Singam 2: Review

An energetic tale the story begins with Duraisingam (suriya) who works as an NCC master in a school. But in reality he is on an undercover assignment trying to locate the nefarious activities of Bhai (mukesh rishi), Thangaraj (rahman) and their links with an international criminal Danny (Danny). Situation becomes tense and Duraisingham takes his posting once again as the DSP and begins an operation D to eliminate the bad guys. How that happens forms the rest of the story.

Presentation:
The director has come up with a regular storyline and while the presentation was rich, the narrative was quite absorbing. The dialogues were punch packed. 

The script was average but the screenplay was excellent. The background score was melodious but only one song was worth listening. Cinematography was the main strength to this film. Editing was sharp. Costumes were well designed while the art department was apt. Suriya shouldered the entire film on his shoulders and created a strong impact, he was good. Anushka was sweet and did her bit in songs and scenes. Hansika was alright. Mukesh Rishi was very good and he gave strong performance while sharing screen with Suriya. Rahman was elegant. Danny looked menacing. Santhanam and Vivek gave their comedy. Anjali was voluptuous in her special song. The others did their bit as required.

Conclusion:
The film happens to be a sequel to the original hit ‘Singam’ and it is also dubbed in Telugu with the same title. From the opening scene, the director doesn’t waste any time and gets to the point and how he connects the dots and forms the essence. The interval bang was good and the second half was more energetic. Overall, the film scores due to strong technical values and good performance from the lead. Also, it is the pace and energy in the film which really works. At the box office, this will be a treat for Suriya fans and also for the typical commercial potboiler audience.

VERDICT : Formulaic commercial entertainer with good pace, watch it

Singam 2 gets U certificate

Suriya-starrer Tamil action-drama "Singam 2" has been cleared with a U certificate with no cuts by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). The film releases worldwide July 5.

"Singam 2" is the sequel to highly successful "Singam".

It will release in 2,400 theaters, Prince Pictures, the producers, announced in a statement Thursday.

Also starring Anushka Shetty, HansikaMotwani, Vivek and Santhanam in important roles, "Singam 2" is directed by Hari Gopalakrishnan, who had previously helmed the first movie.

Suriya returns in the role of a righteous young cop in the sequel and he will lock horns with an international villain, played by Hollywood actor Danny Sapani, who is known for films such as "Oxford Murders" and "Trance".

Suriya heaps praise on Hansika

It’s a known secret that Hansika is teaming up with Suriya for the first time in his upcoming film, Singham II, where she plays a schoolgirl. What came as a surprise was that Suriya, who does not usually talk very much about his heroines, was full of praise for co-star Hansika. “Hansika was a revelation,” he says.

“This is the first time I’m working with her and she was such a happy person. I couldn’t make that out at first,” he adds with a laugh. “It’s usually the done thing to practice dialogues, but this girl was all happy, having fun. It was very surreal. Like watching the next generation growing up in front of one’s eyes.” But was he not part of the ‘next generation’ too? “I’m 38,” Suriya responds. “Also, it’s my feeling that they don’t take things that seriously. They’re able to switch off and on, you know?” he observes.

“Though the heroine’s role is relatively simpler than the hero’s, still, some situations always need to be worked on. And Hansika was able to pull it off. She did very well during the shoot.”