for Indhu (Sonia Agarwal), a college student. One day, she gets kidnapped. A clueless Thiru runs around Chennai in search of her. A mystery phone call claims that a gang had kidnapped her and the caller throws a challenge to Thiru. There begins the chess game, aptly reflecting the title.
Srikanth fits well into the shoes of a journalist. His emotions and dialogue delivery are good. Sonia Agarwal, who was almost a fresher when this film was made, looks good. Others in the cast have given an average performance.
Karu Pazhaniappan's script is the original hero of the film. Equally supporting him is Vidyasagar's music. On the whole, Sathurangam's only minus point is that it took so many years for its release.