Film: Sawaal
Cast: Bharath, Suhani, Shayaji Shinde, Dhandapani, M S Narayana, Brahmanandam, Kovai Sarala, Ali and others
Music: Jessy Gift
Produced by: Tota Venkateshwara Reddy
Story, screenplay and directed by: B Jaya
Release Date: April 4, 2008
What's it about!
Tirupati (Bharath) is an orphan and has good name in the slum where he leads life. To get potable water to the slums, he takes on corrupted minister (Dandapani). Meanwhile, he meets local CI Narasinham (Shayaji Shinde) who hires him as police informer. They bond good friendship. One day Narasiham throws a challenge to Tirupathi that he if he could make his daughter Keerthana (Suhani) fall in love with Tirupathi, he would give Rs 10 Lakhs.
The rest of the film is teasing drama between Keertana and Tirupathi and also the revenge episodes between minister and Tirupathi.
Analysis and Performances
Having directed romantic dramas (Chantigaadu and Premikulu) and family dramas (Gundammagaari Manavadu), Lady director B. Jaya tries her hand at commercial mass masala movies. Sawaal proves that Jaya is at ease with mass elements too and also directorial skills have bettered now compared to her earlier movies. Major strengths of the movie are music (Jessy Gift), masala entertainment and the performance of Bharath.
Although, Bharath's acting style resembles to that of hero Ravi Teja's, he does it convincingly. Suhani is cute and glamorous but she still looks like a kid. Sayaji Shinde's role as cop is hilarious. M S Narayana's role is extension of Salman Raju, the role that he did in Dubai Seenu.
Director Jaya has got able help from music director, cameraman, and editor. Jaya has always been very good at extracting lilting songs and picturising well. Jaya’s screenplay is also racier.
On the down side, it is too mass and crass elements and the story lacks logic. Second half too is not interesting.
Bottom-line
Sawaal is aimed at mass audiences and director Jaya succeeds at making commercial potboiler.
Review courtesy: Moviebuzz
