Silukkuvaarpatti Singam movie review: Rightly tickles the funny bone!
Director: Chella Ayyavu
Cast: Vishnu Vishal, Regina, Yogi Babu, Sai Ravi, Oviya.
After giving a serious outing with Raatchasan, Vishnu Vishal has chosen a crazy comedy entertainer Silukkuvaarpatti Singam. Having bankrolled the film, neither him nor the debut director Chella show any sign of pretense. Their sole aim is to make people laugh from the word go.
Set at the backdrop of Dindugal, Sathyamoorthy aka Sakthi (Vishnu Vishal) is a happy-go-lucky constable who shuns away from predicaments and is contended doing petty jobs of fetching tea and snacks for others at the police station. He has a weakness for half-boiled eggs and if anyone disturbs him while eating the item, he gets hysterical. He falls for his morai-ponnu Rajeswari (Regina Cassandra) who is a teacher. Meanwhile, a dreaded gangster Cycle Shankar (Sai Ravi) who dodges police comes to Silukkuvarpatti on a mission of murdering former minister Nilakottai Narayanan (Mansoor Ali Khan). A situation arises when Sakthi locks horns with Cycle Shankar after the latter interrupts while gulping half-boiled egg. Without knowing the background of Shankar, he puts him behind the bar. Shankar’s gang including Tony (Yogi Babu) manages to bring him out of the lockup and now the former vows to finish off Sakthi before leaving the place.
Vishnu Vishal has pulled out an energetic and convincing performance. His comic timing is flawless and he is equally impressive in action blocks and dance routines. Regina looks pretty, but has no scope to perform. Yogi Babu as Tony, the right hand of Sai Ravi who is in form brings the roof down with his timely comic one-liners. Sai Ravi is menacing. Oviya does an extended cameo replete performing a kutthu song. Karunakaran, Anandharaj, Mansoor Ali Khan, Livingston, Singamuthu and Lollu Sabha Manohar chip in their bit to tickle our funny bones. The rape jokes are not in good taste and the debutant director could have avoided them on an otherwise clean and family joy ride. Leon James music goes well with the mood of the film.
