A failed satire

saguni
Tamil (U)
Cast: Karthi, Pranitha, Santhanam, Roja, Prakash Raj
Director: Shankar Dayal

Saguni, touted as a political satire, turns out to be a wobbly fare, the only attraction being comedian Santhanam and Karthi.

It struggles to keep the viewers glued as Kamal Kannan, the son of a do-gooder, takes on Chief Minister Bhupati. With his house, an abode for the needy, set to make way for a railway subway, the youth comes to Chennai to knock sense into and lock horns with the powers that be against the demolition. In between, he romances Sridevi, his childhood sweetheart.

Saguni banks on Santhanam’s one-liners and the doings of Karthi, who shoulders the show. Pranitha is just a pretty face while Anushka Shetty and Andrea appear in cameos.