Challenging
star
Darshan's
fans
were
very
upset
with
his
arrest
following
his
alleged
assault
on
his
wife
Vijayalakshmi.
But
his
latest
release
Sarathi
surely
makes
them
forget
the
tragic
incident.
It
definitely
lifts
up
their
spirits
with
its
crispy
dialogues
and
action
packed
sequences.
Darshan-Dinakar's
latest
movie
Sarathi
is
a
revenge
drama
and
Darshan's
performance
dominates
every
frame
of
the
movie.
The
other
attractions
of
the
film
are
V
Harikrishna's
music,
punchy
dialogues,
Ravi
Verma's
action,
dance
sequences,
graphics
work,
costumes
and
beautiful
locations.
Sarathi,
which
features
Darshan
as
auto
driver,
has
been
released
on
Shankar
Nag's
death
anniversary
(September
30,
1990)
and
is
a
rich
tribute
for
the
late
director-cum-actor.
The
movie
features
auto
raja
Shankar
Nag
through
the
graphic
representation
in
the
first
song.
Director
Dinakar
has
done
a
tremendous
screenplay,
which
is
fast
and
has
rich
production
values.
The
first
half
of
the
film
shows
Darshan
as
an
auto
driver
and
there
are
enough
amount
songs
and
action
scenes
to
keep
the
audience
to
hook
up
to
their
seats.
But
the
second
half
reveals
the
interesting
part
of
the
story.
Raja
(Darshan),
whose
real
name
is
Krishna,
is
an
upright
and
honest
auto
driver
and
is
a
messiah
for
the
poor.
He
falls
in
love
with
a
girl
named
Rukmini
(Deepa
Sanidhi).
The
story
takes
a
new
dimension
when
he
visits
a
village
to
rescue
his
damsel
in
distress.
What
happens
in
the
village
will
form
the
interesting
part
of
the
movie,
which
should
watched
on
screen.
Darshan
is
the
showman
in
the
movie
and
he
rocks
the
viewers
in
action,
sentimental
and
romantic
sequences.
He
also
wins
the
heart
of
the
audience
with
his
wonderful
dialogue
delivery.
This
is
the
first
film
for
Deepa
Sannidhi
and
she
has
tried
to
live
up
to
her
role.
As
Darshan's
father,
Sarath
Kumar
has
delivered
superb
performance.
Rangayana
Raghu
and
Bullet
Prakash
provide
much-needed
comic
relief.
Sharat
Lohitashwa,
Pratap,
Lohitashwa
have
also
done
justice
to
their
respective
roles.
V
Harikrishna
has
composed
three
lovely
songs
for
the
film,
which
are
good
to
listen.
Krishna
Kumar
has
done
brilliant
camera
work.
Ravi
Verma
choreographed
stunts
are
one
of
the
major
highlights
of
Sarathi.
Editing,
selection
of
costumes
and
locations
are
also
commendable.
In
a
nutshell
Darshan's
films
will
not
have
much
importance
for
story,
but
what
matters
in
them
is
the
masala
elements.
Sarathi
is
not
an
exception
to
his
formula
based
films
and
it
has
all
the
regular
ingredients
of
Darshan
movies.
It
is
a
great
treat
to
his
fan
for
this
Dasara
festival.