Rajnikant is a superstar of South Indian Tamil cinema. He has more than 50,000 fan clubs and he is worshipped as God in his Tamil - land. His movies are awaited eagerly and released with festivities and gala fair. This movie Sivaji is the costliest movie of India USD 21 million 5 to 10 time higher budget than usual movies. Within its first 2 weeks it has already done business of more than USD 25 million in India. In UK too it raked above Pirates of the Caribbean 3, Oceans' 13 etc. It is just Rajnikant's antics that people come to watch. He is a typical aging superstar of India dancing and fighting! Director Shankar has carved a niche for himself of tackling the subject of corruption with big star-cast, big movies and in a commercial format. This was the first engagement of Shankar with Rajnikant and it has to be BIG and good! That is what I expect.
The story is about a NRI computer engineer Sivaji (Rajnikant) who comes to India to do charitable work (story of Swades!?). His good work is blocked by red-tape, bureaucracy and corruption at every level even after giving bribes he does not succeed and ends up in jail. Then he comes out and seeks revenge in more unlawful ways to achieve his dream. Parallel to this there is a love story of Sivaji with Tamilselvi (Shreya) and comedy track with of Sivaji with his friend Arivu (Vivek).
The movie is over-the-top and only Rajni fans would like the movie. It is a typical commercial Indian masala format with gaudy dresses, sets, huge dance troops, anti-gravity defining stunts, hero bashing 15-20 goons, gross comedy and the list goes on and on and on It is all in all a Rajni movie! Director Shankar has not left any stone un-turn in including every gimmick that will bring claps and cheers to the Rajni clan of front benchers.
I was expecting a bit more intelligent movie from Director Shankar, but I was let down. As the major box office collections are ringing and filling the distributors' accounts everyone is having the last laugh and happy times.
A.R.Rahman's musical score is a big let down; the background score is a bit better and tempo driven. Rajni has acted with his usual style and zip. This is my first movie viewing of heroine Shreya, and she looks beautiful and acts well. Vivek as a comedian gives ample support to Rajni's whimsical feats.
It is so strange to hear that Sivaji that is a south Indian Tamil movie is doing good business in North Indian Territory. Thanks to the media hype and the overseas collection of this movie. If illiterate villagers in India can sometimes watch an English language movie and like it why not a Tamil language movie? Sad thing is that it requires North Indians to go out and see this movie only after overseas / international success of this movie.
In India we do not require Superman, Batman, Spiderman we have our Rajniman. I will end up with the catch-line spoken by Sivaji Cool.
Anyway - Sorry the movie was not so COOL to me!
(Stars 5 out of 10)
The story is about a NRI computer engineer Sivaji (Rajnikant) who comes to India to do charitable work (story of Swades!?). His good work is blocked by red-tape, bureaucracy and corruption at every level even after giving bribes he does not succeed and ends up in jail. Then he comes out and seeks revenge in more unlawful ways to achieve his dream. Parallel to this there is a love story of Sivaji with Tamilselvi (Shreya) and comedy track with of Sivaji with his friend Arivu (Vivek).
The movie is over-the-top and only Rajni fans would like the movie. It is a typical commercial Indian masala format with gaudy dresses, sets, huge dance troops, anti-gravity defining stunts, hero bashing 15-20 goons, gross comedy and the list goes on and on and on It is all in all a Rajni movie! Director Shankar has not left any stone un-turn in including every gimmick that will bring claps and cheers to the Rajni clan of front benchers.
I was expecting a bit more intelligent movie from Director Shankar, but I was let down. As the major box office collections are ringing and filling the distributors' accounts everyone is having the last laugh and happy times.
A.R.Rahman's musical score is a big let down; the background score is a bit better and tempo driven. Rajni has acted with his usual style and zip. This is my first movie viewing of heroine Shreya, and she looks beautiful and acts well. Vivek as a comedian gives ample support to Rajni's whimsical feats.
It is so strange to hear that Sivaji that is a south Indian Tamil movie is doing good business in North Indian Territory. Thanks to the media hype and the overseas collection of this movie. If illiterate villagers in India can sometimes watch an English language movie and like it why not a Tamil language movie? Sad thing is that it requires North Indians to go out and see this movie only after overseas / international success of this movie.
In India we do not require Superman, Batman, Spiderman we have our Rajniman. I will end up with the catch-line spoken by Sivaji Cool.
Anyway - Sorry the movie was not so COOL to me!
(Stars 5 out of 10)