SHIVARAJKUMAR EXCELS
Santha Celebrates

Film Review : SANTHA

Review By CNB                                             Date -  19th May  2007

Banner – Best Cinema Company Enterprises
Producers – K.P. Srikanth, R. Vijayakumar
Direction – S. Muralimohan
Cinematography – Ramesh Babu
Music – Gurukiran
Cast – Shivarajkumar, Aarathi Chabria, Sangliyana and others

“Shivaraj Kumar "Santha' directed by Murali Mohan and produced by Company films is a must see for the hatrick hero's fans. In this film they can see their favourite star in different shades as an action hero, as a performer and also as a lover boy who is prepared to do anything for his lover. The film has a right blend of enjoyable commercial elements like action, sentiment and the love angle which clearly distinguishes the film from the recently released sickle and sword gangster films. Yes, Shivaraj has played an underworld don's film as he did in films like `OM' and `Jogi'. But what is significant is that he has really worked hard for this film.

Murali Mohan, the film's director had claimed that the film would have a different treatment and his claims are substantiated fully in the sequences of the film. Mohan has crafted this film in a distinct fashion which makes it appealing.

Though the story of the film is not fresh and is like any run of the mill film, it is the narration and performances of the artists that stands out. Producers Srinivas and Srikanth had to be congratulated for their efforts.

Santha belongs to a poor family and his only desire is to get good medical treatment to his mentally challenged sisters and look after his mother. And this innocent, honest and hardworking youngster gets into loving a simple girl in the neighborhood. And that engineers some problems for him and he is foisted with a false case. As though this was not enough, he is also made to serve a jail sentence for assaulting a don. And he is forced to take up the mantle of a rival don. What happens next is best to be seen on the screen.

Shivaraj Kumar and Komal have done their best in the film and in a few sequences there is a competition to get the better of the other. Arati Chabbria has a few dances, but she is yet to learn the basics of acting. Sree Devika is slightly better. The technical work of the film is slightly better with cameraman Seetharam showing his mettle in many sequences. Guru Kiran's music composition comes to life in the "Shiva Shiva' and the pathos song. `Santha' will be mainly remembered due to the performance of Shivaraj Kumar and Komal.

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