Soorarai Pottru Movie Review
Cast-;
Suriya , Paresh Rawal , Aparna Balamurali , Urvashi , Mohan Babu , Karunas , Vivek Prasanna , Krishnakumar
Kaali Venkat , Achyuth Kumar , G. Gnanasambandam , Vinodhini Vaidyanathan , Vishalini , Jackie Shroff etc .
Crew-;
Directer – Sudha Kongara , Producer – Suriya , Guneet Monga , Writter – Vijay Kumar , (dialogues) , Screenplay – Sudha Kongara , Shalini Ushadevi , Aalif Surti , Ganesha , Story – Sudha Kongara ,Based on Simply Fly : A Deccan Odyssey – G. R. Gopinath , Music – G. V. Prakash Kumar , Cinematography – Niketh Bommireddy ,Editer – Sathish Suriya , Production company – 2D Entertainment * Sikhya Entertainment , Distributed by Sakthi Film Factory &
Amazon Prime Video , Release date – 12 November 2020 , Country – India , Language -Tamil . etc.
Story-;
Nedumaaran (Suriya) is a former air force captain who wants to start an airline company that’s affordable to all at a very low price. He derives his inspiration from Paresh Goswami the owner of Jaz airlines, who started his career as a middle-class man and then rose to great heights through his hard-work in airlines business. Nedumaaran meets Sundari (Aparna Balamurali) through an alliance proposal and proposes to her but she initially rejects him as he has vested interests only in flights and airlines which arouses doubts in her mind if he could be the “husband stuff”. Moreover she feels that her bakery business might get affected through this relationship. However when they meet a few years later, Nedumaaran manages to convince her and they both agree to support each other’s interests and finally get married. In the meantime, Nedumaaran and his friends plan schemes to start their business and with great difficulty manage to get an appointment with Paresh.
However, Nedumaaran gets disappointed after knowing the negative vested interests of Paresh that would hinder his growth as he considers Nedumaaran his rival. After facing stiff competition from other airline rivals including that of Paresh and after challenging all the hurdles set by them, Nedumaaran and his team of former air force captains finally manage to pull over the tide and launch their airline company- ‘Deccan air’. They are being helped in this endeavour by their village people, their family members and by certain like minded good businessmen who are dedicated to do service for the society. The ways and means by which Nedumaaran manages to launch his airlines company despite the odds forms the central theme of the story which is quite thrilling and emotional to watch.
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Movie Review-;
Soorarai Pottru is the story of Nedumaran Rajangam, a man from Solavandhan, a small town in Madurai, who dreams of launching a low-cost airline; and his wife Sundari, who runs a successful bakery and funds his dreams. The film gets a lot more than its gender politics right. Like many of Suriya’s recent films, especially the museum piece that was Kaappaan, there is a farmer angle, a central government angle, a defence angle, father sentiment, an evil capitalist angle, as well as a love story with duets and everything. Except, in the hands of Shalini Ushadevi and Kongara, all these angles come together effortlessly in service of the story. It is almost unimaginable that this could be done. Yet it is, and done well too.At two-and-a-half hours, Soorarai Pottru is tad long. Mid-way through the second half, we cannot wait for Maaran to succeed already. Especially watching on a laptop or a television screen at home, it is impossible not to want to get moving sooner.
The treat, however, is in the wait. Maaran’s success, even though it comes extraordinarily late, is sweeter than sweet. Maaran is not the hero who walks alone to the background of conquest and mass-hero music, he is a vulnerable man whose eyes are flooded with tears, at the sight of something he had almost come to believe was impossible. Yet, I cannot but wonder why a film that has paid so much attention to the hero, his story, the milieu, even the local tongue, has created the antagonists as one-note creatures. Paresh Rawal, who plays the main antagonist, is lifeless. The film wants us to believe that he too is vulnerable, suffering from anxiety, insomnia etc. But we hardly empathise. His dialogue delivery is so cardboard-like, he feels less like a real person, and more as though he is simply a metaphor of evil capitalism. Maaran is not the hero we will erect cut-outs for. He is the man we want to be. And Kongara is the writer and director, more of whom, we want to see. Soorarai Pottru is streaming on Amazon Prime Video India.
Soorarai Pottru, who stars Suriya in one of his most rewarding performances in recent years, revolves around Nedumaaran Rajangam aka Maara (Suriya) and his dream – to introduce a low cost airline that can make the flight affordable for people of all classes. At a time when theft was mainly reserved for the upper class and people with deep pockets, Maara nurtured the dream of making theft a reality for everyone. There’s a hard-hitting incident (taking place at an airport) that fuels Maara’s ambition to create a low-cost airline and it’s one of the most powerful scenes in the movie. The rest of the story is about how Maara clings to her dream of making flying affordable and flies high, but the journey isn’t as smooth as you might imagine. “Nee oru socialite, naan oru socialist,” says Maaran to one Balaiyya, a rather kind caricature of Vijay Mallya, one can assume. A lesser filmmaker might have been tempted to explain socialism with some idli. Kongara does not. She trusts the audience, and stays steadfastly focussed on Maaran’s dreams.
Suriya, who plays Maaran, brings the whole of himself to the film. From being a somewhat bitter and resigned dreamer in the very beginning, he finds renewed energy — and some vanity — when he meets Sundari. From there, we see him go through so many failures, sometimes drowning in self-pity, at others seething in self-loathing, yet others in guilt and general misanthropy. Suriya does his work just enough that we never think of his acting, as much as we feel for Maaran’s situation. Aparna Balamurali, who plays Sundari, has much less to do than Suriya onscreen. In fact, all she does is make eyes, bake cakes, and dance like no one’s watching. Even Vivek Prasanna and Krishnamurthy, who play Maara’s friends, are well chosen and perform satisfactorily. Telugu actor Mohan Babu, in his unmistakable style, delivers an effortless performance in an extended cameo.
Sudha Kongara’s writing deserves special praise for making Bommi’s character just as important and not focusing solely on his hero. Aparna Balamurali as Bommi is a revelation. Even though the chemistry between her and Maara isn’t the best (which is good), you still connect with the couple on an emotional level. Soorarai Pottru is based on the life of Air Deccan Captain GR Gopinath and his book Simply Fly. Paresh Rawal plays your rich guy who likes to run over everyone in his path. He’s probably the weakest character in the movie and the veteran actor looks so uncomfortable, spelling out the most cliché lines (in a foreign language) that are commonly written for such characters. But Sudha manages to make her other supporting characters strong and the friendliest of them is played by Urvashi (as Maara’s mother). Poo Ramaswamy as Maara’s father has a brief but very important role.
But Sundari’s character is a completely different story. Writers Shalini Ushadevi and Sudha Kongara create Sundari as a complete and complex person. She has no fancy backstory or sidekicks who hang around her all the time. Yet, from the very beginning, we know her, understand her, perhaps even relate to her. She is not one to be told what to do. She lays her conditions and holds her ground. At one of Maaran’s lowest points, he dismisses Sundari’s dreams in anger. The way she stands up for herself, without making it reflect on their relationship or become a matter of her dreams versus his, is what I imagine self-respect marriages are made of. One of the biggest successes of Soora rai Pottru is that it is a fantastic love story. It shows us marriage equality, in ways that are intricate. More than once, we see Maaran standing at the crossroads of his dreams and family. Each time, he stops in his tracks and looks to Sundari, as if to say that he will keep his promise that family always comes first. Yet, Sundari dismisses him, with a wave of a hand, “I’ve got this,” she tells him. Of course, she has.
Soorarai Pottru, which will become one of the best films of the year, is Suriya’s return to form (after a few mediocre films) and it’s courageous enough of a mainstream hero to produce and star in a film that don’t check all those boxes of a typical commercial artist. Based on the life of Air Deccan’s Captain GR Gopinath and his book Simply Fly, the film is a fascinating watch. Maara’s story is made even more inspiring because of Suriya, who is phenomenal and holds the show together. Interestingly, the movie isn’t just about Maara and her dream; it is also Bommi (Maara’s wife) and her dream of creating a bakery. As the film progresses, we see Bommi (played by Aparna Balamurali) become a crucial part of Maara’s journey and the scenes between them leave a strong impact.
This IS MY Personal Review So Please Watch The Movie In Amazon Prime Video O T T Only
Written By- T.H.PRASAD -B4U-Ratting-3 /5
