The official teaser for ‘Surjo’ is out now. The movie stars Vikram Chatterjee, Madhumita Sarcar and Darshana Banik in leading roles. The movie is directed by Shieladitya Moulik and the screenplay is written by him as well. It is the official remake of the popular Malayalam movie ‘Charlie’ that came out in 2015.
‘Surjo’, like ‘Charlie’ is the name of the protagonist, who eludes the female pursuer/lover for a long time and leads her into a mysterious journey. The movie deals with the concept of how soulmates pursue the course of love without even knowing about each other. Charlie was a massive hit and it gained appreciation from critics and audiences from all over India. While it is very risky to remake such a well-known and well-executed story, the teaser actually looks promising. Vikram and Madhumita are not as convincing as Dulquer Salman and Parvathy but they are not so bad after all.
In recent times we had seen the popular movie ‘Bangalore Days’ being remade in Hindi as ‘Yaariyaan 2’ and it was clear from the trailer that it was going to suck. The Malayalam industry manages to pull off a much layered and complex, and at the same time entertaining, story without much ease, and remaking these films are not easy. But ‘Surjo’ has potential and it looks like it will not be a lousy remake.
The movie will hit the theaters on the 19th of July this year. Watch the trailer of Surjo here: