A few days ago, I watched this beautiful award winning speech by Dananjaya Hettiarachchi, the World Champion of Public Speaking, "I see something in you... I just don't know what it is!!" Most fitting to this phenomenon called Rajnikanth.
The greatest gifts the man possesses - 1. Wealth 2. Humility.
I feel that humility is respected largely by the masses in wealthy people that give it away, like water, and are selfless; like Bill Gates or Rajni. (Or how do I put this... humility is evidently seen and appreciated in wealthy people who are very, very humble about their wealth.)
Much like the man himself, Lingaa is a signature Rajni movie.
Much like the man himself, Lingaa is a signature Rajni movie.
Why couldn't the animation or sequences in Kochadaiyaan be half as good as the pre-interval action sequence, here, I wonder...
There were only two scenes in which the Thalaivar was stretched beyond his age - 1. his introduction song sequence, possibly his least memorable one in his last several movies. 2. The climax, which takes away a whole point-and-a-half from the movie. I'd have given it 3.5, but in the end, would give it only 2.
I can imagine that the director and Rajni himself would have been pretty embarrassed at this novice effort in the climax action sequence, at the premiere, if not at the editing table itself! I mean, come on...! We are at an age where technology and graphics could have been better utilized. I understand that schedules may have been prolonged, but the audiences deserve better value for their moolah, especially when Superstar's style reputation is at stake. You cannot take the audiences for such (balloon) rides - pun intended!
Rahman's signature touch is evident in two songs - Mona Gasolina and Indiane Vaa, and the background music made the elastic dam sequence more than liveable.
The direction is average and the story predictable - a pretty sureshot winning formula for the masses - with some quality. (Have to say that with the less-than-average masala flicks that rake in the moolah!)
You do feel sad when you think that this could be amongst Rajni's last few movies as a Superstar. There are some things you'd never want to perish - one of them is Rajni's youth. Like a billion other fans that would miss it, I'm easily one of them, too. I must admit, I got a lump in my throat at this thought, a couple of times during the movie.
One also may hope that he retires at the top - like Pete Sampras or Rocky Marciano - who gracefully retired at the peak of their game.
It would be great if sense prevails and that the Superstar performs in Padayappa or Baasha like roles, hereon. But then, a superstar's psyche is not understood by mere mortals like me.
I just got a phone call from a friend and got to know this. Only Rajni can read a book (in the movie) back in 1939, ten years before it got published! Ha ha ha ha! This is more of a Rajni joke than finding a blooper in the movie.
Long live, Thalaiva!
There were only two scenes in which the Thalaivar was stretched beyond his age - 1. his introduction song sequence, possibly his least memorable one in his last several movies. 2. The climax, which takes away a whole point-and-a-half from the movie. I'd have given it 3.5, but in the end, would give it only 2.
I can imagine that the director and Rajni himself would have been pretty embarrassed at this novice effort in the climax action sequence, at the premiere, if not at the editing table itself! I mean, come on...! We are at an age where technology and graphics could have been better utilized. I understand that schedules may have been prolonged, but the audiences deserve better value for their moolah, especially when Superstar's style reputation is at stake. You cannot take the audiences for such (balloon) rides - pun intended!
Rahman's signature touch is evident in two songs - Mona Gasolina and Indiane Vaa, and the background music made the elastic dam sequence more than liveable.
The direction is average and the story predictable - a pretty sureshot winning formula for the masses - with some quality. (Have to say that with the less-than-average masala flicks that rake in the moolah!)
You do feel sad when you think that this could be amongst Rajni's last few movies as a Superstar. There are some things you'd never want to perish - one of them is Rajni's youth. Like a billion other fans that would miss it, I'm easily one of them, too. I must admit, I got a lump in my throat at this thought, a couple of times during the movie.
One also may hope that he retires at the top - like Pete Sampras or Rocky Marciano - who gracefully retired at the peak of their game.
It would be great if sense prevails and that the Superstar performs in Padayappa or Baasha like roles, hereon. But then, a superstar's psyche is not understood by mere mortals like me.
I just got a phone call from a friend and got to know this. Only Rajni can read a book (in the movie) back in 1939, ten years before it got published! Ha ha ha ha! This is more of a Rajni joke than finding a blooper in the movie.
Long live, Thalaiva!
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