Surya
is one of the most popular Tamil actors in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
regions and most of his film, which released with Telugu versions, have
become big hits at the Box Office here. Sikandar, the Telugu version of his latest Tamil film Anjaan,
has been creating positive buzz, ever since producer Lagadapati
Shridhar bought its dubbing rights. Its music and promos have garnered
positive response.
Sikandar is an action thriller
movie with all other commercial ingredients to woo the mass audience.
Surya' electrifying performance is the main highlight of the film. Lingusamy's interesting story and punch dialogues, Yuvan Shankar Raja's trendy music, Santosh Sivan's brilliant cinematography, Samantha's glamour, superb action, dance and comedy scenes and beautiful costumes and locales are other attractions of the movie.
Lingusamy has written a routine story for Sikandar,
which is all about guy's search for his brother. But he has spiced it
up with commercial ingredients. The movie begins with a simple
introduction of Surya. The first half of the film has a few romantic and
funny scenes that keep you engaged. A twist at the interval, the movie
gains momentum, but the second half lets you down with its boring
screenplay. The climax is predictable.
Kanya Kumari based Krishna
(Surya) comes to Mumbai in search of his brother Raju. In bid to find
clues about his brother, he meets Kadar Bhai, who narrates the story of
Raju (Surya) and his friend Chandru (Vidyut Jamwal). Things start
falling apart between the two, when Raju falls in love with
commissioner's daughter (Samantha). One a fine day, someone attacks on
both Chandru and Raju. What happened next? Will Krishna be able to find
his brother? Will Raju be get his lady love? The rest of the story
answers these questions.
Surya has played double roles in Sikandar
and he has done justice to both. He rocks the viewers with his sterling
performance. Samantha has less scope for performance, but she impresses
you with her glamourous looks. The director has failed to use talented
artistes Brahmanandam. Others like Vidyut Jamwal, Soori, Rajpal Yadav,
Manoj Bajpai, Dalip Tahil and Murali Sharma have done justice to their
roles. Chitrangada Singh and Maryam Zakaria will also impress you with
their special appearances.
Sikandar has rich production
values. Yuvan Shankar Raja's songs and background score are main
attractions in the technical front. Santosh Sivan has done brilliant
picturisation and his cinematography is another big highlight of the
film. The choreography of action and dance is just superb. Other
technical departments have delivered commendable jobs in the film.
Overall, Sikandar
has brilliant performances by lead actors and sound production values,
but it lacks an interesting screenplay. The movie fails meet the
expectations created by its promos before its release. Blame it upon
Linguswamy. It may fail to impress even Surya fans. Watch it on your own
risk.
