Saamy Square

Saamy 2
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Hari
Produced by Shibu Thameens
Written by Hari
Starring Vikram
Aishwarya Rajesh
Bobby Simha
Prabhu Ganesan
Keerthy Suresh
Music by Devi Sri Prasad
Cinematography Priyan
Venkatesh Anguraj
Edited by V. T. Vijayan
T. S. Jay
Production
company
Release date
  • September 21, 2018 (2018-09-21)[1]
Running time
 156 Minutes
Country India
Language Tamil

Saamy Square, (stylized as Saamy2) is a 2018 Tamil language action masala fantasy film, written and directed by Hari and produced by Shibu Thameens. It stars Vikram in the dual role with [2] Aishwarya Rajesh and Keerthy Suresh as the female leads alongside Prabhu, Bobby Simha, and Soori in supporting roles. The film is a sequel to the 2003 film Saamy. The film was released on 21 September 2018 along with its Telugu dubbed version titled Saamy, and received mixed reviews from critics.

Plot

The film begins a year after the events which occurred in the prequel Saamy.

Deputy Commissioner of Police Aarusaamy "Saamy" (Vikram), who had been transferred out of Tirunelveli, leads a happy life with his now-pregnant wife Bhuvana (Aishwarya Rajesh), who intends to pursue IAS. However, this happy life is shaken when Perumal Pichai's youngest son Raavana Pichai (Bobby Simha) finds out his father is dead and not "hiding" from Saamy as claimed. He leaves for Tirunelveli and takes charge of his father's crime syndicate, wreaking havoc over the people of Tirunelveli. Saamy applies for a transfer to Tirunelveli to stop Raavana, which is accepted. But on the way to Tirunelveli, he and Bhuvana are hacked to death by Raavana and his elder brothers Mahendra Pichai (O. A. K. Sundar) and Devendra Pichai (John Vijay) to avenge their father's death. Before dying, Saamy manages to open his dead wife's uterus and prematurely deliver his child, who turns out to be a boy, following which he passes away.

Twenty eight years later, the boy, whose name is Ramasaamy "Ram" (Vikram), lives in New Delhi, working as a front-end receptionist for Union Minister G. Viswanathan (Prabhu). He intends to pursue IAS as per the wishes of his maternal grandparents (Delhi Ganesh and Sumitra), who have raised him in a Brahmincal and nonviolent manner so he doesn't end up as a police officer like his father. One day, Ram meets Diya (Keerthy Suresh), Viswanathan's daughter, who has returned from London after completing her studies. Initially, both of them do not get along, but when Ram saves Diya from Raavana's henchmen, who had kidnapped Diya after her father had double-crossed Raavana over some business dealings, Diya falls in love with Ram. However, Ram stays aloof as Diya is the Minister's daughter, but later he too reciprocates his feelings for her.

Ram passes the UPSC exam and leaves for Mussoorie for 1-year training. After his return, his maternal grandparents are shocked to see he has decided to pursue IPS instead of IAS after the training period and are further shocked on hearing that he has been posted in Tirunelveli. However, they accept Ram's decision and he leaves for Tiruneveli, where he decides to take on Raavana and his brothers with the help of the local police including his father's right-hand man, Inspector "Punctuality" Paramasivam (Ramesh Khanna), whose wife (Sri Latha) had also died at the hands of Raavana and his brothers. He razes Perumal Pichai's statue, which had been illegally placed at an intersection by Raavana and caused lot of traffic problems. With this incident, a cat-and-mouse game begins between Ram and Raavana, with both of them trying their best to get rid of each other. Ram manages to kill Devendra and Mahendra but cleverly hides the evidence from everyone except Raavana. In retribution, Raavana and his men orchestrate a train accident which kills Viswanathan.

With Viswanathan's death, Ram decides to finish off Raavana once and for all. Ram finds out Raavana is planning to go to Pakistan via Gujarat and Rajasthan, with black money meant for financing terrorists. With the help of the Rajasthan Police, Ram manages to track down Raavana. After a bitter fight, Ram subdues Raavana, but instead of killing him, decides to leave him to his fate in the middle of the Thar Desert with no man, village, town, or water source for several hundreds of kilometres.

Cast

Production

Development

In August 2016, during the audio launch of Iru Mugan, director Hari made an official announcement that he will unite with Vikram,[3][4] also echoed by the latter,[5] for a sequel to Saamy after 13 years[6] being bankrolled by Shibu Thameens,[7] as the principal photography was expected to commencing in the end of 2016[8] with Harris Jayaraj as music composer During December 2016, Shibu Thameens confirmed that the plan for sequel is still on putting end to the rumours of shelving the project,[9] as director Hari and his team are involved in script development and commencing the principal photography tentatively during April 2017.[10] During May 2017, it was officially announced that Devi Sri Prasad will be the composer of the flick and collaborating again with Vikram for the second time after Kanthasamy and Hari for the fifth time after Aaru, Venghai, Singam & Singam-2.[11] In August 2017, news emerged that lyricist Viveka joined the composer and director for a music composition session at Puducherry.[12] Kanal Kannan and Silva were tasked with action choreography.[13][14] Priyan, Hari's regular cinematographer was also selected as well, but later Venkatesh Anguraj dons the cinematographer's hat after Priyan's demise due to heart attack in November 2017. Art direction is done by P. Shanmugam and P.V. Balaji, replacing K. Kadhir who earlier collaborates with Hari in his previous films.

Casting

Apart from Vikram reprising his role, Keerthy Suresh was selected as the female lead.[15][16] Prabhu and comedian Soori were added to cast along with Bobby Simha.[17] Trisha was originally going to reprise her role as Bhuvana from the first film, but opted out citing "creative differences";[18] she was replaced by Aishwarya Rajesh.[19]

Filming

Despite the commencement of pre-production, the shooting was supposed to be commenced during June or July 2017 as quoted by the film producer,[20] various sources towards reported that the shoot would start towards the end of September 2017.[21][22] Finally, the principal photography commenced in Chennai from 30 September 2017 onwards.[23][24] The director also revealed that the film will be shot in Delhi, Mussoorie and Nepal after shooting considerable portions in Chennai.[25] In early October, the film's new title was revealed to be Saamy Square.[26] Most of the scenes were shot at various locations within the city of Trivandrum and also in karaikudi by setting the name of Thirunelveli. Indiaglitz mentioned the movie "A Speedy journeys to Nowhere" in their review. They also added, " Go for this ride if you are a fan of Vikram and are immune to Deja Vu" [27]

Soundtrack

The music had been composed by Devi Sri Prasad, who replaces the predecessor's music composer Harris Jayaraj. The first single "Adhiroobaney" released on the 10th of July, with lyrics being penned by Viveka and sung by M. M. Manasi. The second single "Molaga Podiye" soon followed and released on the 18th of July. The first telugu single "Adhi Sundara" released on the 21st of August, with lyrics being penned by Sri Mani and sung by M. M. Manasi.

Saamy²
Soundtrack album by Devi Sri Prasad
Released 23 July 2018
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length 21:56
Language Tamil
Label Sony Music
Producer Shibu Thameens
Devi Sri Prasad chronology
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Singles from Saamy²
  1. "Adhiroobaney"
    Released: 10 July 2018 (2018-07-10) (Single)
  2. "Molagapodiye"
    Released: 18 July 2018 (2018-07-18) (Single)
  3. "Pudhu Metro Rail"
    Released: 24 July 2018 (2018-07-24) (Making Video)

Original soundtrack

Track listing (Tamil)

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Adhiroobaney"VivekaM. M. Manasi4:32
2."Molagapodiye"VivekaSanjith Hegde, Rita Thyagarajan4:25
3."Darnakka"VivekaBenny Dayal, Anthony Daasan4:56
4."Pudhu Metro Rail"Devi Sri PrasadVikram, Keerthy Suresh4:18
5."Amma Amma" Karthik3:45
Total length:21:56

Track listing (Telugu)

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Athi Sundara"Sri ManiM. M. Manasi4:32
2."Mirchi Poduma"SahithiSanjith Hegde, Rita4:25
3."Darrnaka"SahithiSagar, Anthony Daasan4:56
4."Kottha Metro Rail"Devi Sri PrasadHemachandra, Sravana Bhargavi4:18

Release and reception

Saamy Square was released 21 September 2018.[28] The film received mixed reviews from critics, with praise towards the performances of Vikram and Bobby Simha, and criticism towards the outdated story.[29]

References

  1. ↑ https://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/big-news-chiyaan-vikram-starrer-saamy-square-gets-a-release-date-deets-inside/
  2. ↑ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/aishwarya-rajesh-joins-the-cast-of-saamy-square/articleshow/64841417.cms
  3. ↑ "Vikram teams up with director Hari for 'Saamy 2'". The Hindu. Chennai. IANS. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "Vikram teams up with director Hari for 'Saamy 2'". The Indian Express. Chennai. IANS. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  5. ↑ ""Anand Shankar skipped a big hero film for doing 'Iru Mugan' with me" – Vikram". Indiaglitz. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  6. ↑ S, Subhakeerthana (3 August 2016). "Saamy 2 on cards!". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  7. ↑ "Hari and Vikram to team up again !!!!". Indiaglitz. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  8. ↑ "Saamy 2: Vikram will collaborate with Singam director Hari for sequel to 2003 hit". India Today. New Delhi. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  9. ↑ "Will Vikram's 'Saamy-2' take off?". Sify. 28 December 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  10. ↑ "'Saamy 2' not shelved, clarifies producer". The Times of India. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  11. ↑ "DSP replaces Harris Jayaraj in 'Saamy 2'". Business Standard. Chennai. IANS. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  12. ↑ "Here is an update on Saamy2". Times of India. 20 August 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  13. ↑ Janani K (21 September 2017). "Prabhu and Soori join Saamy 2". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  14. ↑ "Saamy² - Trailer". PakkaTv. 4 June 2018.
  15. ↑ S Subhakeerthana (27 October 2016). "Excited to see Vikram and me together again: Trisha". The New Indian Express. p. 2. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  16. ↑ Srivatsan (27 October 2016). "Trisha on Saamy 2: Excited to work with Vikram again". India Today. New Delhi. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  17. ↑ "Prabhu and Soori join Vikram's 'Saamy-2'". Sify. 21 September 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  18. ↑ https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/trisha-krishnan-walks-out-of-saamy-2-cites-creative-differences/story-Z33gN7bcTQAlTWA6qMsPQN.html
  19. ↑ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/aishwarya-rajesh-joins-the-cast-of-saamy-square/articleshow/64841417.cms
  20. ↑ Karthik, Kumar (23 March 2017). "Actor Vikram's Saamy 2 to roll from June or July". Hindustan Times. Chennai. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  21. ↑ Thinkal, Menon (18 September 2017). "Trisha and Keerthy Suresh have crucial roles in Hari's Saamy 2". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  22. ↑ "Vikram, Trisha film Saamy 2 to finally go on floors in the last week of September". Hindustan Times. Chennai: IANS. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  23. ↑ "Hari's 'Saamy-2 shoot begins in Chennai". Sify. Chennai. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  24. ↑ "Saamy 2: Vikram and Keerthy Suresh begin work on the sequel". Hindustan Times. New Delhi. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  25. ↑ "'Saamy 2' to finally go on floors later this month". Business Standard. Chennai. IANS. 21 September 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  26. ↑ "Chiyaan Vikrams Saamy sequel titled Saamy Square". India Today. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  27. ↑ https://www.indiaglitz.com/saamy-2-aka-saamy-square-review-tamil-movie-21069
  28. ↑ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/saamy-2/movie-review/65895241.cms
  29. ↑ https://www.ibtimes.co.in/saamy-2-square-review-roundup-this-what-critics-have-say-about-vikrams-movie-781168
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