The third part of the '' Singam '' film series was initially scheduled to enter production in December 2015 . Suriya and Anushka will reprise their roles . Production on the film was , however , postponed due to climatic conditions in Chennai . Principal photography eventually began on 17 December with the filming of a song sequence , while regular shooting was scheduled to happen later in the month , though it was later moved to January 2016 . Regular shooting commenced on 7 January 2016 , with the film 's title being revealed as '' S3 '' . After a long gap , continuous postponement of the film release took place . In that while the film 's title was changed from S3 to Si 3 for acquiring tax exemption
climatic conditions
2015 South Indian floods
Singam II