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Singapore Saloon movie review: RJ Balaji is convincing as a hairstylist, but this underdog story has too much going on

Singapore Saloon movie review

Singapore Saloon movie review: The last few films of director Gokul featured big Tamil stars, but did not fare well at the box office.

This time around the Junga director teams up with RJ-turned-actor-and-director RJ Balaji, who is known for his comedy.

Singapore Saloon tried to combine director Gokul’s sensibilities with actor RJ Balaji’s to a certain extent, but how well do the two meet?

Singapore Saloon's plot

Singapore Saloon starts with Kathir's (RJ Balaji) stunning confession – he is going to die by suicide. He then narrates what compelled him to make this decision. The film revolves around Kathir’s ambition to become a renowned hair stylist.

He grows up in a small town, where he spends a lot of time with his friend Basheer (Kishen Das) at Chacha’s (Lal) barbershop called Singapore Saloon. He feels passionate about this profession, but he feels education is important and arms himself.

His wife’s (Meenakshi Chaudhary) miserly father (Sathyaraj) and his own dad lend him money to open his dream salon, and he opens his Singapore Saloon in a building interestingly shaped like Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands.

Director Gokul has tried to give us an underdog story of a young man, who dares to make his dream a reality. The first half of the film is filled with lighter moments as we see Kathir in school and develop his first crush.