Story:

Cheekati Rajyam is all about what happens in a day in the life of Diwakar (Kamal Haasan), a sincere officer from the Narcotics Control Bureau. His son gets kidnapped by a drug mafia spearheaded by Vittal Rao (Prakash Raj) and the story is all about Diwakar’s tryst to save him.

Performances:

Kamal Hassan is convincing in a role with two different shades – a sincere cop as well as a concerning father desperate for his son’s release. Trisha gets a meaty role as a fellow cop to Kamal. She came up with a good performance matching to that of the protagonist. The kitchen fight sequence where Trisha and Kamal exchange blows benefit the film big time.

Madhu Shalini as a nurse seem to be a forced character. The unnecessary romance and lip-locks only portrayed the unconvincing chemistry between both the characters. Prakash Raj is convincing as a drug lord and he even managed to draw some good laughs. Sampath was not utilized properly but he is good to the extent he is used.

Technical Performances:

Rajesh M Selva gets off to a good start for his direction career with Cheekati Rajyam. The thriller film was adequately helped by Kamal Hassan’s neat screenplay. Also the casting was so perfect and it made sure the story-telling is seam-less. It was complimented very well with slick editing by Shaan and superb camera work by Sanu Varghese.

The team already has a winner at hand when they kept the run time to 127 minutes. You feel that the movie is running at jet speed at the same time keeping the audience engrossed. Ghibran should be complimented for his excellent back ground score. It elevated the mood of the story especially in the emotional scenes and fight sequences.

Final Say:

The first half of the film is racy with a very good interval bang. The second half also goes well except towards the end when things get little slow. Finally Cheekati Rajyam is a well executed cop thriller but is restricted only to some segments due to its genre. Those who enjoys such thriller will definitely like it.