Samrajyam II - Review

Samrajyam - II : Son of Alexander Review

Written & Directed by : Perarasu

Produced by : Ajmal Hassan

Starring : Unni Mukundan , Madhu , Akanksha Puri , Manoj .K Jayan and Others

Samrajyam - 2 : Son of Alexander is the sequel of the Movie Samrajyam which was released in 1990. As the title suggests, Samrajyam - 2 revolves around the Son of Alexander. Alexander character was a memorable one which was done by Megastar Mammootty in the original film. The sequel has Unni Mukundan in the title role. The Director of Samrajyam - 2 is Perarasu, who is best known for his Mass treatment. If we go with the words of the Producer Samrajyam - 2 tops the list of big budget movies made in Malayalam. The release of the movie was postponed several times due to various issues.

The trailer, stills and song of the movie which was released way back before the movie release was unable to create any hype. Also it creates a feeling that the movie will be an average one. If the Script and Direction has nothing new to offer the movie is on the way to another disaster in Unni Mukundan' s career. If the director fails to meet the expectation , then the movie will be nothing short of a disaster. These are the only feeling that we got from the trailer , Songs and the promotional stills. Audience don' t want mass scenes unless the scene demands it and slow motion and ultramotion sequences of Hero walking here and there. These are not at all a new experience for the user, they are witnessing this for the past several years and have already done with it. They want toexperience something new and want to watch something really fresh.

We cannot say that this movie failed to meet the expectation since nobody expects anything. The director has landed below the least expectation level. Such a waste sequel to defame the original character Alexander. The movie has nothing otherthan the Hero and the gang walking here and there , the villain and his gang walking there and here , some gun shots , Hero - Heroine duet , item songs etc. Watching this movie in theatre is a real torture.

Movie starts from where the original one ends. After so many years Son of Alexander has grown and is the new hero. After some flashback scenes the movie switches gears to the present scenario. Some issue happened in Kerala and Son of Alexander , Jordan is in action for the rescue. Ohh .... Wait, this is not the Jordan we are expecting. Anyways let' s get into the movie again. Next is some breath-taking action moments with Jordan on one side and Kerala Police on the other side. Chase , Gunshots and BGM makes this scene more than worse. After a series of gun shots Jordan throws ' Squash ' against the Police and the driver losts his vision in turn. Simultaneously Jordan get rid of the Police force. 

Villain' s heard that Jordan has arrived and they loose their control and kills their own man. Psychological move from the director to show how cruel the villains are. Jordan then taking revenge by breaking several business deals of the Villain. Villain cannot afford this as it will ruin their reputation. So their next target is at any cost finish Jordan.

As the interval block is about to come , Unni Mukundan the original hallmarked Jordan made his intro. Who is the Jordan that we saw till now astonishes the audience that is another breath taking suspense and I dont want to spoil that. New Jordan is in place. He walks here and there , his gang accompany him there and here , worst bgm was also accompanying. And there comes the interval block. Wonderful is the only word that will correctly describe the interval block.

Second half is about revenge between Hero and the Villain. Villain kills a member from the Hero's gang , Hero kills one from the Villain' s gang. Again Villain kills another member from Hero' s gang , seeing this Hero kills another one from Villain' s gang and this cycle repeats for some time.

Will the hero be able to take the revenge , will he be able to win over the Villain , what will happen to him etc things forms the Climax. Second half comprises of gun shots , walking here and there, protecting the heroine , unwanted chase , a duet and two item songs. As the movie goes on the director thinks that there is some deficiency in ' Mass ' , so he himself came infront of the camera and provides some adequate amount of mass. Such a treat for the eyes. Commendable performance from the director. He can undoubtedly act as Jordan's Son in the sequel of Samrajyam - 2.

Pros ::

A/C theatre

Cons ::

Can' t sleep due to the ultrasonic BGM.

Verdict :: Lailaa o Lailaa was Just a Trailer.