Sahasam Swasaga Sagipo


Sahasam Swasaga Sagipo is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language romantic action thriller film written and directed by Gautham Menon. The film stars Naga Chaitanya and Manjima Mohan in the lead, the film tells the story of a happy-go-lucky young man who is in love. However, in an unexpected turn of events, he and his dear ones are embroiled in a high-risk situation, which demands that he rise to the occasion and stand his ground against the odds. It is a bilingual filmed alongside Menon's Tamil film titled Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada. The film features music composed by A. R. Rahman. The film was released on 11 November 2016, two days after demonetisation, to positive reviews.

Plot

The reel opens with the snapshots of Rajinikanth Muralidhar in a small brawl with a mob which later reveals that he had been quarrelling with the men for talking bad about his sister Maithrei.
Rajinikanth, who is hesitant to reveal his name is an MBA student and bike enthusiast, accompanied by his close friends Mahesh, Shyam, Srikanth and auto driver Selvam. One evening Rajinikanth goes to a person who is torturing his sister to love him back and a fight happens between them when Mahesh spends time with his girlfriend Divya in their area. Somehow all things falls and a few days passed by and Rajinikanth says that he is now confident to handle any situation that comes in his life and he is ready to face them.
Rajinikanth is now grown up a little and he has 2 love stories that revolved around him in the past, one is Sukanya and another is Mallika and now he considers his new Thunderbird bike as his first love ever. At this moment he comes to meet Leela, a friend of his sister Maithrei who stays in Rajinikanth's house to complete their course and Rajinikanth falls in love with her, they both speak for a long time in their house day and night and Rajinikanth narrates his love story with Leela with his friends daily.
Now Rajinikanth plans for a bike long trip to Kannyakumari along with his friend Mahesh but eventually he is accompanied by Leela instead of Mahesh, they go to Kannyakumari via Chennai, Salem and Trivandrum. On the trip they go to a rural village and stay for a night where they are took care by a kind-hearted villager. The next day they reach Kannyakumari and see the Sunrise, here Leela falls for Rajinikanth and after the trip Rajinikanth agrees to drop Leela to her home in Kolhapur. On the way to Maharastra in a busy highway, they meet with a terrible accident he injures and breaks his shoulder at the same day Leela’s parents are attacked in Maharashtra.
They feel something was wrong and that wasn't an accident. The same day, Leela's parents were injured and her Father doesn't seem to get alive again. They come to know that it was a plan to kill Leela, now Rajinikanth comes to the hospital and his friend Mahesh accompanies him, now enters a violent action space in Rajinikanth's life and he decides to save Leela and her family.
However, things take a turn for the worse as they encounter something unexpected. The second half is a well furnished, racy, clearly dispenses the fearless-ness to destroy the corrupt Politician, Police Officer Kamat and a gangster Hiren. Kamat is the one who does unwanted things to kill Raman and his wife. Also Mahesh is killed in this process. Kamat now tries to trace out Rajinikanth even in Mahesh's funeral and finally he reaches Rajinikanth's house where he is revealed that he is Rajnikanth Muralidharan IPS, who attains his posting in the same Kolhapur, where Leela's parents were killed. Finally he assassinates Kamat and goes on a trip to Kanyakumari again with Leela with a beautiful proposal.

Cast

The soundtrack album consists of five songs composed by A. R. Rahman. His original compositions for the Tamil version were retained without any change in the Telugu version. The Telugu lyrics are penned by Ananta Sriram, Rakendu Mouli, Krishna Chaitanya, and Sreejo.

Release

Movie released on 11 November 2016.

Reception

Box office

Sahasam Swasaga Sagipo collected a total gross of ₹3.90 Crores and share of ₹2.04 Crores worldwide on first day of its release, its business was affected by Govt's ban on notes with the denomination of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000.
In the first weekend movie collected a total gross of ₹10 Crores and share of ₹5.15 Crores worldwide, and at US box office movie collected a total gross of $235,048.

Critical reception

The Times of India gave 3.5 out of 5 stars stating "If you can survive an unusual narrative for a plot that will unfold only at the climax, Saahasam… could be a good pick. The story in itself is good, and the direction, cinematography and music add a great deal to it. It’s a movie you should watch for the feels".
Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of The Hindu 3.5 out of 5 stars stating "Sahasam Swasaga Sagipo is worth a watch for some terrific moments".
Suhas Yellapantula of The New Indian Express 3 out of 5 stars stating "A love story-turned-suspense thriller has a bit of everything in it.".
Suresh Kavirayani of Deccan Chronicle 3 out of 5 stars stating "A perfect mixture of romance and action. Gautam showcases his skills once again with a mix of romance and action. From then on wards, the movie is a typical Gautam Menon thriller.".
IndiaGlitz 3 out of 5 stars stating "A shoot-out drama and a love story, 'SSS' comes with a narration that makes for a good watch. It may not be gripping in the same degree throughout, but the believable stunts, characterizations, and the technical departments ensure you are not bored.".

Accolades

; Filmfare Awards South
; SIIMA Awards
The song "Vellipomakey" inspired a film of the same name starring Vishwak Sen.