Saguni. With a captivating,political title, it was a Tamil movie, I am seeing after a long time. Expectations soared high with my friends convincing me that Karthi is an intelligent actor who chooses his films smartly. With all these thoughts, I expected the film to a mass political thriller. But the film failed to live up to my expectations. No doubt, it was a fantastic movie plot and the casting was terrific with most of the big names roped in. But then, screenplay did not carry the movie forward and that left an impression that all the characters were not at all utilized to the fullest.
Cast:
Karthi was is usual self, in portraying the role of a young man, making political moves to save his ancestral property. With Santhanam as his buddy, they have tried to tickle our funny bones and have been fairly successful. The heroine of the film, apart from the songs, has a much lesser role and appears in the movie for a lesser time when compared to Andrea and Anushka, who appear in unwanted and totally unnecessary guest roles. Roja,Radhika and Nasser, appear intermittently, when the screenplay sags and try their best to revive it. Kiran and Prakash Raj also play important roles, but as you've guessed by now, there is no coherence in the way they appear and no taut screenplay to offer their roles good scope. In short, a fantastic plot and apt casting, terribly wasted due to lack of imagination in screenplay.
