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Souryam - Movie Review
Cast Gopichand, Anoushka, Poonam Kaur, Manoj K. Jayan, Ajay, Tanikella Bharani, Saratbabu, Dharmavarapu Subrahmanyam, Ali, Krishna Bhagwan, Raghubabu, M.S. Narayana and Sudha.
Producer Ananda Prasad
Story Writer, screenplay and Director Siva
Dialogues M. Ratnam
Lyricist Bhaskar Bhatla, Ramajogaiah Sastry, Anant Sriram
Music Director Mani Sharma
Cinematography Vetri
Editor Marthand K. Venkatesh
Action Vijay, Ram-Lakshman
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Here's another movie in grand Gopichand tradition: fights, violence, drama and romance all rolled into one. Except this time, the director hasn't been able to keep it cohesive and entertaining.

Vijay (Gopichand) and Divya (Poonam Kaur) are orphaned in their childhood. Vijay manages to get Divya admitted in a orphanage where she is adopted by a childless couple and the siblings lose touch with each other. The years fly by and Vijay is brought up by an upright cop (Sarathbabu) who makes him a cop too. 

Enter the villain, Siva Ram Goud (Manoj K. Jayan), who murders Vijay's foster father and is thrown into jail by the equally upright foster son, Vijay. Now the villain's goons are after him.

Meanwhile, Vijay learns that his long-lost sister Divya is studying in a college at Kolkata and goes there to meet her, followed by Siva Ram Goud's henchmen. Amidst fighting off the goons, he protects his sister and also falls in love with Swetha (Anoushka Shetty). The rest of the story is how he reveals his true identity to his sister and how he unites with Swetha.

Routine stuff in the tradition of all the old potboilers of 1960s and 1970s makes it a Gopichand show all the way with none of the novel treatment that makes an action flick stand out. His performance is balanced in the romantic and emotional scenes, and also the action sequences where he confronts the villain's henchmen.

Anoushka is of course very sensuous, sweet and mischievous in turns as her role requires it. As the naughty leader of a gang of girls, she's precocious; as a caring sensitive friend at home, she touches a chord; and finally, as Gopichand's romantic interest, she is absolutely mind-blowing. Poonam Kaur has delivered a good performance but her role is limited. 

Manoj K. Jayan, a Malayalee import, has given a credible performance in a role that was tailor-made for Prakashraj. Krishna Bhagawan's comedy keeps the film from becoming too serious and Ali's comic episodes are noteworthy. 

A strong vein of sister sentiment runs through the film. The director could have maintained the pace with a tighter narration. The violence could have been toned down as the family audiences may be put off by it. 

All in all, a true-blue Gopichand film that will do well in the 'B' and 'C' centres.

   
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