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Saamy Square
« on: September 21, 2018, 08:45:51 PM »
Saamy Square Review



Star Cast : Vikram, Keerthy, Bobby, Soori
Director : Hari

This 80's-style actioner actually begins with the recap of the first part which was released in 2003 but still the powerful background score of Harris Jayaraj gives goosebumps. We also get to see a glimpse of Aaru Saamy, the badass cop who calls himself Porukki. To be honest, this recap has the best whistle worthy moment in the entire first half of Saamy Square.

Now, we are told that the dead Perumal Pichai (Kota Srinivasa Rao) has three sons including the demon like Raavanan (Bobby Simha), and his two elder brothers (OAK Sundar and John Vijay) who is settled in Sri Lanka. Perumal's sons come back to Tirunelveli and establish their father as a martyr and build a statue for him.

Cut to the present: Ramasamy (Vikram) is an aspiring civil service student who lives in Delhi and works as manager to a Central Minister (Prabhu Ganesan). Ramasamy's grandparents has raised him as a soft natured, nice guy without letting him know about his parents death or even showing their real photo (!!!)  But when a rogue disrespects a cop, our hero turns violent and later Ramasamy chooses to become an IPS for some unknown reason. Understanding the Khaki connect, Ramasamy's granddad (Delhi Ganesh) tells him how his dad Aarusamy and mother Bhuvana (Aishwarya Rajesh) were brutally murdered by Raavanan and his brothers. Now, it's pay back time for the cop, as he reaches Tirunelveli to settle scores.

The first half of Saamy Square is filled with action scenes that has a distinct comic-book feel to it, Soori's comedy tracks that falls flat and an uninteresting romantic track.  But after a kick ass interval block, the second half move at a breakneck speed, allowing you little time to even ponder at the ridiculousness of what’s going on, especially the last 30 minutes revenge episode.   

Saamy Square is a film that makes no bones, no pretences about the fact that it is aimed at the masses. It’s loud, mindless, dumb and silly at times, but that’s all part of the Hari design.

Vikram not only looks good but is extremely fit as a cop and he is one single reason to watch the film.  Though the film is exaggerated and formulaic, it relies squarely on the charm of its leading man to pull off its over-the-top tone. Vikram's scorching screen-presence and infectious energy is commendable.

Compared to his recent performances, Bobby Simha as the loud villain Raavanan is perfect foil for our hero. Soori's comedy tracks are low-brow, repetitive and lazy. Keerthy Suresh in an eye candy role looks good. But being introduced as a girl who is back from London after studies only to fall in love with the hero too fast and to get beaten up twice by him is embarrassing.  Aishwarya Rajesh's cameo is forgettable.

Among Devi Sri Prasad's songs which are strictly average, the obligatory duet Metro Rail shot in Ukraine is pleasing and hummable. Cinematography and editing pattern are as same as any other Hari film. Overall, Saamy Square is rich in production values shot in multiple locations across India and is purely aimed at the mass audiences. The film is watchable for the brand Saamy and the last thirty minutes revenge episode.