Soukhyam Movie Review: A Rehash Of Recent Comedy Entertainers
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By Super
After
the
success
of
Pilla
Nuvvu
Leni
Jeevitham,
director
A
S
Ravi
Kumar
Chowdary
is
back
again
with
Regina
Cassandra
along
with
his
Yagnam
hero,
Gopichand.
Read
the
review
to
know
if
the
successful
combination
scored
a
hit
with
Soukhyam
too.
Soukhyam
Story:
Rating:
2.0/5
It
is
a
love
story
laced
around
with
a
heavy
dosage
of
comedy,
action
and
family
drama.
Seenu(Gopichand)
falls
in
love
with
Shailu(Regina)
at
the
first
sight,
when
he
sees
her
during
a
train
journey
and
Shailu,
who
believes
in
destiny,
eventually
realizes
it
is
Seenu,
who
is
meant
for
her.
However,
the
twists
arise
as
Regina's
family
is
introduced.
What
are
the
consequences
the
couple
has
to
go
through?
Did
Seenu
win
Shailu's
love
with
everybody's
acceptance?
This
forms
the
rest
of
the
story.
Performances:
Gopichand
did
his
best
as
Seenu,
the
quintessential
hero.
Regina
was
decent
enough
as
Shailu,
a
typical
girl
next
door.
It
is
Prudhvi
again,
who
stole
the
show
with
his
Baahubali
spoof.
Brahmanandam
as
Inspector
Daya
will
also
leave
you
in
splits.
Sapthagari,
Mukesh
Rushi,
Raghu
Babu,
Jayaprakash
Reddy,
Pradeep
Rawat,
Rajan,
Posani
etc
supported
the
story
well.
Technical
Aspects:
Director
Ravi
Kumar
Chowdary
relies
on
the
tried
and
tested
formula
almost
till
the
end
and
he
ends
up
relying
on
the
comedy
scenes
to
keep
the
proceedings
going.
The
story
and
most
of
its
characters
leave
a
sense
of
déjà
vu,
especially
in
terms
of
the
treatment
of
the
film.
Even
though
the
first
half
has
a
few
laughs
and
a
little
romance,
the
director
has
taken
a
lot
of
time
to
actually
get
into
the
story.
Anup
Rubens
songs
were
nothing
less
than
boomerangs
and
dialogues
by
Kona
Venkat
rhymes
absurdly.
The
editor
should
have
made
use
of
his
scissors
to
use
and
the
cinematography
was
okay.
On
the
positive
side,
comedy
at
parts,
worked
very
well.
Overview:
Soukhyam
feels
like
downright
crass
after
watching
the
same
predictable
drama
a
thousand
times
by
now
in
Telugu
films.
We
doubt
even
if
the
people
who
love
mere
comedy
entertainers
would
enjoy
this
film,
which
failed
to
serve
any
purpose.
READ
MORE
IN
THE
SLIDES
BELOW.
Run
Time
The
movie
is
of
142
minutes
and
you
end
up
feeling
the
film
is
really
long
and
a
couple
of
songs
and
comedy
scenes
could
have
been
easily
chopped
off.
Introduction
Gopichand
is
introduced
in
a
simple
way
followed
by
a
song
and
fight.
He
falls
in
love
with
Regina
at
the
first
sight
when
he
sees
her
in
Train.
Regina
Regina
plays
Shailu
a
simple
girl,
who
believes
in
destiny
and
this
leaves
a
hint
about
the
proceedings
that
follow.
Interval
The
film
moves
to
an
interesting
Interval
bang
after
its
snail
paced
first
half,
second
half
will
start
on
a
hilarious
note.
Regina
Regina
once
again
tried
to
show
off
her
acting
chops
and
was
looking
gorgeous
in
songs.
Item
Song
A
couple
of
songs
songs
were
forcibly
inserted
and
an
item
song
in
a
match
making
scene
was
a
ridiculous
placement.
Climax
After
few
twists
in
the
tale
and
a
little
emotional
drama,
the
movies
ends
on
a
high
note.
Your
Take
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