Soppana Sundari follows the story of a family who wins a luxury car in a lucky draw. This until many others emerge to stake their claims on the prized possession. The story here had all the ingredients of been a brilliant comedy thriller. Hell may I add, even the screenplay standing at a shade under 2 hours may have been written well on paper. But the execution is quite weak thus reducing the overall product by a big margin.

The start itself was wobbly with the entire drama being staged around a lucky draw. While you are introduced to the protagonist who is shown to be from a lower middle class, staying with her mother and unmarried sister(who is mute), there is no sense of world building. I can almost guarantee the fact that had this been a Malayalam film, the characters would have been developed better with a strong sense of purpose. While the humour is prevalent, the editing is so poor that an ongoing track is almost paused to start a new track. So out of nowhere, there is a flashback that introduces the viewers to a newer set of characters. And I did wonder on whether this non-linear narration was necessary. It is always tricky to opt for this narration and if not done well, it can derail the entire product.

The proceedings are watchable but that grip in the screenplay is missing. The writing does get slightly convoluted after the introduction of multiple conflicts and I wished there was a little clarity as far as the events unfolding were concerned. It is one thing to make the events far fetched and something totally different to make them incoherent that would eventually leave you distracted. And the writing was guilty of this fact. Having said that, the writing is successful in generating bits of the quirky humour that always keeps the ball rolling consistently. The entire police station sequence of a fraudster sent to retrieve the car keys was indeed hilarious and it did form some of the best moments of the film.

The events unfolding are inconsistent as the screenplay moves to and fro even in its final act. The drama did seem slightly staged and artificial and the weakest execution was in its final act that was far too simplistic and largely distracting. I wish the writing had a little more bite and texture which would have enhanced the overall product in a big way. But overall, the drama was quite underwhelming, that ended up being a wasted opportunity.