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 dissappointmens. Surya's Singam stands out a mind-boggling entertainer. The duo Surya - Hari makes it on for a successful hat-trick with Singam as the film proves to be an excellent show piece.
To be precise, you wouldn't actually agonize that you've spent two and a half hours keeping an eye on this film. Hari has penned such a screen play, 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 back-drop 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 love with him. E'erything seems to be marked by good fortune until MayilVaaganan (Prakash Raj) comes across Durai Singam. As they lock horns, things take a different turn with second half keeping e'eryone 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. Singam can be adjusted as a better show than his yesteryear film Saamy for its interesting plot prevailling all throughout the show. Although, it takes nearly an hour to establish the characters and the conflicts, the voltage peak after the intermission trivilises the 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 to be incredulously good. That's all because of his charismatic appeal. His proficiency with emot with the emotions gains him more acceptance as a mass hero.
For Anushka, it's the best film as she gets more footage, thanks to Hari, for utilizing her great potential unlike other filmmakers, who just sign her for glamour attributes. Vivek's comedy tracks are enjoyable. It's obvious that he has been coming up with similar shows as his previous films. Radha Ravi, Nasser, Manorama have played their roles well. Prakash Raj is simply out-standing as he gets a powerful role to perform after his magnum opus Gilli. For sure, this will be one of the greatest mile stones of his carreer.
Just watch out for his performance during the penultimate sequences and while playing fool with Surya on the chase, he is just superb. Devi Sri Prasad strikes with pleasing melodies as almost all the songs have turned out well. Especially, the numbers "Kaadhal Vandhale" and "En Idhayam" wins hands down.
Hari impressed by his giving importance even for minor roles. Cinematography and editing is better in this film.
Congrats to production designers not only for produce this film within short period but also for avoided unneccessary expenses.
Singam will be one of the best films of 2010, render unexpected profits too.