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Singam Movie Review - A Racy Entertainer

By Siddhartha
"Saamy" was a turning point in director Hari's career so was "Kaakha Kaakha" for actor Surya and both the films were cop stories. When Hari and Surya decided to join together for another cop story they were treading on thin ice as viewers generally compare this film with their previous cop stories. Singam (Lion) to be honest has no resemblance to any of these two movies though the story has some resemblance to "Kaakha Kaakha" and "Anjathey".

The movie is an absolute entertainer and thanks to director Hari for providing a racy entertainer with the treatment given to the ordinary storyline and also to editor V T Vijayan for his slick editing. The base of the story is nothing new but seen numerous time before where the bad guy Mayilvaganam (Prakash Raj) is involved in crimes like extortion and kidnapping. In one extortion case Mayilvaganam gets entangled and is released on conditional bail that he needs to sign at a police station in Tuticourin distwhere Thuraisingam (Surya) is a sub-inspector.

Mayilvaganam sends his proxy oh his behalf which irkes Thuraisingam and when they both meet sparks begin to fly between them. Mayilvaganam in retaliation gets Thuraisingam promoted and transferred to Chennai. In Chennai Mayilvaganam challenges Thuraisingam that he will make his life miserable. Thuraisingam decides to set things right and when he gets to know that Mayilvaganam is a grave criminal he retaliates in a strong way which leaves the bad guy baffled.

In the end when the hero wins over the bad guy which in any movie is bound to happen, the silver line is the construction of sequences that lead to the climax thats interesting though there is a strong resemblance to the climax of "Anjathey". The movie which starts on a good speed shifts gear to top speed and rarely there is a moment when this speed is compromised.

Kavya (Anushka) plays the love interest of Thuraisingam and its a rarity to see a heroine get a substantial role in a hero-centric film. Anushka has performed exceedingly well in her character and in exposing glamor which is a bonanza for front-benchers. Vivek as head constable Erimalai provides the comedy part which actors like Nizhalgal Ravi, Radha Ravi, Nasser and Manorama form the supporting cast.

"Singam" a high speed action ride from the word go till the end.
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