SINGAM – A Review

CAUTION: THIS REVIEW MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS AS THIS IS MY FIRST ATTEMPT TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS!

Went to theater to watch Singam with not much expectations other than it’ll be a good entertainer. I reached there on time but the stupid theater guys started the film five minutes early… Missed some portion n reached there when the song Naane Indhiran was about to start. This trend is there in almost all Tamil superstar films these days. The protagonist’s main introduction along a song most commonly a fast number wit him reacting about things like social evils n all. Is that really needed? Even if they’re superstars why making them look like super humans?

Well back to the story…
After watching the film, i felt its a mixture of Surya’s Vel and Kakka kakka. On the first, one of his roles was of a villager who is a favorite of everybody and in the second a Truthful police officer. In this, he’s both!

Durai Singam (Surya) is a Sub Inspector who’s darling of people of his native village nalloor in Toothukudi and who had asked for a posting there itself because of that. He was leading a peaceful life at there until he comes across Mayilvaganom a don in Chennai (Prakash Raj). He tries to threaten Durai Singam in station once but is abused by the local people who love and care for Singam. This mayilvaganom transfers Singam to Chennai for teaching him a lesson. And the story is all about the battle between the two. Comedian Vijay’s mannerisms are funny as always. But stuff like those are like repeating over and over in all the Tamil films at present.
Nice visualizations of song sequences. But I think Anushka’s costumes are not OK i think… Especially in one song En Idhayam she was more exposed. Too much skimpy attire…
Why actresses are showing off their skin like this? She plays “Kavya” in this film and unlike other heroines who are just meant to dance with heroes in recent films, she has her own part of acting to do. She motivates her love not to feel defeated and to react. I think that skin show wasn’t necessary for her to stay in this film.

Surya was as awesome as always in this film… Such a natural actor he is. But I’ll say the roles he did in Sillundru Oru Kadhal and Vaaranam Aayiram are the best ever. Roles which are more human.
Just as i said, Anushka was good. She did justice to the role. Prakashraj is also awesome! He’s a really versatile actor. Hero, Hero’s friend n comedian, villain, brother of heroine is there anything else? He’ll do that too. The music in the films are also nice. “Stole My Heart – Unplugged Version” really stole my heart the very first time i heard. And the numbers Kadhal Vandhale, Singam Singam are also nice to rock the party… Overall this is a great movie… I liked this very much. Always expecting Surya to do more human roles like in Sillundru Oru Kaadhal and Vaaranam Aayiram.

My overall rating to this movie – 4/5

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