It is once again director Shankar's pet theme and an utopian dream of one man army fighting against the social evils and trying to set right the society with unbelievable heroics and on the side also managing a love affair with (ஃபட்டாவுஃபை) a new girl on the block..!
Sorry guys, despite the big expectation created, Rajini cannot completely hide his age and his action sequences are also noticeably sluggish. Even the exceptional makeup artistry has been only partially successful on Rajini. The Vajee Vajee song get up really suits Rajini. Why is such துணிப் பஞ்சம் for Shreya..? செலவிலே தாராளம்..! ஆனா ஹீரோயின் துணியிலே மட்டும் கஞ்சமா?
The punch dialogues delivered by Vivek on behalf of Rajini are bordering vulgarity sometimes and the very fact that he has to mention about the "விடலப் பசங்க" lifiting their fingers for delivering such dialogues shows the unnecessary insecurity of the Super Hero communicated through the chosen mouthpiece in Vivek.
In fact, it is high time Rajini leaves these types of roles to the likes of Vikram, and Surya and other real youngsters and resort to roles that suit his age and agility. It is difficult to drastically change gears or completely relinguish, when somebody is at the pinnacle of glory. But Rajini has been a different breed. He should do that boldly. If he sucks up to the his "ஜை-ஜப்ஸ்" and continues this, sorry BOSS, you're going to be laughed at by the later generations.
Scope for Sujatha's dialogues is very less, because of the story line of Shankar. Except in some places where we can see true glitters - especially in a place where he calls Suman, a ஊத்தைப் பல்லன்", and when he tells Shreya, "சாகற நாள் தெரிஞ்சிட்டா, வாழற நாள் நரகமாயிடும்".
To spend loads of money to bring all the beautiful sets for the imaginary and dream sequences of Shreya just for visual pleasure does not gel with the core theme. Also, the all brainy Sivaji's selection of simple "தமிழ்ப் பொண்ணு", so soaked in "தமிழ் கலாச்சாரம்", does not seem to be meanigful, when this dream girl imagines such expensive visual sequences.
தலைமேல கடகடவென தட்டிக்கொண்டு பேசும், மொட்ட பாஸ், Rajini is really a "கலக்கல் தான்!". That role suits him better. That style (whether copied or original) definitely suits Rajini! BTW, Rajini says, that it was his 20 year of work and dream of starting this Medical University and provide free education.. Did he start dreaming at the age of 10, even assuming that Rajini is only 30 when he comes back to Chennai?
Shreya is pretty and has little scope for acting infact. Poor girl. But why is it needed..? Just being a pair to Rajin is glory in itself...!
ARR's songs are at least listenable on the Audio Records. In the theater, they felt really jarring and noisy. But, ARR's rendition of தீ தீ தீ .. சும்மா பத்திக்கிட்டு எரியுது..! Well done ARR.
BTW, Were the transactions for this movie from begin to end and further on to distribution done all in white..? I hope so.. Recent Kumudam had an interesting news on this, saying that, all transactions for this movie done in white...! Does it also mean, it is not done usually that way?
One more major irritation is that this black/white complex being taken to its obscene extreme. What's up Tamil directors and heros? Why is that they are out to show that fair girls prefer dark boys always? Looks like their inherent inferiority complex is expressed time and again through silver screen. Angavai and Sangavai were the daughters of benevolent King Paari of Sangam age. By showing them as dark characters and their tamil loving father almost bordering to be a "maamaa" instead of father, inviting Rajini to come and 'பழகி-fy' is a third rate imagination of the director and a gross injustice to the sangam age characters. It is even more sad that the tamil prof Salamon Pappaiyya had to play the dad's role of those girls. Where did the Salamon in Pappayya go? Looks like Rajini cocktails intoxication blurred their thinking ability...!
It is even more amazing that Thamil Kavalar, Kalaignar did not have anything to say on this after watching that special preview.. என்ன தமிழ்ப் பற்று!
Of course, we don't expect Rajini to live the character he plays. But, Rajini should touch his heart and say if he really feels for the people of Tami Nadu or India and if he cares about the society and he would do even an iota of what Sivaji professes to do in the movie. I know it is not possible. But his delivery of such dialogues with so much conviction, makes a million poor minds think that he is their saviour. How delusionary is that? Anyways, Sivaji was yet another ordinary movie, for time pass and making some people rich in the process, robbing the poor working class of Tamil Nadu...!
Shankar - a final word.. You must change this theme of yours, and go for something really serious and offer realistic solutions if you can, instead of indulging yourself in the fantasy world and offer impractical solutions in the name of "message to masses".
