'Maharaja' film review - a film starring Sudeep and Nikhita directed by Saiprakash

If you call a movie a 'family melodrama', it will be a sentiment flick in most of the cases. Sudeep starrer 'Maharaja' is one such film directed by Saiprakash who is branded for sentiment stories. Though this story looks age-old, as far as our society respects human values and relationships, such movies cant be called dated. Sudeep who in most of the cases acted as a dynamic hero, at times proved himself in emotional consequences. He goes a step ahead in Maharaja and its actress Bharathi Vishnuvardhan who joins him to intense the emotional scenes. Apparently, director Saiprakash and producer R.S. Gowda have come together after super hit 'Tavarige Baa Thangi'. So you can imagine the double impact!

Sudeep and Nikhita in Maharaja

Movie starts with an orphan boy Surya (Sudeep) and ends with him. He is brought up by Annapurna (Bharathi) and Rajashekhar (Ashok). Though the mother treats Surya as one of her three sons, Rajashekhar fails to accept him as son. Surya is ill treated by his stepbrothers and their wives. Still, his sole intention is the betterment of his family and to safeguard them from any abasements. And hence, to save his family from embarrassments he takes all the blames from others and even goes to jail for the faults of others. But Rajashekhar kicks him out and by the time he realizes his mistake, its too late! Such climax may hurt the emotions of Sudeep's fans but this is what we see in most of the movies where the hero looses the heroine while trying to save someone else.

We can say, this is not a routine role for Sudeep. He once again proves himself as a versatile actor both for class and mass audience. Actress Bharathi shines in emotional scenes, which is the core of the film. Heroine Actress Bharathi Vishnuvardhan

Nikitha had a very limited scope for acting. As a matter of fact, hero's sister has much more importance than the heroine! Director Saiprakash made it a point to bring comic relief to break the monotony. Doddanna and Tennis Krishna makes you laugh at times. Nothing much to talk about S.A. Rajkumar's music. B.A. Madhu's dialogs are one of the plus. In a nutshell, if you enjoy sentiment movies, Maharaja is for you. If you like to see Sudeep only as an action hero, Maharaja is not for you!

Direction: Saiprakash
Producer: R.S. Gowda
Music: S.A. Rajkumar
Cinematography: G.J. Krishna
Cast: Sudeep, Nikhita, Bharathi Vishnuvardhan, Ashok, Avinash, Doddanna, Tennis Krishna, Dharma, Durga Shetty etc