S3 (film)

S3
Directed by Hari
Produced by K. E. Gnanavel Raja
Dhaval Jayantilal Gada
Written by Hari
Starring Suriya
Anushka Shetty
Shruti Haasan
Music by Harris Jayaraj
Cinematography Priyan
Edited by V. T. Vijayan
T.S. Jay
Production
company
Distributed by Pen Movies
Release dates
  • 23 December 2016 (2016-12-23)

[1][2]

Running time
 168 minutes
Country India
Language Tamil
Budget ₹75 crore (US$11 million)

S3 also known as Singam 3 is an upcoming 2016 Indian Tamil action masala film written and directed by Hari. A sequel to the film Singam 2 (2013) and the third film in the Singam (2010) franchise, it stars Suriya, Anushka Shetty and Shruti Haasan.[3]

Principal photography commenced in January 2016 in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.[4] The film is scheduled for a worldwide release on 23rd December 2016 along with the Telugu dubbed version.[5]

Cast

Production

The film began shooting in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh from 7 January 2016 with scenes involving Suriya.[4] The new schedule saw a series of new cast members join the franchise, with actors Krish, Soori, Chaams and Robo Shankar portraying police officers[7] while Haasan was reportedly playing a journalist.[9] Vivek, who portrayed the police officer Erimalai in the first two films, declined to reprise his role in this film as he felt he "did not have a meaty role in it".[10] A Hindi language teaser was released on 25 November.

Music

S3
Soundtrack album by Harris Jayaraj
Released 27 November 2016
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length 26:23
Label Eros Music
Producer Harris Jayaraj
Harris Jayaraj chronology
Iru Mugan
(2016)		 S3
(2016)		 AR Murugadoss Untitled Project
(2016)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Behindwoods.com[11]
MovieCrow.com[12]

The film's soundtrack is scored by Harris Jayaraj, marking his fourth collaboration with Hari after Saamy, Kovil and Arul and marking his eighth collaboration with Suriya after Kaakha Kaakha, Ghajini, Vaaranam Aayiram, Ayan, Aadhavan, 7aum Arivu and Maattrraan. Taking a break after various schedules of shooting, director Hari and Harris Jayaraj completed the song composing in Bangkok, Thailand.[13] The album consist of 7 tracks that has been announced through official Twitter. The audio rights of the film was acquired by Eros Music. The complete album was released on 27 November 2016.

Tamil (Original)
No. TitleLyricsSinger(s) Length
1. "O Sone Sone"  Pa. Vijay, M. C. VickeyJaved Ali, Priya Subramaniyan, M. C. Vickey 5:06
2. "Mudhal Varai"  Thamarai, Ramya NSKHarish Raghavendra, Swetha Mohan, Ramya NSK, Karthik 5:05
3. "Universal Cop"  Viveka, Dinesh KanagaratnamChristopher Stanley, Dinesh Kanagaratnam, Krish 4:49
4. "He's My Hero"  Hari, Maalavika ManojMaalavika Manoj 2:31
5. "Wi Wi Wi WiFi"  Hari, Harris JayarajKarthik, Christopher Stanley, Nikhita Gandhi 4:50
6. "Mission To Sydney"  Hari, Lady KashLady Kash 2:28
7. "S3 Vettai Theme"  HariM. C. Vickey 1:32
Telugu (Dubbed)
No. TitleLyricsSinger(s) Length

Critical response

The album received positive response from music critics as well as the public and topped the charts. Indiaglitz stated 'S3' is a Fast and energetic album and it has all the ingredients for a commercial blockbuster album. Harris does it well for the franchise which looks to break free.[14] Review Board of BehindWoods gave 2.75/5 and claimed 'S3' is a proper commercial album from Harris Jayaraj for Suriya's cop story! An apt album with fast paced songs.[11] Ramesh Kannan of MovieCrow gave 3.25/5 and stated that Harris has given western flavour for the Singam franchise and makes the album easily accessible commercial one loaded with appealing techno.[12] Srivatsan of India Today stated S3 might not be Harris' best work, but definitely not bad either. Having said that, it's a pucca commercial album from the composer. Be it the songs or the theme music, the album has enough scope to pander to the B and C centers[15]

References

  1. ↑ "Confirmed: Suriya's Singam 3 to roar on December 16". India Today. 20 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "Release Dates: Updated". Andhra Box Office. 20 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Singam 3 is now officially called S3. Here are the new posters of the Suriya-starrer". India Today. 7 January 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Suriya's 'Singam 3' is now 'S3'". The Indian Express. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "Suriya's Singam 3 will not be postponed, confirms producer"
  6. ↑ "Raadhika Sarath Kumar joins S3 (Singam 3) shoots: Have her issues with Suriya's family been resolved?". Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Brand new star cast joins Suriya's 'S3'". Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  8. ↑ "Nitin Sathyaa: Choosing roles with substance". Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  9. ↑ "Shruti Haasan plays a journalist in Singam 3". Indian Express. 9 July 2016.
  10. ↑ "My sense of humour has kept me going during tough times: Vivekh". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  11. 1 2 "S3 SONGS REVIEW". Behindwoods.com. Behindwoods Review Board. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  12. 1 2 "S3 aka Singam 3 - Music Review". MovieCrow.com. Ramesh Kannan S. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  13. ↑ "IndiaGlitz — Suriya Anushka S3 Harris Jayaraj finishes composing five songs in nine days — Tamil Movie News". Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  14. ↑ "Singam 3 aka S3 - A full fledge energetic album from Harris". IndiaGlitz.com. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  15. ↑ "Suriya-Harris Jayaraj strike the perfect chord in this potboiler". India Today. Srivatsan. Retrieved 30 November 2016.

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