Sachin

Story: Sachin revolves around the life of a 22-year-old youngster in a village who is passionate about cricket and finds his life similar to Sachin Tendulkar.

Review: We have always seen and heard of stories of fans of legends including sports stars. The movie Sachin is about the life of a youngster whose life was destined to have similar situations as that of legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar. It is the affection towards the Master Blaster that made government clerk Vishwanadhan name his new-born, Sachin.

Naturally, Sachin grows up loving cricket and even finds love in a girl named Anjali, who is four years elder to him. The characters of Anjali and Sachin are secure in the hands of actress Anna Reshma Rajan and Dhyan Sreenivasan, respectively. Their chemistry is cute and the director has shown them as a couple who are not scared to admit their love in front of their parents. In fact, Anna’s character is portrayed as a the stronger one among the two.

Though passionate in cricket, Sachin and his team are proverbial losers in his hometown. There comes a time when his fate intertwines his love for Anjali and the game, and the decisions he makes take the plot forward.

The film is packed with many laugh-out-loud moments that can be enjoyed by audience of any age group. Actors Aju Varghese, Sarath Kumar, Hareesh Kanaran and Ramesh Pisharody have played their comic parts well, with hilarious counters. Interestingly, Ramesh Pisharody as Anjali’s brother must be appreciated for his realistic serious and comedy persona. The actors, Renji Panicker, Parvathy, Maniyanpilla Raju and Kochu Preman support the central characters well.

The film is weaved on the themes of friendship and love by director Santhosh Nair through a well-drafted script by SL Puram Jayasurya.

The first part that introduces Sachin is a bit of drag and had predictable scenes. To convey Sachin’s passion in cricket, the director has intentionally added a few cricket match segments that bode well with the movie. But when it comes to romantic scenes, we could see that old clichéd love smitten hero who experiments every way to lure the heroine. This could have been approached differently by the makers. The film also lacks a strong villian. Despite its flaws, it has enough to warrant a few good laughs in the theatre.