Karthi's
Saguni,
billed
as
a
political-satire,
sets
an
example
of
an
ordinary
screenplay
born
out
of
a
weakest
story.
What
was
expected
to
be
as
the
edge-of-the-seat
entertainer
has
merely
turned
out
to
be
a
loosely-made
film
with
no
logics
whatsoever!
The
only
silver
line
of
the
Tamil
film
is
Santhanam's
comedy.
The
film
begins
with
the
death
of
CM
played
by
Chandramohan,
a
political
conspiracy
hatched
by
Bhupati
(Prakash
Raj),
thereby
setting
the
tone
of
the
film
on
a
serious
note.
But
it
takes
the
next
40
precious
minutes
for
the
director
to
get
into
the
main
story.
In
the
first
half
an
hour,
Kamala
Kannan
beats
around
the
bush
to
tell
his
past
towards
auto
driver
Apparao
Durai
alias
Rajini
(Santhanam),
who
assume
that
the
former
is
rich
and
driving
him
through
the
city
is
profitable
for
him.
As
the
story
passes
by,
Kamal's
past
is
revealed.
The
country
boy
is
in
the
city
to
meet
concerned
politicians
in
order
to
halt
a
railway
subway
project,
which
could
take
away
his
property
in
his
home
town.
He
is
the
son
of
a
do-gooder,
whose
house
serves
an
unlimited
food
everyday
for
guests
and
the
people
of
the
region.
This
causes
the
hero
to
come
to
Chennai
and
settle
the
issue,
as
the
ancestor's
property
is
the
living
heaven
for
the
family.
During
the
course,
Kamal
stays
in
his
aunt's
(Roja)
house
and
the
love
blossoms
between
his
childhood
sweetheart
with
her
daughter
Sridevi
(Pranitha).
However,
their
affair
does
not
go
well
with
her
aunt
and
their
relationship
breaks
up.
However,
he
gets
an
opportunity
to
meet
the
baddie
(Prakash
Raj),
who
visited
during
an
election
campaign
and
promised
them
of
doing
needful
when
required,
shows
opportunist
side
of
him.
This
causes
Kamal
to
teach
him
a
lesson
and
safeguard
his
property.
The
remaining
part
forms
their
cast
and
mouse
game.
Debutant
director
Shankar
Dayal
has
miserably
failed
in
his
first
attempt
to
make
an
impact.
The
narration
or
characterisation,
the
director
fails
on
both
the
aspects
to
leave
serious
impression.
Especially,
his
screenplay
looks
illogical
at
parts.
However,
the
movie
entertains
the
audience
with
some
hilarious
one-liners.
Especially,
the
dialogues
written
for
Santhanam
stand
out
as
the
sole
highlight.
It
is
also
noted
that
Anushka
Shetty
and
Andrea
have
done
guest
appearances
in
the
film.
Karthi
has
done
decent
job
and
shines
with
his
comic
timings
most
of
the
time.
Pranitha,
though
she
has
less
meat
to
her
character,
is
good
and
does
her
best
to
impress
the
audience.
But
the
real
hero
of
the
film
and
the
lifesaver
of
Saguni
is
Santhanam.
With
his
witty
one-liners,
the
comedian
shines
all
through
out
the
movie.
Prakash
Raj
has
done
a
routine
job
and
he
has
justified
his
role.
Raadhika
Sarathkumar,
Roja,
Kota
Srinivasa
Rao,
Nassar
and
Kiran
Rathod
are
okay
in
their
limited
roles.
Technically,
'Kandha
kaara
vaadai...',
'Manasellam
mazhaiye',
and
'Vella
bambaram...',
songs
composed
by
GV
Prakash
Kumar
are
good.
PG
Muthiah's
cinematography
is
decent
and
rest
other
departments
are
okay.