SOORARAI POTRU (TAMIL) (2020)

This biopic is inspired by the life of Captain Gopinath and recounts the struggles faced by him to realise his dream of making the common man fly at an affordable cost by establishing a low cost airlines.

Director Sudha Kongara is no stranger to the realm of the triumph of underdog. Her impressive debut, Irudhi Suttru which was set in the world of professional women boxers belonged to the same template. Her narrative here is fairly predictable, loaded with genre cliches, "mass" scenes to service the star and packs very little to set it apart except for the character of Bommi (Aparna Balamurali - a revelation) and her dynamic with Maaran (Suriya). 

 

The film benefits greatly from the exceptional performances from the ever reliable Suriya, Aparna Balamurali who holds her own in a spunky role. GV Prakash Kumar has embellished the narrative with a memorable album filled with superbly penned songs set to catchy tunes.

While the predictable narrative with some noticeable lag in the latter portions and the synthetic massy moments apply brakes to the narrative, the movie remains eminently watchable. It is by far, the best Tamil flick to find direct OTT release till date and cruises along like a turbo-prop in delivering a value-for-money viewing experience.

Alas, it could have easily been a Dreamliner and soared much higher. 

EMINENTLY WATCHABLE !

RATING - 3.5/5

PS - Streaming on Amazon Prime