Director Hari enjoys the status of a ‘Safe Director’s’ tag in Kollywood, primarily due to his slick and fast storyline and swift wrap-up of shoots without stretching the allotted budget! Hari’s films have always been a make or break at the box office. Right from his Saamy days, he has firmly planted his formula on the audience’s cognizance, that it is not allowing him to drift away from his usual. Like many of his counterparts, he too is a slave to his own formula.
I am purposely delaying my take on Singam 2 as there is nothing much to discuss. The first part was a success and so they wanted to repeat it once again with a sequel! They have repeated the success formula but have they kept the critics in mind is the big question.
The story starts with a cue from the first part where Suriya cleans the bad guys and resigns his job, only to become an undercover cop with some huge responsibilities. He then disguises himself as an NCC master who works in a school! If you pop up the question, then why Hansika when he is married to Anushka, then there is one more twist wherein the director says that there is room for one more duet and so a mass heroine like Hansika can do justice! So what else is new with the sequel - an upgrade in the form of 3 villains including an international one who is always in the ocean and 2 more dumb guys who wait till the end to get crushed by Surya!
Suriya was there in almost all the frames - beats, bangs, dances and roars as the fearsome cop! Every time when he begins mouthing a dialog, once can safely plan our tea or a loo break as it may easily continue for the next 3-5 minutes!!
Anushka was lost in the crowd, appeared for some duets and then vanished promptly! Hansika as the plump school girl was a needless addition.
Santhaanam merely gave an attendance and what was Vivek doing there?
I don't remember the exact count of the supporting cast! Apologies for that!!
Editor VT Viajayan would have had a good time editing a series of images with caricatures making noises in various frequencies.
Cinematography tested our vision with unwanted shakes and dutch angles that were stressful.
Special award has to be given to music director Devi Sri Prasad - with a single tune and a series of beats, he is able to survive across multiple languages! BGM was merely cacophonic.
In a nutshell, if you want to spend some money to enter into a room, get yourself tied and ready to listen to a 100 people from different directions scream close to your eardrums, then Singam 2 undoubtedly is your cup of tea!
Verdict: Nonsense!
Rating: 1/5
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