''Santhu Straight Forward'' is a 2016 Indian

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-language romantic

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directed by Mahesh Rao and produced by

K. Manju K. Manju is an Indian film producer and distributor, known for his films produced in Kannada cinema. He made several films through his two production companies, K Manju Cinemaas and Lakshmishree Combines. A large number of his films have been ...

. The film features Yash and

Radhika Pandit Radhika Pandit is an Indian film and television actress. She has established a career in Cinema of Karnataka, Kannada cinema as a leading actress. Having worked in Soap opera, television serials such as ''Nandagokula'', ''Kaadambari'', and ''Su ...

. The music is composed by

V. Harikrishna V. Harikrishna (born 5 November 1974) is an Indian film score and Soundtrack, soundtrack composer, playback singer and film producer. He has mainly scored music for Kannada cinema, Kannada films. After his stint as a programmer and assistant mu ...

. The film was dubbed in Hindi and Bengali as ''Rambo Straight Forward'' and in Tamil and Malayalam as ''Sooryavamsi''. The makers had clarified that the movie was inspired by the 2015 Tamil movie ''

Vaalu ''Vaalu'' () is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language romantic action comedy film written and directed by debutante Vijay Chandar. The film stars Silambarasan and Hansika Motwani, with Santhanam, VTV Ganesh and Brahmanandam portraying supporting role ...

''. Producer Manju had bought the remake rights of the Tamil film earlier.

Plot

Deva is a gangster and real estate dealer, who locks horns with a Dubai-based Don in a real estate issue. Santhosh aka Santhu, a straight forward youngster who is loved by his family. One day, he falls in love with Ananya, who is an B.Arch student. Initially, Santhu befriends Ananya to woo her and after few days, He learns that she is engaged to Deva, due to her dead parents's wish. Though she loves Santhu, she keeps on avoiding him. Deva soon learns of this and a cat-mouse game begins between Santhu and Deva. At Deva's wedding, Ananya is kidnapped by

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-based Don and is about to kill her in front of Deva until Santhu arrives and kills the Don. Deva unites the lovers where Santhu reveals to Ananya that the Dubai Don is fake and that the guy who played the don is his uncle. He reveals that Ananya's friends and grandparents are also involved in the plan, thus fooling Deva. Santhu and Ananya get married in the presence of their families, friends and Deva.

Cast

* Yash as Santhosh aka Santhu *

as Ananya *

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as Deva * Sneha Acharya as Muskhan *

Devaraj Devaraj (born 20 September 1953) is an Indian actor and theatre actor who works in Indian film industry. He has largely featured in Kannada films performing various roles as a lead character, supporting character and villainous character. He ha ...

as Santhu's father *

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as Ananya's grandfather *

Thilak Tilak Shekar (born March 1982), mononymously known as Tilak, is an Indian actor who appears mainly in Kannada-language films. He is a model-turned-actor and is known for his negative roles in Kannada movies. He was one of the 13 housemates in th ...

as Imraan *

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* Girish Shivanna as Santhu's friend * Sumithra *

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as Santhu's mother *

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as Ananya's Father *

* Veena Sundar *

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in a guest appearance as Santhu's uncle *

Shobaraj Shobaraj is an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry. Some of his notable films include '' Yajamana'' (2000), ''Shabdavedhi'' (2000), '' Police Story'' (1996), and '' Sangliyana Part-3'' (1997). Career Shobaraj has been part of more than 2 ...

and Neenam Ashwath in a guest appearance in the song "Self Made Shehazada"

Soundtrack

has composed for original score and soundtracks of the film.

Critical reception

A critic from ''

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'' gave the film a rating of three out of five stars and stated that "This film is for fans of commercial cinema in its purest form. Of course, it may have a song or fight extra, but that's always a bonus for people who like such cinema. A critic from ''

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'' wrote that 'Santhu Straighforward is the kind of film that makers think consolidates a fan base of a star. This proves otherwise. A critic from ''

The New Indian Express ''The New Indian Express'' is an Indian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper published by the Chennai-based Express Publications. It was founded in 1932 as ''The Indian Express'', under the ownership of Chennai-based P. Varadarajulu Naid ...

'' wrote that "The film has a thin plot but it keeps you entertained. It's out-and-out Yash's show that cannot be missed by his fans". A critic from ''

Deccan Chronicle ''Deccan Chronicle'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper founded by Rajagopal Mudaliar in the 1930s & currently owned by Samagrah Commercial Pvt Limited. It is published in Hyderabad, Telangana, by Deccan Chronicle Holdings Limited ( ...

'' gave the film a rating of two-and-a-half out of five stars and wrote that "No doubt that this one is straight from the rocking star to his fan!".

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Santhu Straight Forward 2016 films 2010s Kannada-language films Indian action comedy films Films scored by V. Harikrishna 2016 masala films Indian romantic comedy films Kannada remakes of Tamil films Films directed by Mahesh Rao 2016 action comedy films 2016 romantic comedy films