Sweetheart Movie Review

Yuvan Shankar Raja’s production and musical ‘Sweetheart’ features Rio Raj and Gopika Ramesh in the lead roles, and is directed by Sugumar.

The story opens with Yuvan Shankar Raja’s Live-in concert, where hero (Rio) and heroine (Gopika) meet, and fall in love. Well, the actual proceedings of their turbulences, perplexities, egoistic clashes, patch-ups, breakups and reunions in loop mode.

Well, none are bothered about the film’s plot, as we can narrate the same story in different versions with a proper and interesting screenplay. Although the story might look timeworn, and something we have already seen in many movies, this could have been an exceptional one with a neat storytelling. However, director Sugumar fails to present it with an engrossing style. The first half rarely has interesting moments. By the interval, we are assured that the second half will offer us more refreshing and riveting moments, but only to get disappointed. Except for the last 15 minutes that brings in emotional mother sentiment. Yes, there are few appreciable elements in the film that are conveyed through dialogues, but then, they fail to save the sinking ship due to the boring plot and screenplay.

Yuvan Shankar Raja’s BGM is tremendous, and it’s a sure-footed treat for the fans.

The characterisations are written and developed weakly, and none of them impresses us. It looks like, the director had imagined and visualised that romantic episodes will alone the draw the attention of youth crowds. Nonetheless, they fail to engage to the receptive target audiences as well. Rio Raj’s performance is okay, and Gopika’s acting is appreciable. Despite having so many proficient actors, they don’t get the scope to deliver the laudable performances. Cinematography is noteworthy for colourful and stylish visuals, and smooth editing needs special mention.

On the whole, ‘Sweetheart’ rarely has some interesting moments to impress us, and it doesn’t deliver a wholesome entertainment to the audiences.