Sakalakala Vallavan Tamil Movie
The biggest sigh Sakalakala Vallavan gives us is that we know what to expect from the film and it stays loyal to our expectations completely. Director has not over-killed the genre but has definitely run out of ideas to provide laughter. Sleazy jokes? Check. Derogatory camera angles? Check. Mind-numbing sequences to drool on the heroine's assets? Check.
Yes, Suraaj has managed to achieve everything his films are best-known for. With all the commercial aspects in store, the film does entertain the audiences reasonably with a regular story-line.
Suraaj has rendered this commercial pot-boiler also to drive home the message that how beneficial living in joint families is and about the importance of marriage. While his intentions are commendable, the way he has executed the film is forthright monotonous and drilling.
Set in a village in Thindugal district, Sakalakala Vallavan revolves around four main characters - Sakthi (Jayam Ravi), Chinnabudhdhi Chinnasamy (Soori), Divya (Trisha) and Selvi (Anjali). The film starts with the romance between Selvi and Sakthi. But, due to an unforeseen circumstance, Sakthi is forced to marry Divya, upon his father's (Prabhu) command, after her wedding gets called off. However, their troubled relationship post wedding make Divya apply for divorce. Here comes the twist. Sakthi challenges Divya to stay in his village with his family for a month to sign on the divorce papers. Sakthi believes that Divya will have a change of mind if he sees the brewing love and affection of his family. Whether Sakthi and Divya reconcile their relationship or Sakthi eventually marries Selvi forms the rest of the plot.
Jayam Ravi, after the success of Romeo Juliet, is in high spirits with back to back releases. He has excelled in this role with effervescence and shines in the sequences where he gets beaten up by Trisha. Anjali oozes glamour lavishly in the film, especially in the songs. There is a cringe-worthy sequence between Jayam Ravi and Anjali where the latter teaches how to swim. Trisha plays a loud mouthed character, something new to her regular soft glam-doll performances and has pulled off with superb ease.
Sakalakala Vallavan has all the commercial elements that one would associate with a Suraaj film. But, the screenplay falls flat and ends up a middling entertainer which never picks pace. The entertainment factor in the film works only mildly, say one-fourth of the running time.
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