Saguni

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Saguni
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Theatrical release poster
Directed byShankar Dayal
Written byShankar Dayal
Produced by S. R. Prabhu
Starring
Cinematography P. G. Muthiah
Edited by A. Sreekar Prasad
Music by G. V. Prakash Kumar
Production
company
Distributed by
Release date
  • 22 June 2012 (2012-06-22)
Running time
151 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Saguni is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language political action comedy film directed by Shankar Dayal and produced by S. R. Prabhu. The film stars Karthi and Pranitha, while Santhanam, Prakash Raj, Kiran Rathod, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Radhika Sarathkumar and Nassar appear in supporting roles. It was released on 22 June 2012 to mixed reviews from critics. [1]

Contents

Plot

The film starts with the IRP party's MLA meeting to select their new CM, where prominent leader and veteran Satyamoorthy is unanimously chosen as CM. He is then escorted to his car, where a party cadre accuses him of sexually harassing her by passing on a promiscuous video in a mobile phone. This leads to Satyamoorthy being heavily shunned by the public and causes the suicide of Satyamoorthy and his entire family. This entire sequence is a political plot planned by the same party's influential minister R. K. Boopathi. Two days earlier, Boopathi had asked Satyamoorthy to leave way for him as he has been waiting twenty years to directly become Chief Minister. Boopathi creates a scene at the funeral and then goes on to win MLA by-election in Satyamoorthy's constituency Karaikudi and becomes the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.

Meanwhile, Kamalakannan is forcibly taken as passenger by auto driver Rajini Appadurai near Chennai International Airport, seeing Kamal's rich clothing. Rajini assumes that Kamal is rich and drives him around the city to be profited from him. Kamal is actually a farmer and also runs a free-meal service in his village near Karaikudi. He has come to the capital city to meet concerned politicians and plead them to halt a Railways project, by which he could lose his only ancestral property in his village. He is the grandson of a humble person who serves unlimited food to the guests and passersby every day.

Kamal stays in his paternal aunt Dr. Rani's house, and love blossoms between him and her daughter Sridevi. Their love affair is ended when Kamal promises to forever leave Sridevi on Rani's demand, when Sridevi goes on a foreign tour. Kamal meets Boopathi, who once visited their village during the by-election campaign and had promised to do good deeds when required. Kamal learns that Boopathi is the one behind the project for his mistress, whom he had used to kill Satyamoorthy. Kamal, disillusioned with the system, becomes a shrewd political analyst and campaigner and makes moneylender Ramani the Mayor of Chennai by helping in her campaigns. He later gets the contact of Perumal, who is the leader of the opposition political party. Meanwhile, he joins Perumal's party and makes him win the election, making him the CM of Tamil Nadu. Boopathi is finally arrested for being the reason behind for Sathyamoorthy's suicide with his family. Kamal, at last, saves his property with his intelligence and unites with Sridevi.

Cast

Production

The film was first revealed in early April 2011, when it was reported that Karthi was considering a "social satire" script written by debutant film maker, Shankar Dayal, to be his next venture after the success of his previous film Siruthai . [2] Karthi confirmed the news and revealed he would feature in a new get-up for the film, although expressing that the script was still in development. [3] The film's title is a reference to Shakuni, a character in the Mahabharata . [4] Kannada actress Pranitha who made her debut in Tamil with Udhayan , was confirmed for the lead female role. [5]

Salim Ghouse was initially cast in the film. However, it was later announced that the makers were unimpressed with Ghouse's performance and replaced him with Prakash Raj. [6]

Filming began in May 2011. [7] The climax was shot in Hyderabad in December. [8] A song sequence was shot in Poland. [9] There were rumours that the film was based on Neera Radia but the makers denied it. [10] The team shot a scene at the famous shopping complex near Ashok Nagar in Chennai. The director and his crew were happy to complete the shoot before the place got uncontrollably crowded. [11]

Soundtrack

Saguni
Soundtrack album by
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Released2 June 2012
Recorded2012
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length24:12 / 24:11
Language Tamil
Label Gemini Audio
T-Series
Producer G. V. Prakash Kumar
G. V. Prakash Kumar chronology
Endukante... Premanta!
(2011)		Saguni
(2012)		 Joker
(2012)

The soundtrack was composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar. The song "Manasellam Mazhaiye" is based on the song "Chalisuva Cheluve" from the Kannada film Ullasa Utsaha and "Vella Bambaram" is based on "Priyathama" from the Telugu film Ullasamga Utsahamga , both composed by Prakash Kumar. [12] The audio launch was to be held on 11 May, but postponed to 2 June. The Telugu version released on 5 June. Two songs along with the videos were launched on 25 May, Karthi's birthday. The song "Kandha Kaaravadai" has been downloaded 75,000 times. [13] Pavithra Srinivasan of Rediff.com wrote that it was "run-of-the-mill and has nothing new to offer". [14] Karthik Srinivasan of Milliblog wrote, "Saguni sees GV Prakash channeling his inner Harris Jeyaraj, particularly the one who works with director Hari". [15]

Track-List [16]
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Kandha Kaara Vadai"Paramu Shankar Mahadevan, Karthi 5:11
2."Manasellam Mazhaiye" Na. Muthukumar Sonu Nigam, Saindhavi, G. V. Prakash Kumar5:27
3."Vella Bambaram" Viveka Baba Sehgal, Priya Himesh 4:43
4."Pottadhu Pathala"Annamalai Velmurugan & Chorus4:51
5."Annachi Ammachi"Shankar Dayal Pushpavanam Kuppusamy, Maya Manikandan & Chorus4:00
Total length:24:12

Release

The distribution rights were bought by Vendhar Movies. [17] The film was given a U certificate by the censor board without any cuts. [18] It was slated to release in April initially, [19] but failed to meet the deadline and would be released on 22 June eventually. [20] Telugu rights were bought by Bellamkonda Suresh. [21]  

Critical reception

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