Hari speaks about Singam Movie

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After Sevval, director Hari is back with Singam starring Suriya and Anushka in lead roles. Suriya's success spree is likely to continue with Hari-directed Singam. The duo is hoping for a hat trick after Aaru and Vel. Suriya dons the role of a police officer after Kaakha Kaakha and Hari directs this police story after Saamy.

So will Singam live up to public expectations? “Yes, it will be an adorable cop film. But Suriya’s role in this film will not be like cop roles in his other films. In fact, my biggest challenge was to ensure that his role does not remind one of his earlier cop characters,” Hari said to a leading English daily.

“Suriya’s performance is the highlight of this film. He performed all the stunts and did not opt for body doubles. Anushka plays a modern college girl who has traditional beliefs. Prakashraj plays the villain; I firmly believed that no one else could do this character as well as he could,” he revealed.

“We shot at several places including Tuticorin and it being a small town, people would gather the minute they knew Suriya was shooting. So, we had to shoot discreetly and swiftly. Moreover, we did not use sets. We had shot a sequence in a village near Tuticorin and we had to make it look like it had been shot in AP. The villagers allowed us to make all the changes we needed to their homes. We were really touched by their gesture,” he added.

So get ready for some action on May 28, 2010!

Anushka say height is one of her plus points

Anushka is literally a tall personality. She is one of the tallest actresses in south Indian cinema and she says her height is one of her plus points and a reason behind her making it big in Tamil and Telugu film industries.

“Many say height is a disadvantage for a heroine. Even there were rumours about my height factor that some heroes wear shoes with heels while acting with me. But there is no truth in it and I consider it as one my pluses,” she says.

On her forthcoming ‘Singam’, Anushka says, “I am thrilled by the working style of director Hari. He knows the knack of extracting work from colleagues. The film is a thorough entertainer and Hari has made a perfect balance between commercial and sensible cinema.”

Showering praises on Suriya, the lead actor of ‘Singam’, she says, “Dedication is the other name of Suriya. He is a complete professional who gives nothing but his best scene after scene. His performance was like that of a lion, aptly reflecting the title.”

Singam movie shoots in Dubai

The final leg of Singam’s shoots is being held in Dubai. This schedule will include filming of duet songs between aSuriy and Anushka. The team including a few technicians, Suriya and Anushka flew to Dubai recently.

Singam is an action thriller, a cop tale, directed by Hari. Suriya sports a thick cop-moustache for the movie. Shoots were held earlier in the southern parts of Tamil Nadu. The movie is expected to hit the screens in April.

Surya busy with his next film Singam

Actor Suriya who has been giving continuous hits with Ayan and Aadhavan in the recent months, is busy with his next film Singam being directed by Hari. While this is on, there was news in a popular English daily that Suriya and Simran have been signed up for a Sinhalese movie 'Devadasigal' which is to be directed by Suresh Kumarasinghe.