Cheekati Rajyam Review, What’s Behind:
Every time if it’s a Kamal Hasan film, automatically there will be
expectations to build. When Tamil version of this flick Thoonga Vanam
fared well in Tamil Nadu, Telugu audience also predicted the same. With
Rajesh as director, Kamal providing story, script and Ghibran scored the
music, let us get further deep into ‘Cheekati Rajyam’ review.
Cheekati Rajyam Story:
The simple plot unveils as Diwakar (Kamal Hasan), a cop from Narcotics
Control Bureau (NCB) and his colleague Mani (Yugi Sethu) run away with
big bag of cocaine. Diwakar divorced with wife Sujata (Asha Sarath)
lives with his only son Vasu (Aman Abdullah). Twist comes in the form of
drug lord Vithal Rao (Prakash Raj) kidnapping Vasu and blackmailing
Diwakar to surrender the seized cocaine bag. In parallel comes in two
more officers Mallika (Trisha) and Kishore (Kishore) from NCB to crack
the case. All of them converge at Insomnia pub where Vasu is held as
hostage.
Cheekati Rajyam Artists and Technicians:
Cheekati Rajyam is largely an inspiration from French film Sleepless
Night. Despite a fact that there is no exceptional storyline with a
wafer thin element, Kamal’s screenplay does the trick. Story moves on at
low pace with no sense of urgency. Direction wise, Rajesh took proper
care in establishing a night pub atmosphere where the entire narrative
unfolds. Major episodes are shot in kitchen or bar or dance floor with
lots of chases going on. As geographical area to focus is very small,
Sanu Varghese camera work is quite enough to receive applause. The
genuine effort in this department is visible. Ghibran’s BGM and peculiar
electric sounds are carefully woven elevating the mood. Shan Mohammad’s
editing work is also crisp and cuspate. Dialogues were very few and
just passable. Production values of Gokulam and Kamal Hasan, Chandra
Hasan are notable.
Into performances, Kamal served life and
soul. Right from first scene till the end, Kamal exhausts in a
character with bullet struck in stomach. May it be fight sequences or
emotions with son, wife or painful journey to trace son or the
conversation with villains, Kamal is so flexible on a non-stop mission.
Trisha has nothing much to offer in a low make-up role. She even has a
fight with Kamal. While Kishore appears and disappears at regular
intervals, Prakash Raj and Sampath Raj does very good job. Madhu Shalini
is limited only for regulatory lip kisses which every Kamal film
offers. Asha Sarath and Aman Abdullah were quite authentic. Rest is
fine.
Cheekati Rajyam Rating Analysis:
As the film runs on open screenplay mode with no big twists and turns
en route, the weight was lying on Kamal just to hold on time with his
awesome screen presence. Instead of a racy thriller, Cheekati Rajyam is a
slow paced action thriller with missing of edge-of-the-seat moments.
Having understood the danger of his son’s life at risk, Kamal sketches
the plans at leisure pace with laggardly moving antagonists.
What makes Cheekati Rajyam special is
the simple premise shot within a very limited location without
disturbing a flow. Though deliberate lip locks and forced episodes on
Madhu Shalini as Nurse aren’t so necessary yet the progression of story
keeps us alert and active. The way Kamal, Trisha, Kishore, Yugi, Prakash
Raj and Sampath Raj remain on non-stop cat n mouse run needed strong
instances to provide solidarity which is half acquired in this script.
After a racy first half, there are many
scenes in second half dragged beyond the elastic limit and climax was
also pulled unnecessarily. Despite all advantages and drawbacks,
‘Cheekati Rajyam’ is a far better movie from Kamal relative to many
failure projects he has undertaken in recent times. So, Cinejosh rates
Cheekati Rajyam with 2.75 stars for offering an above average action
thriller.
Cheekati Rajyam Verdict: Slow Paced Action Thriller.
Cheekati Rajyam Rating: 2.75/5.0
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