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{{short description|Indian film series}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2020}}
{{Infobox media franchise
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| title = Singam Franchise
| image = Singamlogo.png
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| creator = [[Hari (director)|Hari]]
| origin = ''[[Singam]]''
| owner = [[Sun Pictures]] [[2D Entertainment]] [[Studio Green]]
| films = {{ubl|''[[Singam]]''|''[[Singam II]]''|''[[Si3 (film)|Si3]]''}}
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'''''Singam''''' ({{translation|Lion}}) is an Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[action film|action]] [[film series]] centered around the titular character [[Deputy superintendent of police|DSP]] [[Duraisingam (fictional character)|Duraisingam]], a short-tempered honest cop with an aim to eliminate corruption from the society.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/singam-franchise-a-milestone-in-my-career-suriya/articleshow/57053638.cms |title='Singam' franchise a milestone in my career: Suriya |website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211160945/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/singam-franchise-a-milestone-in-my-career-suriya/articleshow/57053638.cms |archive-date=2017-02-11}}</ref> The film series began in 2010 with the release of ''[[Singam]]'', directed by [[Hari (director)|Hari]] and starring [[Suriya]] as the titular character. The film received positive reviews and grossed ₹90–100 crore worldwide.<ref name="gross">{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/decadeofroaringsingam-here-are-some-interesting-facts-about-suriyas-action-packed-cop-drama/articleshow/76063205.cms|title=#DecadeOfRoaringSINGAM: Here are some interesting facts about Suriya's action-packed cop drama|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=28 May 2020|access-date=10 June 2020|archive-date=30 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200530100046/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/decadeofroaringsingam-here-are-some-interesting-facts-about-suriyas-action-packed-cop-drama/articleshow/76063205.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> The first film also spawned two direct sequels titled ''[[Singam II]]'' (2013) and [[Si3 (film)|''Si3'']] (2017).

== Overview ==
===''Singam''===
{{Main|Singam}}
''Singam,'' the first installment of the series, tells about DSP Duraisingam, a tempered-but-honest police officer, who tries his best to eliminate a powerful don named Mayil Vaaganam. The film was released on 28 May 2010 (worldwide) and received positive reviews from critics. It earned ₹90-100 crore worldwide <ref>{{cite news|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/romancing-the-remake/731169/3|newspaper=The Indian Express|title=Romancing the remake|date=30 December 2010|access-date=18 October 2021|archive-date=18 March 2015|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150318123748/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/romancing-the-remake/731169/3|url-status=live}}</ref> against a budget of ₹15 crore.<ref name="gross"/>

===''Singam 2''===
{{Main|Singam II}}
''Singam 2,'' the second installment of this series, continues the story, where Duraisingam was sent to Thoothukoodi in order to stop a drug cartel running by Bhai and Thangaraj and their international gangster friend Michael Kong (aka Danny). The film was released in about 1500 screens worldwide. The film received positive reviews from critics where it grossed approximately {{INRConvert|1.22|b}} worldwide from Tamil and Telugu versions with a lifetime distributor's share of {{INRConvert|670|m}}.<ref name="GBOC">{{cite web|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/box-office-vikrams-i-rajinis-lingaa-vijays-kaththi-among-top-10-south-films-all-time-620966|title=Box Office: Vikram's 'I', Rajini's 'Lingaa' and Vijay's 'Kaththi' Among Top 10 South Films of All Time|work=[[IBTimes]]|date=20 January 2015|access-date=18 October 2021|archive-date=18 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018124151/https://www.ibtimes.co.in/box-office-vikrams-i-rajinis-lingaa-vijays-kaththi-among-top-10-south-films-all-time-620966|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="IBTimes">{{cite web|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/singam-3-box-office-collection-suriyas-film-mints-rs-95-crore-worldwide-717648|title=Singam 3 box office collection: Suriya's film mints Rs 110 crore worldwide|date=28 February 2017|work=IBTimes}}</ref> However, ''[[Forbes]]'' stated that the film made {{INR}}1.36 billion in its lifetime.{{citation needed|date=October 2021}}

===''Si3''===
{{Main|Si3 (film)}}
''Si3'' was the third and final installment of the series, continues the story, where Duraisingam was transferred to Andhra Pradesh as DCP, to nab an Australian bureaucrat named Vittal Prasad, who illegally exports toxic waste to India. However, unlike the first and second film, the third film mainly received mixed reviews from critics, despite, became a commercial success, thus becoming another profitable addition by grossing ₹110 crore<ref name="box">{{cite web|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/singam-3-box-office-collection-suriyas-film-mints-rs-110-crore-worldwide-717648|title=Singam 3 box office collection: Suriya's film mints Rs 110 crore worldwide|date=28 February 2017|work=IBTimes|access-date=18 October 2021|archive-date=17 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210817051208/https://www.ibtimes.co.in/singam-3-box-office-collection-suriyas-film-mints-rs-110-crore-worldwide-717648|url-status=live}}</ref> worldwide from a budget of ₹65 crore.<ref name=final>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/vivegam-box-office-collection-thala-ajith-kumar-siva-kajal-1038094-2017-09-05|title=Si3 Final Total Worldwide Collection|date=9 September 2017|work=ABO|access-date=18 October 2021|archive-date=29 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210929224818/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/vivegam-box-office-collection-thala-ajith-kumar-siva-kajal-1038094-2017-09-05|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Films==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center; width:99%;"
|-
! width="17%" | Film
! Release date
! Director
! width=18%| Screenwriter(s)
! width=20%| Story by
! width=26%| Producer(s)
|-
|''[[Singam]]''||28 May 2010||colspan=3 rowspan=3|[[Hari (director)|Hari]]||[[K. E. Gnanavel Raja]]
|-
|''[[Singam II]]''||5 July 2013||S. Lakshman Kumar
|-
|''[[Si3 (film)|Singam 3]]''||9 February 2017||Dhaval Jayantilal Gada, [[K. E. Gnanavel Raja]]
|-
|}
Three films of the Singam franchise take place between 2010, 2013 and 2017.

==Remakes==
The success of the franchise has brought other Indian industries to adapt the films in their languages. Singam (2010) was remade in [[Kannada]] as [[Kempe Gowda (film)|Kempe Gowda]], in [[Hindi]] as [[Singham]], in Bengali as [[Shotru]], and in Punjabi as [[Singham (2019 film)|Singham]]. Si3 (2017) was remade in Hindi as [[Romeo S3]].

== Recurring cast and characters ==
This table lists the main characters who appear in the Singam Franchise.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:100%;"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| Actors
! colspan="3" scope="col" style="text-align:center:" | Films
|-
! scope="col" style="width:11%"| ''[[Singam]]''
! scope="col" style="width:11%"| ''[[Singam II]]''
! scope="col" style="width:11%"| ''[[Si3 (film)|Si3]]''
|-
! scope="row"|[[Suriya]]
| colspan="3" | DCP S. Duraisingam
|-
! scope="row"|[[Anushka Shetty]]
| colspan="3" |Kavya Duraisingam
|-
! scope="row"|[[Hansika Motwani]]
|{{cEmpty}}
|colspan=2|Sathya
|-
! scope="row" |[[Prakash Raj]]
| colspan="2" |Mayil Vaaganam
|{{cEmpty}}
|-
! scope="row" |[[Danny Sapani]]
|{{cEmpty}}
| colspan="2" |Danny (Michael Kong)
|-
! scope="row" |[[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]]
| colspan="2" |Erimalai
|{{cEmpty}}
|-
! scope="row" |[[Radha Ravi]]
| colspan="3" |Soundara Pandi
|-
! scope="row" |[[Sumithra (actress)|Sumithra]]
| colspan="3" |Kalyani
|-
! scope="row" |[[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]]
| colspan="3" |Home Minister Ramanathan
|-
! scope="row" |[[Yuvarani]]
| colspan="3" |Dhanalakshmi
|-
! scope="row" |[[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]]
| colspan="3" |Mahalingam
|-
! scope="row" |[[Janaki Sabesh]]
| colspan="3" |Bharati Mahalingam
|-
! scope="row" |[[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]]
| colspan="3" |Kavya's Grandmother
|-
! scope="row" |[[Thyagu (actor)|Thyagu]]
| colspan="3" |Harbour Shanmugam
|-
! scope="row" |Priya Atlee
| colspan="2" |Divya Mahalingam
|{{cEmpty}}
|-
! scope="row" |[[Nizhalgal Ravi]]
| colspan="2" |ACP Rajendran
|{{cEmpty}}
|-
! scope="row" |[[Adithya (actor)|Adithya]]
| colspan="2" |Vaikuntam
|{{cEmpty}}
|-
! scope="row" |Item Number
|{{cEmpty}}
|[[Anjali (actress born 1986)|Anjali]]
|[[Neetu Chandra]]
|-
|}

== Additional crew and production details==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" width="100%"
|-
! rowspan="2" | Occupation
! colspan="3" | Film
|-
! width:"10%;"| ''[[Singam]]'' (2010)
! width:"10%;"| ''[[Singam II]]'' (2013)
! width:"10%;"| ''[[Si3 (film)|Si3]]'' (2017)
|-
! Director
| colspan="3" | Hari
|-
! Producer(s)
| [[Studio Green|K. E. Gnanavel Raja]] [[Reliance Entertainment|Reliance Big Pictures]]
| S. Lakshman Kumar
| K. E. Gnanavel Raja Dhaval Jayatilal Gada
|-
! Executive Producer(s)
|[[S. R. Prabhu]] S.R. Prakashbabu Mahesh Ramanathan
|Suriya Kyle Ambrose Delon Bakker
|[[S. R. Prabhu]] S.R. Prakashbabu
|-
! Distributor(s)
| [[Sun Pictures]]
| [[2D Entertainment]]
| [[Pen India Limited|Pen Movies]]
|-
! Story, Screenplay and Dialogue Writer
| colspan="3"| [[Hari (director)|Hari]]
|-
! Music director(s)
| colspan="2" | [[Devi Sri Prasad]]
| [[Harris Jayaraj]]
|-
! Cinematography
| colspan="3" | [[Priyan]]
|-
! Editor(s)
| [[V. T. Vijayan]]
| colspan="2" | V. T. Vijayan T. S. Jay
|-
! Art Director
| colspan="3" | K. Kadhir
|-
! Lyricist(s)
| [[Na. Muthukumar]] [[Viveka (lyricist)|Viveka]] Hari Megha
| Viveka
| [[Pa. Vijay]] [[Thamarai]] Viveka Hari Harris Jayaraj [[Ramya NSK]] [[Dinesh Kanagaratnam]] [[Maalavika Manoj]] [[Lady Kash]] MC Vickey
|-
! Stunt Co-ordinator(s)
| colspan="2" | [[Rocky Rajesh]] [[Anal Arasu]]
| [[Kanal Kannan]] Anbariv
|-
! Choreographer(s)
| [[Brinda (choreographer)|Brinda]] Shobi [[Baba Bhaskar]]
| [[Raju Sundaram]] [[Robert (choreographer)|Robert]] Baba Bhaskar
| [[Brinda (choreographer)|Brinda]] Shobi Baba Bhaskar
|-
! Costume Designer(s)
| Vivek Karunakaran Pallavi-Neha Bharani Anu
| Nikhaar Dhawan Uma Chaitanya Rao
| Neha Gnanavel Raja V. Sai
|}

==Release and revenue==
===Box office performance===
The franchise has been notable for its profit, with ''Singam''<ref name="Singam Behinwood">{{cite web|title=2010 – TOP 20 MOVIES IN CHENNAI BOX OFFICE|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-slide-shows/movie-4/box-office-2010/singam.html|work=Behinwoods|access-date=19 September 2013|archive-date=25 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130925194256/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-slide-shows/movie-4/box-office-2010/singam.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and its follow-up having earned a combined revenue of ₹336-346 crore, according to IBtimes.<ref name="Overseas opening">{{cite news|title='Singam-2' takes a solid start|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/trade/boxofficeoverseas/id/480|date=9 July 2013|access-date=9 July 2013|work=Bollywood Hungama|archive-date=13 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130713064718/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/trade/boxofficeoverseas/id/480|url-status=dead}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
|-
! style="text-align:centr;"| Film
! style="text-align:centr;"| Release date
! style="text-align:centr;"| Budget
! style="text-align:centr;"| Box office revenue
! style="text-align:centr;"| Ref.
|-
|''[[Singam]]''||28 May 2010||{{INRConvert|15|c}}||₹90-100 crore||<ref>{{cite web|title=Singam Box Office Mojo|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?page=&wk=2011W9&id=_fSINGAM01|work=Box office Mojo|access-date=19 September 2013|archive-date=25 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130925122404/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?page=&wk=2011W9&id=_fSINGAM01|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Tamil Star Suriya Aims To Take The 'Singam' Cop Franchise To New Horizons|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/dongroves/2017/02/07/tamil-star-suriya-aims-to-take-the-singam-cop-franchise-to-new-horizons/|website=[[Forbes]]|date=7 February 2017|access-date=15 June 2023|archive-date=7 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207062010/https://www.forbes.com/sites/dongroves/2017/02/07/tamil-star-suriya-aims-to-take-the-singam-cop-franchise-to-new-horizons/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Singam II]]''||5 July 2013||{{INRConvert|45|c}}||{{INRConvert|136|c}}||<ref>{{cite news|title=Singam 2 gets good first day collections|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/Singam-gets-good-first-day-collections/articleshow/20968913.cms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029191902/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-07-08/news-interviews/40442739_1_tamil-version-telugu-yamudu|url-status=live|archive-date=29 October 2013|date=6 July 2013|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=9 July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/singam-box-office-collection-suriya-hari-anushka-960388-2017-02-13|title=Singam 3 box-office collection: Suriya's film gets biggest opening weekend|date=13 February 2017|newspaper=[[India Today]]|access-date=19 October 2021|archive-date=19 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019074139/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/singam-box-office-collection-suriya-hari-anushka-960388-2017-02-13|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Si3 (film)|Si3]]''||9 February 2017||{{INRConvert|65|c}}||{{INRConvert|110|c}}||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/singam-3-box-office-collection-suriya-anushka-shruti-961546-2017-02-20|title=Singam 3 box-office collection: Suriya's film gets steady response in US|date=20 February 2017|newspaper=[[India Today]]|access-date=19 October 2021|archive-date=19 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019074139/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/singam-3-box-office-collection-suriya-anushka-shruti-961546-2017-02-20|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! colspan="2" style="text-align:centr;"| Total
! style="text-align:centr;"| {{INRConvert|125|c}} ({{small|three films}})
! style="text-align:centr;"| ₹336-346 crore ({{small|three films}})
|
|-
|}

== Reception ==
=== ''Singam (2010)'' ===
''[[Sify]]'' described the film ''Singam'' as a "predictable entertainer that follows the age old formula", while Suriya "carries the film to the winning post. His passion and the way he brings an ordinary regular larger-than-life hero character alive on screen is lesson for other commercial heroes".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/singam-review-review-tamil-14943277.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130708235804/http://www.sify.com/movies/singam-review-review-tamil-14943277.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 July 2013 |title=Movie Review:Singam- Review|website=[[Sify]] |accessdate=27 September 2011}}</ref> ''[[Rediff.com|Rediff]]'' felt it was an "unapologetic... entertainer and has Suriya in every frame. Lovers of commercial potpourri will definitely get their money's worth."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://movies.rediff.com/report/2010/may/28/south-tamil-review-singam.htm |title=Singam, the mother of all masala films – Rediff.com Movies |publisher=Movies.rediff.com |date=28 May 2010 |accessdate=27 September 2011 |archive-date=18 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171018083842/http://movies.rediff.com/report/2010/may/28/south-tamil-review-singam.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== ''Singam 2'' ===
''Rediff'' felt "the film has a lot of power-packed action sequences and the story races along with a tremendous pace keeping you engaged throughout... The only negative would be the length – the movie runs for almost three hours. A slightly shorter version would have created a greater impact".<ref name="rediff.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-singam-2-roars-louder-than-ever/20130705.htm|title=Review: Singam 2 roars louder than ever|accessdate=6 July 2013|archive-date=8 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130708224243/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-singam-2-roars-louder-than-ever/20130705.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Deccan Chronicle]]'' gave it the verdict: "Even if you are not a Suriya fan, ''Singam 2'' is worth a watch. The film roars rather well."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130708/entertainment-movie-reviews/article/review-suriyas-singam-2.htm|title=Review: Suriya's Singam 2|access-date=8 July 2013|archive-date=9 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180809124009/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/130708/entertainment-movie-reviews/article/review-suriyas-singam-2.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> In contrast, ''[[Zee News]]'' felt, "Suriya is the only character that makes you feel satisfied in the entire movie".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/movies/review-singam-2-bigger-but-not-better_138420.htm |title=Review: 'Singam 2' bigger but not better |date=5 July 2013 |accessdate=5 July 2013 |archive-date=5 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130705172051/http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/movies/review-singam-2-bigger-but-not-better_138420.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== ''Si3'' ===
''[[The Times of India]]'' lauded Suriya and Hari, writing,"[His] consistency in handling cop stories convincingly and entertainingly needs to be commended as he has been proving his expertise repeatedly".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/si3/movie-review/57059210.cms|title=Si3 film Review|work=The Times of India|access-date=9 February 2017|archive-date=9 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170209113039/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/si3/movie-review/57059210.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[The New Indian Express]]'' similarly praised Suriya, but found "as a commercial film director, [Hari's] storytelling methods also suffer from following a set of rules, which include frequent yawn-inducing songs".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/singam-3-movie-review-si-3-suriya-shruti-haasan-anoop-singh-star-rating-4514702/ |title=Singam 3 movie review: Si3 is Suriya's show all the way |newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=2017-03-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170315145415/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/singam-3-movie-review-si-3-suriya-shruti-haasan-anoop-singh-star-rating-4514702/ |archive-date=2017-03-15 }}</ref> In contrast, ''The Hindu'' felt it was "loud, fast, and without a single memorable moment".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/Singam-3-Loud-fast-and-without-a-single-memorable-moment/article17278182.ece |title=Singam 3: Loud, fast, and without a single memorable moment |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |accessdate=2017-03-11 |archive-date=11 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211083453/http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/Singam-3-Loud-fast-and-without-a-single-memorable-moment/article17278182.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Sify'' called the film "a cocktail of harebrained predictable plot, exhausting action scenes and slapstick comedy".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/si-3-review-loud-and-exhausting-review-tamil-rcjrrsajhbajg.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170209133015/http://www.sify.com/movies/si-3-review-loud-and-exhausting-review-tamil-rcjrrsajhbajg.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 February 2017 |title=Review : Si 3 review: Loud and exhausting! |website=[[Sify]] |date=2017-02-09 |accessdate=2017-03-11}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|qid=Q3072954|id=tt1655607|title=Singam}}
* {{IMDb title|qid=Q6491585|id=tt2309600|title=Singam 2}}
* {{IMDb title|qid=Q20463713|id=tt5323640|title=Si3}}

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