Cast: Gopichand, Regina Cassandra, Mukesh Rishi, Pavitra, Sivaji Raja and Prudhvi
Director: AS Ravi Kumar Chowdhary
Rating: 2 stars
Director A.S. Ravi Kumar Chowdhary, who had made a comeback with the hit film Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitham last year, has teamed up with actor Gopichand for Soukhyam. Regina Cassandra plays the female lead opposite Gopichand. Seenu (Gopichand) is good man who is jobless. He falls in love with Sailaja (Regina) when he first sees her on a train. But Sailaja’s father is a big underworld don in Kolkata and wants his daughter to marry the chief minister’s son against Sailaja’s wishes.
Meanwhile, Seenu’s father is a moderate person who doesn’t like goons and guns. If Seenu tells him about Sailaja, he won’t agree to the match given her family background. So Seenu plans to install Sailaja in his house to impress his parents. On the other hand, a local goon (Pradeep Rawat) is trying to kidnap Sailaja so that he can get her married to his son. The crux of the story is how Seenu overcomes his hurdles and gets the girl.
A.S. Ravikumar Chowdhary is not a newcomer to the industry. He has enough experience and has had some successful films too. So one expects a reasonable film from him, but to everyone’s surprise Soukhyam is an outdated, predictable and nonsensical subject. It’s as if the director thought he could fool the audience with a few comic scenes, couple of songs and a few actions scenes without any proper story. Imagine top writers like Kona Venkat, Gopi Mohan and Sridhar Seepana joined the director for this clichéd film. Gopichand is looking good, but his body language gives the impression that he is not interested in the film. Regina looks glamorous and beautiful, especially in the songs. Comedian Prudhi once again has come out with flying colours. The director and the team of writers should be blamed for this outdated story.
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