Saroja

From six to century

If Chennai-28 was a sixer from director Venkat Prabhu, his second venture Saroja is a century, for the movie is fully loaded with all necessary ingredients, which could make the audience glued to their seats from beginning till end.

Even after the climax is over, there is something with the director to serve, and he carefully ensures that no loopholes are left. Giving strength to him is Yuvan Shankar Raja, whose songs and background score play a lead role in the movie.

The story has been written in a way so that it unfolds in the morning, happens throughout the night and ends in the next day morning. Four friends Jagapathi Babu (S P Charan ), Ganesh Kumar (Premgi Amaren), Ajay Raj (Shiva) and Ram Babu (Vaibhav) go on a trip to Hyderabad to watch India-Pakistan cricket match.

Meanwhile, Saroja (Vega), the only daughter of a rich entrepreneur Vishwanathan (Prakashraj) is kidnapped for a ransom. Helping Vishwanathan is Ravichandran (Jayaram), a longtime friend and a top police officer.

Elsewhere, thanks to a tanker mishap on the National highway they go, the four youngsters take a short route through a jungle, where the gang that kidnapped Saroja is staying. They rescue Saroja and escape from the forest, only to receive a rudeshock.

What is the sudden twist? Are they into more trouble? If yes, did they overcome it is the rest of Saroja, a taut thriller which Tamil cinema has not witnessed in recent times.

All the four lead actors play their roles with enough understanding. However, Premgi steals the show with his usual but interesting punchlines. Prakashraj and Jayaram, both veterans, add value to the movie. Nikitha has been used for oomph factor while fresher Vega emotes well.

Shakthi Saravanan’s cinematography does the deserved magic. Crisp editing by Praveen K L and Srikanth N B makes the movie more interesting. To conclude, Saroja is a must-watch for those ready to spend time for some quality entertainment.

Saroja- Shines bright