Review – Silukkuvarpatti Singam

Film: Silukkuvarpatti Singam
Director: Chella Ayyavu
Cast: Vishnuu Vishal, Regina Cassandra, Yogi Babu, Karunakaran, Anandraj, Ravi Shankar, Livingston, Mansoor Ali Khan, Oviya and others
Music: Leon James
Cinematography: Laxman
Rating is 3.5 stars

Actor Vishnuu Vishal seems to have delivered yet a winner again. Silukkuvarpatti Singam, like his earlier film Velainnu Vandhuta Vellakaaran, is a proper commercial entertainer that can be enjoyed with the entire family.

Sathyamoorthy(Vishnuu) is a street smart constable in a small town called Silukkuvarpatti. Despite being a habitual shirker, Sathyamoorthy enjoys the confidence of his superior officer SI Muthaiya (Livingston), thanks to his presence of mind.

Sathyamoorthy knows how to step out of harm’s way while his friend and colleague Baskar (Karunakaran) is just the opposite.

Sillukuvarpatti has just one goon called Share Auto Chandran(Anandraj)and Sathyamoorthy carefully stays out of his way. So, both lead a comfortable and relaxed life.

Sathyamoorthy has this love for eating eggs, especially Bull’s eye omelettes. He likes them so much that he loses his temper and turns violent if someone prevents him from consuming them.

Life is peaceful in Silukkuvarpatti for Sathyamoorthy, who continues to flirt with every girl he sees until he meets his first love Raji (Regina Cassandra), who also happens to be niece.

While this sleepy town is peaceful, other parts of the state are not so. And that is because a dreaded gangster called Cycle Shankar (Ravi Shankar) is proving to be a headache for the police force. He proves to be such a big menace that the commissioner commissions several special police teams to nab him.

As expected, they are unable to. There are two reasons for this. One, Shankar has the backing of a Minister, who keeps using him to eliminate competition and those opposing him. Next, Shankar has a smart and funny deputy called Tony (Yogi Babu), who can lead his gang efficiently in his absence.

It is under these circumstance that the Minister assigns a fresh task to Shankar. He asks him to kill Nilakkottai Naryanan(Mansoor Ali Khan), an ex-Minister from his constituency.

Shankar too sets out to accomplish the task in disguise. On the way, he passes through Silukkuvarpatti, where he sees a bar and decides to stop for a drink. As luck would have it, Sathyamoorthy and the other cops are summoned exactly at that point to the bar to contain a protest by alcoholics for funny reasons.

As always Sathyamoorthy distances himself from the commotion and orders a bull’s eye omelette. Just as he is about to consume it, Shankar, who is hastily leaving the bar to avoid the police spotting him, bumps into him. The omelette falls down and goes waste.

A furious Sathyamoorthy thrashes Shankar and takes him into custody along with the other protestors, unaware of the fact that he is a dreaded don. It doesn’t take long for the don to escape but not before he threatens to kill Sathyamoorthy.

Sathyamoorthy, on getting to know who he has offended, shivers in fear. Meanwhile, his girl says he will have to arrest Shankar and prove to her father that he is a brave cop, who does more than bringing food to others in the police station.

What does Sathyamoorthy do? How does he fight Shankar and more importantly, how does he win his girl’s hand? Silukkuvarpatti Singam gives you the details.

The film is genuinely funny. It starts off slow but then, as the film progresses it turns interesting and keeps you entertained.

Vishnuu seems to have developed a penchant for spotting funny scripts and that fact is only further strengthend by this film. He also seems to have evolved a lot more as an actor. He comfortably settles into the skin of the character Sathyamoorthy. Simply put, the actor delivers what is asked of him almost effortlessly.

Regina Cassendra who plays Rajeshwari is playful, naughty, sweet and seductive. Her character combines all of these traits and Regina has no problems handling it.

The film’s USP is its humour quotient and that is ensured by Yogi Babu on the one hand and Anand Raj, Karunakaran, Livingston and Mansoor Ali Khan on the other.

Yogi Babu as Tony in particular is just fantastic. All his one liners, retorts and punches work big time. In particular, the lines he delivers when he is with the villain Ravi Shankar are hilarious. There is a particular sequence when the goons, while looking to kidnap a politician, enter the ladies restroom by mistake. Yogi Babu’s conversation with a woman there is bound to leave you rolling on the floor laughing.

For Yogi Babu, this film is significant for in it, he plays the main sidekick to the villian, a character that is not just funny but really intelligent. Karunakaran, AnandRaj, Livingston all add to the fun considerably.

Oviya shakes a leg for a song and makes a guest appearance.

Leon James, a really talented music director who still hasn’t got the recognition that is due to him, does a neat job in this film. His background score in particular deserves appreciation.

On the whole, director Chella Ayyavu comes up with a rip-roaring entertainer that can be enjoyed thoroughly with the entire family!