Chennai
The film opens with scenes from the first part and then takes off from where it ended. Aarusaamy (Vikram) lives with his wife Bhuvana (Aishwarya Rajesh, replaces Trisha but doesn’t quite fit into the character). He is deputed at Aayakudi Police Station in Palani and is seen fighting goons who oppose an inter-caste wedding. Meanwhile, Ravana Picchai (Bobby Simha), the youngest son of Perumal Picchai, along with his brothers Devendra Pichhai (John Vijay) and Mahendra Picchai (OAK Sundar), comes to Tirunelveli from Colombo to avenge his dad’s death.
Aarusaamy and Bhuvana are eliminated by Ravana Pichhai and his brothers. Twenty eight years later, Ramsaamy (also Vikram) is introduced. He is an aspiring IAS officer working for Vishwanathan (Prabhu Ganesan), a central minister.
Like any other Tamil film, in an unexpected so-called turn of events, Ram saves Vishwanthan’s daughter Dhiya (Keerthy Suresh) from kidnappers and she falls for him.
The story also has some supernatural elements thrown in as Ram is influenced by his father’s ‘spirit’ whenever he happens to ‘brush’ the police uniform accidentally and ends up opting for the police force instead of IAS during the interview. These make for an average first half.
We are also introduced to characters from the original who were all connected to Aarusaamy. They give Ram the lead to track down Ravana Picchai.
Thanks to Vikram’s performance and his dedication to ‘look younger, the audience will love his performance in every single frame from the first to the last.
A big let-down is Soori’s lack of humour. However, the pace picks up in the second half as Vikram keeps up the tempo he maintained in the first version. While his body language and Hari’s dialogues cheer us up, the VFX in the fight scenes haven’t helped a bit to boost the hero’s image.While there is nothing much to talk about Aishwarya Rajesh’s performance, Keerthy Suresh too looks listless.
Bobby Simha has justified his role as Ravana Pichhai and has pulled off villainism quite well after Jigarthanda. Devi Sri Prasad’s music is another plus for Saamy Square. His background score for the antagonist and even the songs does not tire us.
Saamy Square makes up well for a commercial film. Sans Soori, the film would have been somewhere close to a cult classic like the first part.
However, it fails to do justice to the prequel. The film is a one-time watch for Vikram’s performance and the way Hari has tried to connect it to the first, both emotionally and commercially.
Saamy Square
Director: Hari
Cast: Vikram, Keerthy Suresh, Aishwarya Rajesh, Bobby Simha, Soori, Prabhu, John Vijay, OAK Sundar, Delhi Ganesh and Sumithra
Music director: Devi Sri Prasad
Synopsis: Aarusaamy’s son Ramsaamy, who aspires to become an IAS officer ends up becoming an IPS officer and avenges the death of his parents
Rating: 3/5
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