Kamal Krishna (karthi) a small town guy who comes to Hyderabad to meet few politicians and the railway minister. He want to apply for a petition so that his ancestral home can be saved from demolition by the government. However, he goes through various experiences including an interaction with the CM Bhupathi (prakash raj) only to realize that none of them cares. He decides to get his work done by gaining power. For this, he targets the local don Ramanakka (radhika). What is his plan and whether he is successful or not forms the rest of the story.
The director has come up with an interesting storyline and while the presentation was good, the narrative was not that great. The dialogues were okay, the script was average and the screenplay was poor. Background score was bad and songs were not worth. Cinematography was impressive. Editing was upto the mark but was required during the second half. Costumes were nice while the art department was filled with nativity. Karthi has come up with a convincing performance and fits the bill. Praneetha looks highly seductive and provides the required visual feast. Prakash Raj was standard. Santhanam brought few smiles. Kota was usual, Roja was regular, Radhika was alright, Kiran Rathod was hot. Anushka brought some relief with her guest role. The others didn’t have scope.
The film is the dubbed version of the Tamil movie with the same title and it must be said that the storyline would have been quite relevant but the taking was the issue. The first half just goes with the regular elements of comedy, songs and romance without much momentum. The second half only picks up some storyline but there are few drag scenes. Overall, the film tends to go very lightly without really creating the right effect on the audience. At the box office, it would be difficult for the film to survive and score success.
Sakuni is a political drama with entertaining elements. The film opens on an entertaining note and doesn’t bother about the story until the interval point. Actual story starts in the second half and it is mostly about the political game that is played by the hero.
Weak villain and poorly conceived scenes didn’t help the film to involve the audience in the story. Villain simply says that it is not right time to teach the hero a lesson. He doesn’t bother to take him out despite him being a threat to his power. Director didn’t try to narrate the story in a multidimensional format. The narration was too one sided in the entire film.
Director didn’t use the heroine thread in the second half. Roja’s character was completely forgotten in the second half. Villain doesn’t try to stop the hero and shatter his plans. Despite being a CM of the state he starts fearing that he would beat him.
This one dimensional dealing of the story didn’t generate interest and the film hardly engages. There were few references to the current state of politics and the people who follow politics may connect to those scenes. On a whole, except for few comedy dialogues Sakuni was disappointing.
Karthi was good in his role. Proper care should have been taken care on his characterization. There were sudden jumps in his character shades and that were not at all convincing. Praneetha was limited to songs. Prakash Raj was Okay. Radhika was good and so were Kota and another senior actor Nasser. Santhanam provided few laughs. Anushka played a cameo which was fine.
Prakash Kumar’s music was disappointing. Songs were very bad and the background score was the biggest drawback. Cinematography was good. Editing was adequate. Production values were nice and rich.
Shankar Dayal lacks the skills of storytelling. He took an interesting plot but failed to execute it well. A gripping screenplay could have done world of difference to this film.
Sakuni may appeal to the entertainment seekers. There were few decently canned scenes and humorous dialogues. But this film demands an engaging narration and that was completely missing. You may watch it if you have nothing better to do.
Sakuni Movie Rating: 3/5
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Cast: Karthi , Pranitha
Music: G. V. Prakash Kumar
Producer: Bellamkonda Suresh
Directer: N. Shankar Dayal
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