Singam – Movie Review

It’s really been a very long time that our movie buffs enjoyed watching a good film. With most of this year’s releases turning to be mere disappointments, Surya’s Singam stands out as a mind-boggling entertainer. Aye! The duo Surya-Hari makes it on for a successful hat trick with Singam as the film proves to be an excellent showpiece

To be precise, you wouldn’t actually agonize that you have spent 2.5hrs keeping an eye on this film. Hari has penned such a screenplay, which has the right mix of action, fun, frolic, emotions and romance. Surya doesn’t try to touch the lines of typical mass heroes by uttering loud punch dialogues and bashing down hundreds of men at the same time. Of course, there are more action sequences that have logical factors and are sure to win your appreciations.

Set in the backdrop of Nellore, a small town, the film revolves around inspector Durai Singam (Surya), who joined the service incisively because of his father’s wish. He settles every dispute in town patiently with his gentle talks. Then comes Kavya (Anushka), a city girl on vacation who promptly falls in love with him. Everything seems to be marked by good fortune until Mayil Vaaganam (Prakash Raj) comes across Durai Singam. As they lock horns, things take a different turn with second half keeping everyone on the edge-of-seats.

Kudos to director Hari for churning out such a successful commercial entertainer, he has overshadowed all his previous records with this film. Doubtlessly, Singam can be adjudged as a better show than his yesteryear film Saamy for its interesting plot prevailing all throughout the show. Although, it nearly takes an hour to establish the characters and the conflicts, the voltage peak after intermission trivializes such minuses.

On performance levels, Surya is outstanding with his flawless performance. Even during scenes, where he hops up and down doing goofy stunts, things turn out to be incredulously good. That’s all because of his charismatic appeal. His proficiency to emote with the right feel gains him more acceptance as a mass hero.

Well for Anushka, it’s the best film as she gets more footage. Thanks to Hari, for utilizing her potential to a greater magnitude unlike other filmmakers, who just sign her for glamorous attributes. Vivek’s comedy tracks are really enjoyable but can be better if he avoids his double-entendres. It’s obvious that he has been coming up with similar shows from his previous films. Radha Ravi, Nasser and Manorama have played their roles well. Prakash Raj is simply outstanding as he gets a powerful role to perform after his magnum opus Ghilli. For sure, this will be one of the greatest milestones in his career.

Just watch out for his performance during the penultimate sequences and while playing the fool with Surya on the chase, he is just superb. Devi Sri Prasad strikes with pleasing melodies as almost all the songs have been tuned out well. Especially, the numbers ‘Kadhal Vandhale’ and ‘En Idhayam’ wins hands down.

Cinematography and editing have been put to use with the best results as these technical arenas add momentum to the screenplay. Hari deserves a special mention for establishing brilliant characters as even the minor roles have their importance. Hats off to production designers as they have perfectly managed to complete such a brilliant film within such a short span of time, Avoidance of unnecessary expenses makes the film look sleek which is commendable.

Singam is sure to be one of the best top-drawers of 2010 and the producers will surely be elated as it brings them profits to unexpected levels.

Banner: Sun Pictures, Studio Green, Big Pictures

Production: K.E. Gnyanavel Rajan, Kalanidhi Maaran

Direction: Hari

Casts: Surya, Anushka, Prakash Raj, Vivek, Nasser, Manorama, Vijayakumar and others

Music: Devi Sri Prasad

Verdict: Excellent piece of work

Rating: 4/5

Aayirathil Oruvan: Trailer unveiled by Kamal Haasan and Suriya

With exactly a month left for the release, the trailer of ‘Aayirthil Oruvan’, along with some scintillating songs and stunning scenes, was unveiled at a grand function in Chennai on Sunday.

The trailer was unveiled by Kamal Haasan in the presence of Suriya, Karthi, Selvaraghavan, producer R Raveendran, Reema, Andrea, Parthiban, Vairamuthu, G V Prakash, cinematographer Ramji and editor Kola Bhaskar.

Also present were Tamil Film Producers Council president Rama Narayanan, Film Employees Federation of South India chief V C Guhanathan and Sun Pictures chief executive officer Hansraj Saxena.

In his address, Kamal urged producers not to make movies for money alone. “There are enough trades to make money. But cinema is a different business. If you are producing films, do it with passion, zeal and ambition,” he said.

The two songs screened at the event were ‘Easa, Easa…’ (sung by Karthik and Andrea) and ‘Un Mela Aasadhan…’ (sung by Dhanush, Aishwarya Dhanush and Andrea). The trailer was stunning and raised curiosity of the audience to watch the movie.

Suriya is enjoying ‘Singam’ shooting

Suriya’s ‘Singam’ has made it to the final stage of shooting.

As of now the climax is being shot in a small village in Thiruchendur. To give a native touch to the scene, the team had erected an open air temple with a huge Ayyanar statue.

We hear that a lot of fans are coming to see Suriya. And our young hero is so jovial that he is spending time along with his fans till a shot is getting ready. Looks like Suriya is happy about the way the natives treat him. He is also going to few of their house and having a good feast with them.

“People of Thirunalveli and Thoothukudi are seeing me as a member of their family. Their affection is stunning me. Though these people go out of their place for their line of business, they all come together as a family during festive seasons, this is really touching,” said Suriya in an interview for a local channel.

On the other hand director Hari is confident to make it big, as ‘Singam’ is being shot in his lucky locations like Kutralam, Thiruchendur and Tirunelveli.

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