![]() ![]() ![]() Sickeningly self-glorifying the corrupt ‘system’ is here no more than a pretext for Suriya to unleash his own brand of brutality laced with dialogues that run across the lengthy film with ear-splitting emphasis. In case we think she’s playing a workless bimbo Shruti is a journalist out to trash Suriya’s reputation with an expose that goes way off the mark. Suriya’s introductory fight on a railway station has goons being fist-flown into space like flying saucers while a wide-eyed open-mouthed Shruti Haasan watches the tumultuous tamasha and even rushes to Singam for his autograph. I nearly drowned in the din hoping there would be some semblance sense emerging from the sound and fury. At this point in the passionately heroic plot, the entire audience began to cheer, clap and whistle in anticipation of Suriya’s grand entry. There is a law-and-order and situation in Hyderabad and Tamil Nadu’s super-cop Singam must be brought in. The overwrought film opens with a parliamentary session in Andhra Pradesh where there are name plates in front of political dummies with announcements like ‘Opposition Leader’. ![]() The performances are so over-the-top, they topple over and fall into the territory of unintentional humour. The direction is a muddle of rapidly moving shots with no room for the dialogues and characters to grow. The writing is slothful, so much so that it often as though the script is a pretext for the fights. Starring: Suriya, Anushka Shetty, Shruti Haasanĭon’t let the agitated agile ambience of unlimited energy fool you. ![]()
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