Starring: Surya Sivakumar, Anushka Shetty, Prakash Raj, Nassar, Vivek
Directed: Hari
Produced: K. E. Gnanavel Raja
Music: Devi Sri Prasad
Cinematography: Priyan
Editing: V. T. Vijayan
Release Date: May 28
Rating : 3/5


Surya’s previous film ‘Aadhavan’ was touted to be a commercial entertainer that proved to be a box office winner in spite of fetching mixed reviews. Well, ‘Singam’ is yet another commercial masala that has the prototyped ingredients of a regular cinema, but with different treatment.
Much prior to watching this film, you’ll have to make sure that you don’t look out for logics, bear the dosage of heroisms in action sequences and few sentimental dialogues.
If you have such inclinations, ‘Singam’ is gonna be a special treat for this summer season. Nothing is so unique about the synopsis, as it revolves around the locking horns between a sincere cop and a diabolic baddie. Hari has managed to come back after a disappointing show in ‘Seval’ and once again proves of his adeptness over a smart and sleek screenplay.
Set in backdrops of Nallore, a small town in Tamil Nadu, the film revolves around a happy-go-lucky cop (Durai Singam), who joins the police service, incisively because his dad (Radha Ravi) urges him to do so. The issues raised by pettifoggers are settled by his passive talks as he deliberates the residents in town as his relatives.
Kavya (Anushka), a chirpy girl visits the town for her vacations and comes across Durai Singam. Falling for his humble, bold and courageous gestures, she wins his heart. Everything goes on well for Singam until he inks a clash with a lummox Mayil Vaaganam (Prakash Raj), who is out on a conditional bail in Chennai.
As things get worsened between Durai Singam and Mayil Vaaganam, it’s turns out to be a hand-on-hand combat between the good and evil, narrated with raciness.
‘Singam’ is nowhere dissimilar from Vikram’s ‘Saamy’ as it partially carries some of its traces when it comes to brilliant characterizations, sentimental quotients, romantic attributes and challenging takes between hero and baddie.
With some of his previous films incisively based on family dramas, Hari has taken a different route this time with ‘Singam’. The right mix of fun, frolic, action, romance and sentiments are likely to win the appreciations of audiences, especially in down south centres.
The punch dialogues aren’t overdosed just as it would suit any actor if they had uttered it. On the flip side, the disbelieving stunt sequences of hero breaking down electric poles, bashing down the hefty goon singly is a flapdoodle.
Surya has overplayed his role at certain parts and of course, tries to keep himself limited by not exceeding the levels in other situations. After a long sabbatical gap, Prakash Raj gets a meaty role to perform, though he reminiscences his yesteryear acts. It would be better if he tries out to come with contrastive dimensions. Thanks to Hari! His henchmen don’t yell at high-pitched tones just as it happens with Telugu movies. Anushka gets more shots to appear unlike her other flicks that really didn’t mean to offer her substantial roles. She has improvised a lot over emoting to the situations and can better keep herself get-going with such genres. Vivek’s comedy tracks are passable and he must stop using double entendres. Nasser and Radha Ravi have done justice to their roles.
Devi Sri Prasad’s musical score is far better than his previous films. Specifically, the songs ‘En Idhayam Ippadi’, ‘She Stole My Heart’ and ‘Kadhal Vandhale’ stand out as best tunes as audiences receive it with applauses. Utilizing the theme music of ‘Singam’ all throughout the film, DSP seems to have worked less effective on background score. Priyan’s cinematography is perfect and editing helps for presenting the screenplay with vividness.
As mentioned above, if you’re resistant to certain ambiguities of heroisms (Surya’s face disguised as Lion while attacking the baddies), sentimental-liners and so on, you’ll enjoy this show. Hari has excogitated an interesting screenplay that almost turns the entire second half as climax.
At the end of show, you may not feel that you have spent 150mins watching this film.


Verdict : Mass Masala Entertainer