Tamil Hero Suriya has reprised the role of daring cop Narasimham in ‘Singam’. The movie
is a sequel to the successful ‘Yamudu’ and it has released across the
world today. Anushka and Hansika are the heroines in the film and Hari
is the director. Let us see if Suriya’s power packed performance helps
the film.
Story :
Narasimham (Suriya) goes undercover with the intention of tracking
the illegal activities of some sea based gangs in Kakinada. He manages
to convince everyone, including his parents, that he is no longer a cop
and joins a school as an NCC officer. He starts a covert surveillance program on the activities of dreaded smuggler Bhai (Mukesh Rishi) and uncovers the secrets of their operation.
Meanwhile, Sathya (Hansika) is a student in the same
school and she falls in love with Narasimham. She also happens to be
the niece of Thyagaraju (Rahman), a rich businessman who heads the
Golden Shipping company. Thyagaraju and Bhai come across as enemies.
Once Narasimham has the necessary evidence on hand
to round up the gang, he comes out of his cover identity and assumes
charge as a DSP. He starts rounding up the gang members and comes to
know about the ruthless international drug kingpin Danny (African
Actor). Narasimham also discovers some truths about Bhai and Thyagaraju.
Will Narasimham be able to stop Danny and his drug operation? What does he lose in the process? That forms the rest of the story.
Plus Points :
Suriya has delivered a solid and power packed
performance as a tough and honest cop. He has done complete justice to
the role and viewers will be able to feel the intensity of his
performance. He looks quite handsome as always. Anushka looks glamorous.
Hansika is ok.
Vijaykumar has given a neat performance as the Home Minister. Santhanam entertains to a certain extent with his one liners. Vivek brings about a few laughs as inspector Jamadagni.
There are some highly emotional and intense
sequences in the film. The pace of narration picks up dramatically after
Suriya takes charge as a cop and the powerful one liners will entertain crowds in B and C centers.
Some of the fight sequences are good. A few car chase
sequences have been shot well. The production team took care about
certain aspects to give the film a local touch. For example, the cars
and bikes have Andhra Pradesh number plates instead of Tamil Nadu plates.
Minus Points :
‘Yamudu’ worked well because it had an emotionally
involving story line. With ‘Singam’, everything is quite superficial and
the police drama is also a little one sided. Anushka has absolutely
nothing to do in the film. She just comes in during songs.
The game of
one-upmanship between Suriya and Prakash Raj in ‘Yamudu’ is what made
that film quite entertaining. While Rahman, Mukesh Rishi and the African
actor have given decent performances, they do not offer any significant
resistance to Suriya.
The film is very long and viewers may start getting
restless towards the climax. Some scenes are unnecessarily dragged out.
Also, there are too many fights and chases in the film.
The film is very loud, in typical Tamil style.
Technical Aspects :
Cinematography is ok. Songs have been shot colourfully. Screenplay is quite good in the first half, but it could have been better in the closing stages of the movie. The editor should have cut out the slack in the second half. Devi Sri Prasad’s background score is decent.
One can see Hari’s trademark style when it comes to
direction. He has succeeded in getting the intensity and the emotions
right. But he should have left out some unnecessary details.
Verdict :
‘Singam’ is an intense and loud cop drama. Suriya
has delivered a superb performance and there are some very good moments
in the film. However, the very long runtime of the movie, a story that
is superficial and too many fights bring down the overall viewing
experience a bit. You may give this film a shot, but don’t go in with
high expectations.
MOVIE RATING.....3/5
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