Title: Surya Power of Love, Producers: Basavaraj Benni and Ravi, Director: Sagar Dos, Music: Sri, Cinematography: Manu, Cast: Prashanth, Harshita, Shruthi Krishna, Ravishanker, Kaddipudi Chandru, T.S. Nagabharana, Prasanna, and others.
A family flick with twists and turns, this week’s release Soorya… The Power of Love is a mediocre film from director Sagar Dos. For the positives, Soorya blooms, but for the detractors, he burns, showing them the way. The effort is good, but the presentation deserved to be much better to face the stiff competition at the box office.
The narration is strong in the second half, while the first half has some disjointed scenes, as the track moves helter-skelter. The independent boy Soorya works as an auto driver and a waiter in a hotel to support his education. His intention is to become a cop. To achieve his goal, the Maari underworld angle comes into play as his daughter falls in love with him for his ideals and later discards him because of his status. But the power of love is stronger than the power of the underworld as the screenplay progresses.
Soorya meets Mamata, a gynaecologist, and the bonding is nothing but that of mother and son. Soorya’s ex-lover Bhumi is living with Mamata, as she is her aunt. Soorya’s determination to do good attracts Mamata, and when Maari and his gang surface, it is revealed that Mamata and Maari are close relatives.
As Mamata recalls her past, the enmity surfaces, and Maari is ready to dislodge the strength of his sister Mamata once again. But Soorya is there to take on the goons. Mamata studies the nefarious deals of Maari and vows to put an end to them.
The climax is packed with dialogues from Soorya, and unexpected developments unfold, which have to be watched on the silver screen. The production quality and investment are visible on screen, but more engaging elements were required in the first half to make audiences sit through comfortably.
Prashanth, as a debutant, looks good and does decent action, but he has to improve in acting and dialogue delivery. It is not a big task for Harshita as Bhumi. Veteran actress Shruthi Krishna is absorbing, while Ravishanker as Maari turns monotonous. Pramod Shetty, in a small role speaking the Uttara Kannada accent, is quite okay.
The songs and cinematography are quite interesting. Two songs are hummable, and the cinematography holds good moments with visual appeal.
Overall, it is a passable film for family audiences.
