Saba Nayagan Movie Review: It’s about Love, Friendship, and Missed Connections
Movie Name: Saba Nayagan
Release Date: February 14, 2024
Cast: Ashok Selvan, Megha Akash, Karthika Muralidharan, Chandini Chowdary
Director: Karthikeyan
Producer: Aravind Jayabalan, Iyyappan Gnanavel
Music: Leon James
Banner: Clear Water Films
Rating: 2.50 out of 5
“Saba Nayagan,” featuring Ashok Selvan in the lead role and supported by three heroines, unfolds as a narrative with a comedic touch, marred by underdeveloped romance and emotions, leading to unsatisfactory conclusions in love tracks.
This romantic comedy, produced by Aravind Jayabalan and Iyyappan Gnanavel, was released in Tamil theatres on December 22 of the previous year.
Directed by Karthikeyan and starring Ashok Selvan, Megha Akash, Karthika Muralidharan, and Chandini Chowdary, the film is now streaming on Hotstar starting today.
The story, set between 2007 and 2016, follows Aravind (Ashok Selvan), a middle-class boy in his school years who is more focused on hockey than studies.
Known among friends as “Saba,” he secretly admires Eesha (Karthika Muralidharan) during his school days, a feeling unknown to her.
As Aravind moves to Coimbatore for engineering, he meets Aparna and Sangeetha but eventually falls for Riya (Chandini Chowdary), whose father is a police officer.
Despite starting to love her, she ends up with someone else, leading to a twist where Eesha re-enters his life during his MBA studies.
The film explores the different stages of a young man’s love life from school days to MBA, highlighting the complexities of relationships and the role of friends in these love stories.
The comedic elements add a layer of entertainment, though the film’s resolution of romantic plots lacks satisfaction.
The music by Leon James and the photography by Balasubrahmaniam are adequate but fail to elevate the emotional and romantic aspects of the film, which could have resonated more with the youth if these elements were better developed.