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'Sarkar Raj' is a new beginning for Ram Gopal Varma. Though it may not surpass its prequel 'Sarkar' in terms of content, performances and business, but it surely will give some boost to his sulking image at box office. Ramu has roped in Aishwarya Rai as Anita, Rajesh Shringarpure as Somji, and Dilip Prabhawalkar as Rao ji as additional attractions.
The story moves from where it was left in 'Sarkar'. Anita arrives in Mumbai with a plan to start a power plant in the rural Maharashtra. Subhash Nagre aka Sarkar declines the offer, but his son Shankar (Abhishek) sees a ray of hope in the development of the project. He is opposed by Somji and that sparks a rift between the two. When it looks like everything is falling in place, Anita's father (Victor Bannerjee) changes hands. He leaves both Shankar and Anita at the mercy of time.
In between, Shankar's pregnant wife is killed in a brutal attack and Anita's sympathy reaches Shankar's heart. Both look forward to a common future, but it is too late by then. People, who once seemed to be closer to the Sarkar family, join hands in the conspiracy to dethrone him. Murders after murders take place, and it is finally Sarkar who has to rise from his retirement chair to tie the loose ends. Anita joins in Sarkar and the film ends with an indication that one more sequel is in the offing! Maybe Abhishek comes back as grandson of Sarkar as a reference is repeatedly made of him during the film.
On the whole, 'Sarkar Raj' falls short of expectations that Ramu's fans had gathered since his 'Sarkar', but it's much, much better than most of Ramu's recent films.