Singam Puli (transl. Lion, Tiger)[2] is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by Sai Ramani. It stars Jiiva in dual roles,[3] co-starring Divya Spandana, Honey Rose and Santhanam.[4][5] With its release delayed multiple times, the film saw a theatrical release on 4 March 2011.[6] The film was dubbed in Telugu as Simham Puli.[7] It opened to a mixed critical reception,[8] and was moderately successful at the box office.[9]
The film has a deceptively casual beginning: a middle-class family consisting of parents, a daughter and identical twin sons: Shiva and Ashok Kumar. Shiva works in a fish-market, and Ashok Kumar is a lawyer. Shiva is a typical hero who attacks baddies with his bare fists; a rugged man who will brook no injustice. Devout Ashok's goodness is a facade that hides his evil womanizing nature. Both have romantic interests. Shweta is Shiva's long-time sweetheart, while Ashok's life is one long, lustful journey as he charms every woman he meets into his bed. But Shiva can do nothing right as far as his parents are concerned; they trust Ashok and always misunderstand Shiva's righteous anger and his every attempt to show up his Machiavellian twin fails. Ashok, on the other hand, is pally with the local goons and uses his brains to assist them in their nefarious activities. Matters come to a head when Ashok lures a girl called Gayatri with false pretences, pretending to be falling in love with her at first ending up in having sex with her and eventually causing her to kill herself when he learns that she becomes pregnant.
Shiva lodges a complaint on Ashok but this fails as he could not prove that whether it was him or Ashok who did the crime due to their faces. Shiva learns that a security guard saw Ashok pushing Gayatri from the roof. He tells the guard to meet him in the evening, but the guard is killed by Ashok as the guard saw him in the evening and thought he was Shiva. Shiva learns this, a cat-and-mouse game begins between the siblings. This angers Ashok, and he tries to kill Shiva and employs a gang to do so. Eventually, Shiva learns of this plot and confronts Ashok. During the fight, Ashok is killed by his own man. Shiva walks with his father, who for the first time accepts him.
Robert in a special appearance in the song "Figaru"
Soundtrack
All songs scored by Mani Sharma. The song "Figaru" is based on "Hare Rama" from Okkadu. The song "Kangalal" is based on "Endhuko" from Chirutha. The song "Varrale" is based on "Parare" from Stalin.
Behindwoods.com gave the album 2 stars out of 5, noting it had "all the ingredients for a mass entertainer", and felt it "has the ability to make people dance to his (Sharma's) tunes."[10]
Release
The film was initially set to release on Diwali 2010,[11] but got delayed due to CG works on scenes involving Jiiva's dual roles.[12] It got rescheduled to release on 11 February 2011.[13] It received a U/A (parental guidance) certificate from the Central Board of Film Certification, and the release was postponed to 25 February 2011.[14] The film was finally released on 4 March 2011.[15]This Film was sold by Sun TV.
Critical reception
Rohit Ramachandran in nowrunning.com gave the film 3.25/5 stars stating that "Singam Puli is a passable entertaining film that is worth checking out if you're looking for popcorn escapism".[16]Rediff wrote "This cat-and-mouse game does work, most of the time. Fewer songs and a taut climax would have made for a more exciting watch."[17]Behindwoods wrote "For his debut project, Sai Ramani has chosen a mainstream commercial subject taking in sibling rivalry with clearly etched out characters which could have worked wonders but fortunately he had capitalized this aspect in weaving an engaging tale. The inconsistent narration meanders through the course of the film with its lumpy episodic nature that fails to have an engrossing effect on the audience."[18]Sify wrote "Sai Ramani directed Singam Puli, is an uninspiring 2 hours 45 minutes masala film that takes the viewers for granted. The film is loaded with action, drama, fights, comedy and double meaning dialogues and crass comedy."[19]Mid-Day wrote "Debutant Sai has chosen an advanced theme of fight between twins who represent good and bad. This could have been forgiven if he had worked up a good script to tell this tug-of-war between the brothers".[20]
^Srinivasan, Sudhir (17 January 2015). "Going wild over titles". The Hindu. Retrieved 18 January 2015. More recently, 2011 saw two variants, Jiiva's Singam Puli (Lion, Tiger) that fared moderately, and Aadhi's Aadu Puli (Goat, Tiger), another average grosser.
^"WHO IS THE ULTIMATE HERO-VILLAIN?". Behindwoods.
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Singam Puli transl Lion Tiger 2 is a 2011 Indian Tamil language action thriller film written and directed by Sai Ramani It stars Jiiva in dual roles 3 co starring Divya Spandana Honey Rose and Santhanam 4 5 With its release delayed multiple times the film saw a theatrical release on 4 March 2011 6 The film was dubbed in Telugu as Simham Puli 7 It opened to a mixed critical reception 8 and was moderately successful at the box office 9 Singam PuliTheatrical release posterDirected bySai RamaniWritten bySai RamaniProduced byS ParthibanS SrinivasanStarringJiiva Divya SpandanaHoney RoseCinematographyBalasubramaniemEdited byV JaishankarMusic byMani SharmaProductioncompanySilverline Film FactoryRelease date4 March 2011 2011 03 04 India Running time163 minutes 1 CountryIndiaLanguageTamil Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Soundtrack 4 Release 5 Critical reception 6 References 7 External linksPlot EditThe film has a deceptively casual beginning a middle class family consisting of parents a daughter and identical twin sons Shiva and Ashok Kumar Shiva works in a fish market and Ashok Kumar is a lawyer Shiva is a typical hero who attacks baddies with his bare fists a rugged man who will brook no injustice Devout Ashok s goodness is a facade that hides his evil womanizing nature Both have romantic interests Shweta is Shiva s long time sweetheart while Ashok s life is one long lustful journey as he charms every woman he meets into his bed But Shiva can do nothing right as far as his parents are concerned they trust Ashok and always misunderstand Shiva s righteous anger and his every attempt to show up his Machiavellian twin fails Ashok on the other hand is pally with the local goons and uses his brains to assist them in their nefarious activities Matters come to a head when Ashok lures a girl called Gayatri with false pretences pretending to be falling in love with her at first ending up in having sex with her and eventually causing her to kill herself when he learns that she becomes pregnant Shiva lodges a complaint on Ashok but this fails as he could not prove that whether it was him or Ashok who did the crime due to their faces Shiva learns that a security guard saw Ashok pushing Gayatri from the roof He tells the guard to meet him in the evening but the guard is killed by Ashok as the guard saw him in the evening and thought he was Shiva Shiva learns this a cat and mouse game begins between the siblings This angers Ashok and he tries to kill Shiva and employs a gang to do so Eventually Shiva learns of this plot and confronts Ashok During the fight Ashok is killed by his own man Shiva walks with his father who for the first time accepts him Cast EditJiiva in dual role as Shiva Ashok s twin brother and the main protagonist Ashok Kumar Ashok Shiva s twin brother and the main antagonist Divya Spandana as Shwetha Honey Rose as Gayatri Santhanam as Bujji Babu Ponvannan as Vedachalam Shiva and Ashok Kumar s father Kuyili as Shiva and Ashok Kumar s mother Pandu as Raghavan Shwetha s father Meera Krishnan as Kamala Shwetha s mother Cool Suresh as Ashok Kumar s friend Alex as Bujji Babu s uncle Neelu Nasreen as Ramya s mother Aunty Robert in a special appearance in the song Figaru Soundtrack EditAll songs scored by Mani Sharma The song Figaru is based on Hare Rama from Okkadu The song Kangalal is based on Endhuko from Chirutha The song Varrale is based on Parare from Stalin No TitleLyricsPerformer s Length1 Figaru VivekaNaveen 2 Poove Poove VivekaRahul Nambiar 3 Varrale AnnamalaiRanjith Saindhavi 4 Kangalal Na MuthukumarKarthik Rita 5 Ullasame Sai RamaniRanjith Janani Madhan 6 Naadilla VivekaMukesh Behindwoods com gave the album 2 stars out of 5 noting it had all the ingredients for a mass entertainer and felt it has the ability to make people dance to his Sharma s tunes 10 Release EditThe film was initially set to release on Diwali 2010 11 but got delayed due to CG works on scenes involving Jiiva s dual roles 12 It got rescheduled to release on 11 February 2011 13 It received a U A parental guidance certificate from the Central Board of Film Certification and the release was postponed to 25 February 2011 14 The film was finally released on 4 March 2011 15 This Film was sold by Sun TV Critical reception EditRohit Ramachandran in nowrunning com gave the film 3 25 5 stars stating that Singam Puli is a passable entertaining film that is worth checking out if you re looking for popcorn escapism 16 Rediff wrote This cat and mouse game does work most of the time Fewer songs and a taut climax would have made for a more exciting watch 17 Behindwoods wrote For his debut project Sai Ramani has chosen a mainstream commercial subject taking in sibling rivalry with clearly etched out characters which could have worked wonders but fortunately he had capitalized this aspect in weaving an engaging tale The inconsistent narration meanders through the course of the film with its lumpy episodic nature that fails to have an engrossing effect on the audience 18 Sify wrote Sai Ramani directed Singam Puli is an uninspiring 2 hours 45 minutes masala film that takes the viewers for granted The film is loaded with action drama fights comedy and double meaning dialogues and crass comedy 19 Mid Day wrote Debutant Sai has chosen an advanced theme of fight between twins who represent good and bad This could have been forgiven if he had worked up a good script to tell this tug of war between the brothers 20 References Edit Singam Puli British Board of Film Classification Srinivasan Sudhir 17 January 2015 Going wild over titles The Hindu Retrieved 18 January 2015 More recently 2011 saw two variants Jiiva s Singam Puli Lion Tiger that fared moderately and Aadhi s Aadu Puli Goat Tiger another average grosser WHO IS THE ULTIMATE HERO VILLAIN Behindwoods Singam Puli The New Indian Express Rangarajan Malathi 5 March 2011 Where was the pruner The Hindu Jiiva s next release Singam Puli will release on February 25 The Times of India Retrieved 17 February 2011 Simham Puli Eros Now Singam Puli tamil Movie Overview Moviecrow com Ranking based on Chennai Box Office Collections from Apr 01th 2011 to Apr 03th 2011 Behindwoods SINGAM PULI MUSIC REVIEW Behindwoods Diwali Release Confirmed Movies Behindwoods Retrieved 23 October 2010 Reason for Singam Puli s delay Behindwoods Retrieved 13 November 2010 Singam Puli release date confirmed Behindwoods Retrieved 31 January 2011 Singam Puli release postponed Behindwoods Retrieved 15 February 2011 Singam Puli release postponed yet again Behindwoods Retrieved 21 February 2011 FullName 5 March 2011 Singam Puli Review Tamil Movie Review by Rohit Ramachandran Nowrunning com Retrieved 8 November 2012 Review Singam Puli works most of the time Rediff SINGAM PULI REVIEW SINGAM PULI MOVIE REVIEW behindwoods com Singam Puli Archived from the original on 14 March 2016 Movie review Singam Puli A mind blowing experience mid day 7 March 2011 External links EditSingam Puli at IMDb Retrieved from https en 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