Cinematography by Ratnavelu captures the mood of the film. There are many English dialogues as well. Listening to the music of the film, nobody would have an iota of doubt about the strained relationship of Gowtam Menon and Harris Jayaraj. All three guitar based songs Yedane Koyake, Nalone Pongenu Narmada and Monna Kanipinchavu – are magnificent. The kidnap rescue episode and the war scene in the end slow down the pace of the film further. The entire romance thread between Sameera Reddy and Surya is excellent and extremely natural.
The pace of the film is the major problem. This is a full-length movie uploaded by film owners and can be watched on your.
We can’t watch hero going through depression and resorting to drugs. The movie Surya Son Of Krishnan is available for free viewing on YouTube. What I did not like is the screenplay in the second half. I don’t find anything wrong with the direction as Gowtam Menon is just perfect in this film. And a semi-biographical story should be told with nice amount of dramatization like Mani Ratnam did for Guru film. People enjoy the good moments of life, but are little averse to the bitterness life offers. But making a biographical film in India has a strong drawback. Director tried to narrate the story of a life time in ‘Forrest Gump’ style. Life is not like a box of chocolates it has many bitter moments too. It is pretty hard to incorporate a life story into 3 hour film. On a whole, Surya s/o Krishnan is a film that suffers from too much of realism and slow paced narration. Surya s/o Krishnan is a kind of film which you would like to watch it on a DVD for the depth it offers, but not in cinema halls where we watch films to get entertained. The negative points are unappealing second half and slow narration. She was the first woman in history to fight against the British in the cry of Independence. The positive points of the film are Surya’s multifaceted performance, the romance with Sameera and the music. Manikarnika Queen of Jhansi or well known as Lakshmi Bai of Jhansi is her real live story.
Semi-biographical films would not work in Telugu unless there are dramatic elements in it. But the second half is too slow and little boring. The first half of the film is nice with the romance between ‘Surya – Sameera’ being the highlight. The rest of the story is all about how his parents motivate to redeem himself. Something terrible happens and it forces Surya into a depression. He goes to the extent of going to USA to see that girl. Surya falls in love with Meghan who he met on train. For Surya, his father is a role model and a motivator. Krishnan becomes a more responsible person after giving birth to Surya (Surya). Krishnan (Surya) loves Malini (Simran) and marries her.