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Singam II is a 2013 Tamil action-masala film written and directed by Hari. A sequel to the successful 2010 film Singam, the film stars Suriya who reprises his title role along with Anushka Shetty, Hansika Motwani, Vivek and Santhanam in supporting roles. Produced by S. Lakshman Kumar, it has music and background score by Devi Sri Prasad. The film was released on 5 July 2013 along with a Telugu dubbed version titled Yamudu II to mixed reviews. A Hindi version entitled Main Hoon Surya Singham II released later on 2 August.
Upon release, the film was a huge commercial success, eventually being declared a Blockbuster worldwide by trade annalysts.
Contents
1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Development
3.1 Production
3.2 Marketing
4 Soundtrack
4.1 Reception
5 Release
5.1 Critical reception
5.2 Box office
6 See also
7 References
8 External links
Plot
The plot of the film connects with the predecessor. For more information on the predecessor's plot, see Singam
After having killed the notorious drug dealer Mayil Vaaganam, Duraisingam (Suriya) has gone undercover after meeting the Home Minister and is working as an NCC officer in a school in Thoothukudi. The only people who know about this operation are the Chief Minister and Home Minister apart from himself. Sathya (Hansika Motwani) is a student who falls for Duraisingam though he is waiting to marry Kavya (Anushka Shetty), his love interest from the previous film. Susai (Santhanam), a local who works in the same school shows Duraisingam parts of Thoothukudi and also tells him about the rouge elements dominating the area helping him in his surveillance. He requests the Home Minister to transfer Erimalai (Vivek) and another cop for assisting him. Sathya's moves are frequently repulsed by Duraisingam who learns that Sathya is the niece of Thangaraj (Rahman). Bhai (Mukesh Rishi) and Thangaraj, are two criminals who control the area. Bhai and Thangaraj have connections with an international gangster and drug lord Danny (Danny Sapani).
Though they are partners in their smuggling business, they conceal their partnership to the outside world and pretend like arch rivals when they are out in the public. How Duraisingam overcomes the criminals, brings down their empire and finally unites with Kavya forms the crux of the story.
Cast
Suriya as Durai Singam
Anushka Shetty as Kavya
Hansika Motwani as Sathya
Vivek as Erimalai
Santhanam as Susai
Danny Sapani as Danny
Radha Ravi as Duraisingam's father
Nassar as Mahalingam
Vijayakumar as The Home Minister
Rahman as Thangaraj
Mukesh Rishi as Bhai
Rajendran as Saghayam
Mansoor Ali Khan as Karim
Thalaivasal Vijay as Sathya's father
Manorama as Kavya's grandmother
Sumithra as Durai Singam's mother
Janaki Sabesh as Kavya's mother
Anjali in the item number "Vaale Vaale"
Development
Production
Reprising their roles from the original film are Vivek, Vijayakumar, Nassar, Anushka Shetty and Radha Ravi. Hansika Motwani plays one of the female leads.British actor Danny Sapani plays the antagonist. The actress Anjali is also featured in an item number. Prakash Raj did not return for the sequel, but he can be seen in clips from Singam that are intermittently featured during Singam II. The film was shot mainly in Kerala, Tuticorin, Chennai, Hyderabad, Tirunelveli and Karaikudi. The director has also filmed some of the key songs, stunts and talkie portions in Durban, Cape Town and Joburg in South Africa, Malaysia as well as Kenya. Primary production began in September 2012 and lasted for seven months. It was wrapped up on 30 April 2013.
Marketing
The film's first look was officially released on 26 January 2013. The first teaser was released on 16 May on YouTube and fetched over 1 million views within three days. A second teaser was released on 5 June. The satellite rights were sold to Sun TV for an undisclosed price. The film was premiered on Tamil television during Diwali 2013.
Soundtrack
Singam II
Soundtrack album by Devi Sri Prasad
Released 2 June 2013
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Language Tamil
Label Gemini Audio
Producer Devi Sri Prasad
Devi Sri Prasad chronology
Iddarammayilatho
(2013) Singam II
(2013) Yevadu
(2013)
Devi Sri Prasad, who had also worked on the score of Singam, returned for Singam II, marking his fourth project with both Suriya and director Hari. Bollywood singer Baba Sehgal had recorded a song in the film following the success of his "Kadhal Vandhale" number from the original. The soundtrack was released on 2 June 2013, a day after its originally scheduled launch in a grand event attended by several celebritie
Reception
The soundtrack of Singam II received a tepid response from critics yet topped the charts. The song, Puriyavillai was the critical favorite.[citation needed] Times of India gave the album 3/5 stars and stated that "DSP gets a foot-tapping album in Singam 2, though it sounds uncomfortably very similar to Singam." BehindWoods gave the album 2.5 stars out of 5, stating that it is "a straight forward, nothing fancy, DSP album."IndiaGlitz also gave it 2.5 stars in a scale of 5, concluding that the album is "strictly for the masses, targeting the masala aspect."
All lyrics written by Viveka.
Track listing
No. Title Singer(s) Length
1. "Puriyavillai" Swetha Mohan 4:28
2. "Vaale Vaale" Shankar Mahadevan 4:32
3. "Achchamillai" Devi Sri Prasad 3:11
4. "Singam Dance" Devi Sri Prasad, Baba Sehgal, Sharmila 4:19
5. "Vidhai Pola" Hariharan 4:48
6. "Kannukkulle" Javed Ali, Priya Himesh, Simon 4:19
Total length:
25:37
Release
Singam II was submitted to the Central Board of Film Certification by 26 June 2013 to receive its censorship rating and was passed with a 'U' certificate. The release date of the movie was confirmed as 5 July 2013. The movie released on about 2400 screens worldwide, one of the largest releases for a Tamil film.The movie released in a record 151 screens in Kerala and 63 screens in USA. The film's Telugu version was distributed by K. E. Gnanavel Raja's Studio Green.
Singam II is a 2013 Tamil action-masala film written and directed by Hari. A sequel to the successful 2010 film Singam, the film stars Suriya who reprises his title role along with Anushka Shetty, Hansika Motwani, Vivek and Santhanam in supporting roles. Produced by S. Lakshman Kumar, it has music and background score by Devi Sri Prasad. The film was released on 5 July 2013 along with a Telugu dubbed version titled Yamudu II to mixed reviews. A Hindi version entitled Main Hoon Surya Singham II released later on 2 August.
Upon release, the film was a huge commercial success, eventually being declared a Blockbuster worldwide by trade annalysts.
Contents
1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Development
3.1 Production
3.2 Marketing
4 Soundtrack
4.1 Reception
5 Release
5.1 Critical reception
5.2 Box office
6 See also
7 References
8 External links
Plot
The plot of the film connects with the predecessor. For more information on the predecessor's plot, see Singam
After having killed the notorious drug dealer Mayil Vaaganam, Duraisingam (Suriya) has gone undercover after meeting the Home Minister and is working as an NCC officer in a school in Thoothukudi. The only people who know about this operation are the Chief Minister and Home Minister apart from himself. Sathya (Hansika Motwani) is a student who falls for Duraisingam though he is waiting to marry Kavya (Anushka Shetty), his love interest from the previous film. Susai (Santhanam), a local who works in the same school shows Duraisingam parts of Thoothukudi and also tells him about the rouge elements dominating the area helping him in his surveillance. He requests the Home Minister to transfer Erimalai (Vivek) and another cop for assisting him. Sathya's moves are frequently repulsed by Duraisingam who learns that Sathya is the niece of Thangaraj (Rahman). Bhai (Mukesh Rishi) and Thangaraj, are two criminals who control the area. Bhai and Thangaraj have connections with an international gangster and drug lord Danny (Danny Sapani).
Though they are partners in their smuggling business, they conceal their partnership to the outside world and pretend like arch rivals when they are out in the public. How Duraisingam overcomes the criminals, brings down their empire and finally unites with Kavya forms the crux of the story.
Cast
Suriya as Durai Singam
Anushka Shetty as Kavya
Hansika Motwani as Sathya
Vivek as Erimalai
Santhanam as Susai
Danny Sapani as Danny
Radha Ravi as Duraisingam's father
Nassar as Mahalingam
Vijayakumar as The Home Minister
Rahman as Thangaraj
Mukesh Rishi as Bhai
Rajendran as Saghayam
Mansoor Ali Khan as Karim
Thalaivasal Vijay as Sathya's father
Manorama as Kavya's grandmother
Sumithra as Durai Singam's mother
Janaki Sabesh as Kavya's mother
Anjali in the item number "Vaale Vaale"
Development
Production
Reprising their roles from the original film are Vivek, Vijayakumar, Nassar, Anushka Shetty and Radha Ravi. Hansika Motwani plays one of the female leads.British actor Danny Sapani plays the antagonist. The actress Anjali is also featured in an item number. Prakash Raj did not return for the sequel, but he can be seen in clips from Singam that are intermittently featured during Singam II. The film was shot mainly in Kerala, Tuticorin, Chennai, Hyderabad, Tirunelveli and Karaikudi. The director has also filmed some of the key songs, stunts and talkie portions in Durban, Cape Town and Joburg in South Africa, Malaysia as well as Kenya. Primary production began in September 2012 and lasted for seven months. It was wrapped up on 30 April 2013.
Marketing
The film's first look was officially released on 26 January 2013. The first teaser was released on 16 May on YouTube and fetched over 1 million views within three days. A second teaser was released on 5 June. The satellite rights were sold to Sun TV for an undisclosed price. The film was premiered on Tamil television during Diwali 2013.
Soundtrack
Singam II
Soundtrack album by Devi Sri Prasad
Released 2 June 2013
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Language Tamil
Label Gemini Audio
Producer Devi Sri Prasad
Devi Sri Prasad chronology
Iddarammayilatho
(2013) Singam II
(2013) Yevadu
(2013)
Devi Sri Prasad, who had also worked on the score of Singam, returned for Singam II, marking his fourth project with both Suriya and director Hari. Bollywood singer Baba Sehgal had recorded a song in the film following the success of his "Kadhal Vandhale" number from the original. The soundtrack was released on 2 June 2013, a day after its originally scheduled launch in a grand event attended by several celebritie
Reception
The soundtrack of Singam II received a tepid response from critics yet topped the charts. The song, Puriyavillai was the critical favorite.[citation needed] Times of India gave the album 3/5 stars and stated that "DSP gets a foot-tapping album in Singam 2, though it sounds uncomfortably very similar to Singam." BehindWoods gave the album 2.5 stars out of 5, stating that it is "a straight forward, nothing fancy, DSP album."IndiaGlitz also gave it 2.5 stars in a scale of 5, concluding that the album is "strictly for the masses, targeting the masala aspect."
All lyrics written by Viveka.
Track listing
No. Title Singer(s) Length
1. "Puriyavillai" Swetha Mohan 4:28
2. "Vaale Vaale" Shankar Mahadevan 4:32
3. "Achchamillai" Devi Sri Prasad 3:11
4. "Singam Dance" Devi Sri Prasad, Baba Sehgal, Sharmila 4:19
5. "Vidhai Pola" Hariharan 4:48
6. "Kannukkulle" Javed Ali, Priya Himesh, Simon 4:19
Total length:
25:37
Release
Singam II was submitted to the Central Board of Film Certification by 26 June 2013 to receive its censorship rating and was passed with a 'U' certificate. The release date of the movie was confirmed as 5 July 2013. The movie released on about 2400 screens worldwide, one of the largest releases for a Tamil film.The movie released in a record 151 screens in Kerala and 63 screens in USA. The film's Telugu version was distributed by K. E. Gnanavel Raja's Studio Green.