Review of movie Sarkar

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Rating:3/5

In a scene after Sarkar’s protagonist Sundar Ramasamy announces his candidature, he addresses the residents of a colony. The first question thrown at the wealthy corporate honcho is whether he knows the price of tomatoes today. While he admits his ignorance, he uses it to narrate economics, explain how it affects the financial status of the people and finally sways the people to his side.

For the large part of the movie, director AR Muragadoss tries to establish that politics is not much different from business, and Sundar, played effectively by Vijay, keeps pointing out how marketing, branding and strategising would help not only win the support of the people but also change the corrupt system.

The movie starts by introducing Sundar, a ‘corporate monster’ who not only conquers his competition but annihilates them. His visit to India has many firms worried about his agenda, which as it turns out is to cast his vote. However, at the ballot he is informed that his vote has already been cast. This leads him taking the legal route to reclaim his right. But an incident involving a family who sets themselves ablaze owing to their debt and a challenge by a politician forces him to stay back to change the system, and make people aware of the difference a single vote can make.

Muragadoss has executed the film well, choosing to go with a developed script than just fan service. In fact, the songs and a few action scenes that panders to the ‘mass’ audience is what weighs down the film, which is otherwise evenly paced. The makers also deserve credit for taking the effort to present facts that add credibility to the story that is extensively based on election laws.